王晓农翻译理论与实践2 Lecture One

1、Translation Theory & Practice(2) Course No. 1400142Lecturer:A Threshold C-E Translation Course for Advanced EFL StudentsC-E translation typically as a process of reproducing in the English language the closest natural equivalent of the Chinese language message, first in terms of substance and se

2、condly in terms of structure and style. The text : the ideal and theoretical translation The sentence : the performing unit, for it is semantically and effective unit of information/meaning ,pragmatically a unit of message and communication, and cognitively a unit of attention The sentence as unit i

3、nteracts with the text as unit.He always feels a labor by others to earn interests at the cost of his toil and moil.Some Japaneses attempts to gloss over the atrocities inflicted by the Japanese invaders on the Chinese people aroused the Chinese to great indignation.They preach that theoretical disc

4、ussion should prevail in translation classroom, and I advocate/but what I advocate is that theoretical discussion can only be empty talk if it is not on the solid basis of translation practices.In the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644),Chinese navigator Zheng He(1371-1435) led fleets to what was then called th

5、e “West Sea” seven times in the 15th century, spreading the Chinese culture to distant land.This expression may be selective according to specific translation purposes and requirements.A general distinction : literal vs free translation as two extremes of a clineLiterally rendered:This conference will reach an agreement on the protec