大学英汉互译 第一章 unit1 General Principels-课件（PPT讲稿）.ppt

E-C Translation Theories and Practice E-C Translation Theories and Practice E-C Translation Theories and Practice 英汉翻译理论与实践英汉翻译理论与实践重庆工商大学外语学院 Unit 1 General Principles Babel ( 巴别塔) the Old Testament The Tower of Babel or Babylon: a tower "whose top may reach unto heaven ” The story takes place after the flood that destroyed all but Noah and his family. The world was still united by language and probably tradition. “ And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. ”(Genesis 11:1) ( 《创世纪》) Those (Sumerian: 闪族人) who lived in the region of Shinar( 希纳尔), (Sumer( 苏美尔) in ancient Babylonia) “… said one to another, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. ” (Genesis 11:3-4) … God took action. “ Go to, let us go down, and there confound ( 使困惑) their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. ”(Genesis 11:7) “ So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence ( 从那里) upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. ” (Genesis 11:8) — caused God to confound the language of people, giving them each a new tongue. And from then on, translation es both necessary and impossible . 寻寻觅觅,冷冷清清,凄凄惨惨戚戚。(李清照: 《声声慢》) I look for what I miss, I know not what it is. I feel so sad, so drear, So lonely, without cheer. ( 许渊冲译) Poem is what is lost in translation. Poem is what is lost in translation. 琵琶琴瑟,八大王王王在上。魑魅魍魉,四小鬼鬼鬼犯边。 It is difficult and even impossible to translate It is difficult and even impossible to translate such cultural items. such cultural items. Translation is the plicated human Translation is the plicated human activity. activity. 超经典中式英语: How are you ? How old are you? 怎么是你,怎么老是你? 好好學習,天天向上! Good good study,day day up! 不三不四 no three no four 人山人海 people mountain people sea 你問我,我去問誰? you ask me, I ask who? 心花怒放 heart flower angry open …… Study hard and make progress every day