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1、汉英翻译症(一)AvoidsayingthesamethingtwiceIntroductionInEnglish,thereisagoverningprinciplethatrejectsredundancy.WilsonFollettcalls“themaximagainstredundancy”,insistingthatnoideashouldbeexpressedtwiceinthesamepassage.InEnglish,sentencesthatpresentasnewinformationsomethin
2、gthathasjustbeensaid,orthatisplainlyimpliedinwhathasjustbeensaid,areconsideredawasteofthereader’stime.Themorefrequentlysuchsentencesoccur,themoretheyclogtheflowofideasandthemoreannoyingtheybecome.IntroductionAllauthoritiesonthestyleofEnglishproseagreethatgoodwriti
3、ngisconcise.AclassicstatementofthispreceptappearsinthefamouslittlebookofWillianStunk,Jr.,andE.B.White,TheElementsofStyle:Vigorouswritingisconcise.Asentenceshouldcontainnounnecessarywords,aparagraphnounnecessarysentences,forthesamereasonthatadrawingshouldhavenounne
4、cessarylinesandamachinenounnecessaryparts.Thisrequiresnotthatthewritermakeallhissentencesshort,orthatheavoidalldetailandtreathissubjectsinoutline,butthateverywordtell.(P14)Theapproachtostyleisbywayofplainness,simplicity,orderliness,sincerity.(P69)Examples:(下面的都有不必
5、要的重复)提前预测advanceforecasts女商人femalebusinesswoman新发明newinnovations一个严重的自然灾害aseriousnaturaldisaster互相合作mutualcooperation(但可以说mutualhelp)Examples:不幸的悲剧anunfortunatetragedy住房residentialhousing财政收入与支出financialrevenueandexpenditure正确的引导positiveguidance家中的亲戚afamilyrelativ
6、eExamples:1、那条理论也是我们党珍贵的思想财富。Inadequatetranslation:ThattheorytooisavaluableideologicaltreasureoftheParty.Improved:ThattheorytooisanideologicaltreasureoftheParty.2、新加坡不允许美国流行女星麦当那在它的国土上演出。Inadequatetranslation:SingaporewillbarAmerica’spopularfemalepopstarMadonnafro
7、mstagingashowinitsterritoryImproved:SingaporewillbarAmerica’spopstarMadonnafromstagingashowinitsterritoryExamples:3、政府现在正努力工作以改善税收。Inadequatetranslation:NowthegovernmentisworkinghardtoimprovetaxationImproved:Thegovernmentisworkinghardtoimprovetaxation4、数百家跨国公司已经在中
8、国从开始各种各样的业务。Inadequatetranslation:HundredsoftransnationalfirmshavestartedvariousbusinessesinChinaImproved:Hundredsoftransnationalfirmshavestartedbusines