直译和意译literaltranslationandfreetranslation

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1、ATouchOnLiteralTranslationAndFreeTranslation1.IntroductionTranslationisapopularhottopicamongEnglishmajorstudents,theliteraltranslationandfreetranslationaretwobasicmethods.Theliteraltranslationemphasizesthecorrespondenceofbothcontentandform,inotherwordsitmeansreflectingtheoriginalnotonlyinco

2、ntentbutinform.Ontheaspectoffreetranslation,itpaysmoreattentiontotheconsistencyofthemeanspiritthanformandliteralcontent.Thefinalpurposeofbothmethodsisexpressingtheoriginalideologicalcontentandstylefaithfully.It’sofgreatsignificancefortranslatorstomasterthetwokindsoftranslationskillsandcombi

3、nethemintheworkoftranslation.2.LiteralTranslation2.1DefinitionLiteraltranslationstrivestoreproduceboththeideologicalcontentandthestyleofentireliteraryworkandretainasmuchaspossiblethefiguresofspeechandthemainsentencestructuresorpatterns.ContemporaryAmericantranslatorNidaoncesaid”Translationm

4、eanstranslatingmeaning.”Expressingthemeaningoforiginaltextcompletelyandcorrectlyandretainingtheoriginallanguageform(words,sentencestructure,rhetoric,etc.).Meanwhilethetranslationworkisaccessibleandaccordingwiththelanguagestandard.Thiskindoftranslationmethodiscalledliteraltranslation.2.2Appl

5、icationIntheliteraltranslation,faithfultotheoriginalcontentshouldbeinthefirstplace.Thesecondistotheoriginalformandthethirdisthefluencyandpopularityoftranslatedlanguage.2.2.1Literaltranslationisacommonlyusedmethodoftranslation.6Intranslationpractice,generally,theliteraltranslationisthemain.B

6、ecauseinmanycases,literaltranslationnotonlycankeeptheoriginalcontentandspiritaccuratelybutalsoavoidmakingreadersmisunderstandingcausedbyimproperparaphrasing.Aslongasitcanreflectthecontentoftheoriginalanddoesnotviolatethelanguageexpressionhabit,theliteraltranslationshouldbeconsideredfirstly.

7、SomeEnglishidiomsareoftentranslatedwiththismethodsuchas:“Bloodisthickerthanwater.”血浓于水“Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves."天助自助者2.2.2LiteraltranslationmustbefaithfultotheoriginalLiteraltranslationemphasizestheimportanceofbeingfaithfultotheoriginalaswellasthe