diction in translation

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1、Diction1.DefinitionofdictionBy“diction”wemeantheproperchoiceofwordsandphrasesinthetargetlanguageonthebasisofaccuratecomprehensionofthesourcelanguagetext.词语的选择是指在翻译过程中，基于对源语文本的精确理解，在目的语中选择恰当的词语或表达法，使之符合译文语境的表达需要。Warm-up:Polysemy:itmeansthatonewordhasvariouspartsofspeechandvariousmeani

2、ngs.Thiswarisbecomingthemostimportantstoryofthisgeneration.Herstoryisoneofthesaddest.Oh,whatastory!Idon’tbelieveawordofit.LastDecemberthePostfirstreportedthatprobeswerebeingmadeineachofthosecities，but  officialsrefusedtoconfirmthestory.Ayoungmancametothepoliceofficewithastory.Sweetpo

3、tatoHeisasmallpotato.Thetopicofpolicebrutalityisahotpotato.Hisbrotherisnotthecleanpotato.CouchpotatoMousepotato2.CorrespondencebetweenEnglishandChineseatWordLevel英汉词字层次对等关系1)Fullcorrespondence完全对应指英语中有些词所表达的意义，在汉语中可以找到完全对应的词来表达，它们的意义在上下文中完全对等。这类词主要是通用的专有名词,日常生活中的事物名称,以及术语等。theUnitedN

4、ations=联合国thePacificOcean=太平洋helicopter=直升飞机Marxism=马克思主义Aspirin=阿斯匹林激光=laser白血病=leukemia2)包孕(inclusion)或交叉(overlap)(一对多)人皮树皮bark兽皮hide书皮果皮Peel汉语：determiner+genericword类名词英语:specificword汉语重整体思维，命名重统一，故多类名词，而英语少类名词。鸟雏鸟？Fledgling;nestling;squab;Full-fledged胡子BeardMoustacheWhiskershandl

5、ebarGoateeTheHitler-stylemoustache美髯公？虬髯公？Amanwithacarefullytrimmedbeard.bushywhisker/curly/shaggybeard.番茄汤tomatosoup牛肉汤beefbroth人参汤ginsengdecoction出入请下车；车未停稳，请勿下车；徐霞客为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭。堂兄堂弟堂姐堂妹表哥表弟表姐表妹cousin张明和李丹是表亲。张明的母亲是李丹的姑母，李丹的母亲是张明的舅母。ZhangMingandLiDanarecousins.Zha

6、ngMing’smotherisLiDan’sauntwhoisthesisterofLiDan’sfather，whileLiDan’smotherisZhangMing’sauntwhoisthewifeofZhangMing’smother’sbrother．Uncle:叔父，伯父，姑父，姨父，舅父audience:听众、观众、读者listener,spectator,reader3)NoequivalentsTeenager；clock-watcher文房四宝：thefourtreasuresofthestudy(writingbrush,ink-sti

7、ck,ink-stoneandpaper)乌纱帽：anofficialpost三伏天Dogdays钱先生周岁时“抓周”抓了一本书，因此得名“钟书”(舒展文《钱钟书与杨绛》)WhenQianwasjustoneyearold,hewasaskedbyhisparentstochooseonethingamongothers,hepickedupabookofallthings.Thereuponhisfatherverygladlygavehimthename:ZhongShu(itmeansbook-loverinChinese).avocationalincl

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