Chapter 10 Proper Words in Translation

The British translator Alexander F. Tytler put forward his three principles in the late 18thcentury:First，the translation should give a complete transcript of the ideas of the original work.Second，the style and manner of writing should be of the same character with that of the original.Third，the translation should have all the ease of the original composition.Fu Lei’s Criterion: Spiritual Conformity“神似” 是傅雷于1951年提出的文学翻译观。

这是比“信、达、雅” 更高的翻译标准。

他认为“以效果而论，翻译应当像临画一样，所求不在形似而在神似”。

所谓“神”，就是指原作精神。

好的文学作品总是有丰富的感情，深邃的意境，浓厚的感染力，强烈的艺术效果。

神似也叫传神，即除了传意外，还需要尽力保存原作的神韵和风姿。

例如：You may take a horse to the water, but you can‟t make it drink.a. 你可以把马牵到河边去，但不能叫它饮水。

b. 牵马河边易，逼它饮水难。

译文a只是在形式上与原文保持一致，而译文b则保留了原文强烈的对比色彩，体现出原文风趣形象，而寓意深刻的特点。

Qian Zhongshu’s Criterion: Subli med Adaptation钱钟书指出，“文学翻译的最高标准是…化‟。

把作品从一国文字转变为另一国文字，既能不因语文习惯的差异而露出生硬牵强的痕迹，又能完全保存原有的风味，那就算得入于…化境‟。

CHAPTER ONE ESTABLISHING BUSINESS RELATIONSIII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. Our company has various kinds of Men’s Shirts for export.2. We are one of the largest exporters of Leather Goods in this area.3. As requested, we are sending you under separate cover the latest catalogue for your reference.4. We shall be glad to establish business relations with you if you are interested in Sweaters.5. Having obtained your name and address from Tokyo ABC Company , we are writing you in the hope of establishing business relations with you.V. Write a letter of establishing business relations according to the following situation.Dear Sirs,We obtain you name and address from the internet, and we are writing you in the hope of establishing direct business relations with you.We’re one of the importers of Beddings with years’ of experience in this line. At present, we’ll be pleased to get the samples for your bed-sheets.Thank you for your cooperation.Yours sincerely,Lesson TwoIV. Translate the following letter into English.Dear Sirs,Your company has been introduced to us by FMC Company, Sydney, Australia,who has informed us that you are interested in the electric goods . As we have been in this line for years, we are writing you in the hope of establishing business relations with you.In order to give you a rough idea of our products available for export at present, we are sending you under separate cover the latest catalogues.Looking forward to your early reply.Yours faithfully,V. Write a letter according to the following situation.Dear Sirs,We learn from the internet that you are in urgent need of a large quantity of Children’s Sport Shoes. We’re writing you in the hope of entering into long-term business relations with you.We have been handling the export of various kinds of textiles and shoes for many years, and our products are very popular in the American and European markets for their good quality and reasonable prices. We also have kept close connections with the local shoe manufacturers, and can ensure the steady source and quality.In order to give you a rough idea of our products, we are sending you our latest catalogues and price lists for Children’s Sport Shoes for your reference.If you are interrested in any of the items, please let us know. We await your early reply.Yours faithfully,Lesson ThreeIII. Tranlate the following sentences into English.1. We are desirous of entering into direct business relations with you.2. We are in a position to supply you with various kinds of canned food at the best prices.3. Please supply us with the detailed information regarding these goods.4. We are in a position to supply you with a large quantity of Color TVs at competitive prices.5. We hope to meet your requirements.IV. Write letters in proper forms according to the following particulars.A:Messrs. Anderson & Co.17 Mayfield Road, Copenhagen, DenmarkDecember 12Tianhong International Trading Company LimitedRm.1202 Yinze Manson, Huangpu Road, Guangzhou, ChinaDear Sirs,Having obtained your name and address from the Internet, we hope to establish business relations with you.We mainly handle the import of various kinds of Children’s Toys and also keep close connection s with the local retailers.Please send us your catalogues and price lists for our reference.If the products are good in quality and reasonable in price, you will receive our specific enquiries. Yours faithfully,B:Tianhong International Trading Company LimitedRm.1202 Yinze Manson, Huangpu Road, Guangzhou, ChinaDecember 15Messrs. Anderson & Co.17 Mayfield Road, Copenhagen, DenmarkDear Sirs,We thank you for your letter of Dec.12 and are pleased to enter into business relations with you. As requested, we have already sent our latest catalogues and price lists.We await your specific enquiries at an early date.Yours faithfully,CHAPTER TWO ENQUIRIESIV. Translate the following letter into English.Dear Sirs,We owe your name and address to the internet.We are interested to buy 500 pcs of Men’s Shirts Art. No. CTDSQ396007S. In order to acquaint us with the quality and prices of your products, please send us the detailed information regarding your shirts, including colors and prices and supply sampl es for Men’s shirts of different colors.If the prices and quality are attractive, we intend to place a large order with you.Look forward to your early reply.Yours faithfully,V. Write a reply to the following fax.From: Andrew HeTo: Tom BraySubject: Hand-made BagsDate: June 9Dear Mr. Bray,Thank you for your fax and we’re pleased to note that you’re interested in our hand-made bags. As requested, we are sending you our catalouges and sample books together with our lowest price lists under separate cover for your reference.As this is our best quotation CIF London , we recommend you to act quickly.Await your early reply.B/RGDS,Andrew HeLesson FiveIV. Write a letter with the following particulars.Dear Sirs,We are interested to buy the Flower Brand Garden Benches showed at Canton Fair and shall appreciate it if you can give us your best quotation CIF Chicago.In order to acquaint us with the material and workmanship of your products, please send us the covering catalogues.If he prices are reasonable, we intend to place a large order with you.Yours faithfully,V. Write a reply to the following fax.To: Max BrownFrm: Gary WangDate: May 30Subject: Leather GoodsThank you for your fax. As requested, we’re sending you separately our catalogues, price lists and sample books. As to the terms of payment, it is our custom to trade on L/C basis.Looking forward to your order.Best Regards,Gary WangLesson SixIV. Write a reply to the following e-mail.Dear Mr. Yu,Thank you for your enquiry of January 9 for our knitted garments. As requested, we are sending you our catalogues and price lists under separate cover for your reference. I’m sure you will be satisfied with the excellent quality of our products.As you know, our prices are very competitive and we look forward to receiving your trial order. Yours faithfully,CHAPTER THREE OFFERSLesson SevenIV. Translate the following letter into English.Dear Sir or Madam,Thank you for your letter of August 29.In reply, we make you an offer for 1000 pieces of MP3 Players Art. NO. 312 at USD 33.5/pc CIF Hongkong for shipment in November ,2005 by confirmed, irrevocable L/C at sight.At present, there is a growing demand for MP3 Players, we recommend you to accept our offer asap.We look forward to your early reply.Yours faithfully,V. Write a letter according to the given situation.Dear Sirs,We are glad to learn from your letter that our toy cars are of special interest to you and quoting you as follows:Commodity: Toy CarsQuantity: 500 dzUnit Price: At USD15/dz CIF VancouverPayment: By irrevocable L/CPacking: In cartonsShipment: In June 2005Validity: For 5 daysAs our offer is very competitive, we suggest you accept it asap.Yours faithfully,Lesson EightII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We make you an offer for 500 tons of groundnuts at USD 1000 per ton CIF Rotterdam for shipment in May.2. In view of your friendly relations, we make you the best qurotation CIF New York.3. To comply with your request, we have sent you our latest catalogues by airmail.4. This is our latest price list, you will find our price competitive.5. This offer is valid for 3 days.V. Compose a letter on the given hints.Dear Sirs,Thank you for your enquiry.As requested, we make you an offer for 500 sets of Air Conditioners at USD 250/set CIFC5 EMP for shipment in October by an irrevocable L/C at sight.This offer remains firm till the end of this month.Look forward to your favourable reply.Yours Sincerely,Lesson NineII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We are pleased to enclose the Proforma Invoice covering 1000 dozen Men’s Shirts in triplicate.2. We are disappointed to find the quality of your products unsatisfactory.3. Once we obtain the import license, we will open the L/C at sight in your favor immediately.4. We are ready to give you an offer ,which remains firm for a week.5. We will place a trial order with you if you can give us a 5% commission.III. Translate the following letter into English.Dear Sir/Madam,As requested in your letter of October 8, we enclose our Proforma Invoice in triplicate.For your information, our offer usually remains valid for a week. As our products are famous for their superior quality and fine workmanship, and to help you take advantage of the coming season soon, we suggest you place an order without any delay.Your early reply will be much appreciated.Yours faithfully,IV. Fill in the blanks with proper words.letter/enquiry, sending, list, interest, information/help, contact/informV. Write a reply according to the given hints.Dear Sirs,Thank you for your enquiry for our Free Baby Brand Children’s Bicycles. To comply with your request, we are offering you 1000 sets of Children’s Bicycles Art.No. DA355 as follows , subje t to your reply receipt by us within 7 days.Commodity: Free Baby Brand Children’s BikesArt. No. : DA355Quantity: 1000 setsUnit Price: At GBP35/set CIF LondonShipment: During August/SeptemberPayment: By irrevocable L/C at sightPacking : In cartonsWe trust the above will be acceptable to you and hope to receive your order soon.Yours faithfully,CHAPTER FOUR COUNTER OFFERSLesson TenIV. Tranlate the following letter into English.Dear Sir or Madam,Thank you for your offer of March 17 and the sample books of carpets you kindly sent us.Much as we’re desirous of doing business with you, we regret to say that your price is too high. In order to close the deal with you asap, we suggest that you reduce the price by 10%.We look forward to your confirmation.Yours faithfully,Lesson ElevenII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We regret that we don’t allow any discount.2. We are taking measures to push the sales of your products.3. Due to the increasing price of crude oil, our cost of raw materials has also gone up greatly.4. This is our rock -bottom price and we can’t enter any form of counter-offer.5. If you could reduce the price by 5% ,we are willing to increase the quantity of our order to 100 metric tonsV. Translate the following letter into English.Dear Sirs,We have received your letter of November 7.We regret to say that you find our quotation much too high. Although we really appreciate your order, we must point out that the offer in the price list is our bottom line.However, if you may increase your order to 200 000 pcs ,we could agree to cut the price by 6% as you required. The offer is subject to our final confirmation.Yours faithfully,Lesson TwelveII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We w on’t place orders with you unless you can reduce your prices substantially.2. As the market is declning , we recommend you to accept our counter-offer immediately.3. We regret to say that there is no room for price reduction.4. The demand exceeds supply in the international market.5. We have given serious consideration to your counter-offer .IV. Compose a letter on the given hints.Dear Sirs,Thank you for your letter of Feb.12.Although we are desirous of developing trade with you ,we very much regre t that we can’t accept your counter –offer . The best we can do is to reduce the price by 2%.We trust that if you give consideration to the quality of our products , you will find our offer very favourable.As the stock is running low, we hope you will make a decision asap.Yours faithfully,V.ATTN: MAYFROM: KOTODA TE: JUNE11RE: LADIES’ HANDBAGS ART.NO.134Thank you for your offer for the captioned goods.In reply, we are regretful to inform you that our buyers here find your price rather on the high side. In view of our long-term business relations and our confidence in the quality of your products, we would recommend that you reduce your price by 5%.Your immeidate reply will be appreciated.B/RGDSKOTOCHAPTER FIVE ORDERS & CONCLUSION OF BUSINESSLesson ThirteenIII. Translate the following sentences into English:1. Enclosed please find S/C No. 348 in duplicate. Please countersign and return one copy for our file.2. We are pleased to book your order for 1000 pieces of bamboo wares.3. We are pleased to book an order with you for 400 m/t of captioned goods.4. We find your sample satisfactory and intend to order 1000 sets at your price.5. Please be assured that we will make delivery upon receipt of your L/C.IV. Translate the following letter into English.Dear sirs,Regarding the 300 sets sports wear, we have received your S/C No. 835. We are returning one copy for your file.The relative L/C was opened through HSBC today and will reach you in a few days.We hope you will execute the order within the stipulated time.Yours faithfully,Lesson FourteenIII. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We confirm having sold to you 1000 pcs of suitcases at HK$325/pc for Oct. shipment.2. We are regretful that Art. No. AB102 is out of stock, we can’t confirm this order.3. We’d like to direct your attention to that fact that the quality of our goods is superior to that of Japanese makes.4. The contract stipulates that L/C should reach Seller 30 days before the date of shipment.5. In order to avoid subsequent amendments, please see to it that the stipulations in the L/C fully conform to that in the contract.IV. Translate the following letter into Chinese.敬启者：欣悉你方决定按照我们的报盘购买1000公吨铜。

公共场所英语翻译谬误浅析摘要:随着国际间交流的日益加深,英语译文如雨后春笋般出现在公共场所。

然而,公共场所标识英语翻译的错误无处不在,污染我们的文化环境。

本文对常见英语谬误及翻译错误进行列举与分析,同时找出其根源并提出整顿和改正方法。

关键词:英语译文翻译谬误语言污染今天,已经是21世纪的新时代,中国已经加入WTO,打开国门,跟随世界的脚步,一同发展,走向世界。

英语,随着世界的发展,社会的趋势,生活的变迁,作为一门国际语言,要求新时代的每个人都必须掌握一些有关的英语知识,尤其是2008年的奥运会将在中国举办,迫使中国的一切--包括人、事和物,都必须与世界接轨,趋向国际化。

随着我国改革开放程度的扩大和国际间交流的日益加深,英语作为对外交流的工具发挥着越来越重要的作用,尤其是中国加入世贸组织和随着世界经济一体化进程的进一步加深从而使这种作用日益明显。

特别是在一些大、中城市的公共场所,不论是在机场,还是在商店中,甚至在马路边,各式各样的商号招牌、广告牌、标语口号、广告媒体、旅游景点、产品说明书等等展现在我们的面前,它们除了由风格各异的中文文字组成之外,几乎都伴随着相应的英语译文。

其目的显而易见,这些英文翻译不仅显示了这个城市的对外开放的程度,而且促进了各行各业的对外交流,从而大大减少了外国朋友在中国生活的不便。

然而,公共场所标识英语翻译的错误无处不在。

有些翻译的质量的确是让人心寒的,它们充满了各种各样的错误,这样的译文不但不能达到上面所述的目的,反而会让人贻笑大方,成为英语垃圾,造成语言污染。

不正确、不准确的翻译,一方面给外籍人士的生活和工作制造了不方便,也给国内外人士造成了不必要的误会和误导,而且极大地污损了国际化城市的形象。

所以,针对这一社会现象,笔者列举出自己生活和学习中碰到的大量活生生"荒谬"的实例,并加以简明扼要的分析,深入的揭示了种种英语弊病和翻译错误,并且从宏观和微观角度阐述了产生这些谬误的原因,提出了减少谬误和提高外语翻译素质的措施。

“高职高专商务英语专业规划教材”Unit 1 Financial Market Research练习参考答案I.Read through the text and answer the following questions.1.A financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy andsell (trade) financial securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities (such as precious metals or agricultural goods), and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient-market hypothesis.2.The raising of capital ;the transfer of risk and international trade3.Capital markets,commodity markets,money markets, derivative markets,insurance markets and foreign exchange markets .4.Financial markets fit in the relationship between lenders andborrowers.5.Individuals, companies, governments, municipalities and publiccorporations.II. Paraphrase the following expressions or abbreviations and translate them into ChineseCheck the answers from the Special Term Lists.III. Fill in the blanks with the proper wordsThe global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.On the one hand many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown will affect the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world. The problem could have been avoided, if ideologues supporting the current economics models weren’t so vocal, influential and inconsiderate of others’ viewpoints and concerns.IV.Translation.1.金融市场包括很多方面，包括资本市场，华尔街，甚至是市场本身。

Unit Nine Move to ChinaVII. Key to ExercisesTask-based Teaching Procedure One1.C2. A3. BTask-based Teaching Procedure Two1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8Task-based Teaching Procedure Three1-5 B I C D A 6-10 E F G H JPersonal ChallengePart I Reading for understanding●Section A Information Recognition 略●Section B Reading for Deep understanding1-6 C A C D B DPart II Vocabulary Exercise●Section A Blank Filling1 with2. in3. to4. in5. for6. into7. between8. to9.around/round10. into●Section B Multiple choice1-5 A C B A B 6-10 D B A C B 11-15 A D A C BPart III Sentence StructureSection A Sentence Formation1.The librarians were faced with the huge task of listing all the books.2.The government has taken control of all the newspapers.3.Dealers were paying unbelievable prices for her painting.4.For my part, I prefer leaving the country.5.The man was suspected of committing murder.Section B Paragraph Coherence1-5 D C N L J 6-10 B A H O MExercise to Empower Yourself Part I Word formation1.considerate;2.management;3.disillusioned4.assumptionplaint6.additional7.explosion8.imaginative9.reference10.courageous11.proposal12.preparationPart II Speed-up translatione back to2.make preparations for/prepare (oneself) for…3.dream of4.be on holiday5. a fleeting idea6.as time goes7.turn out to be8.pursue one’s dream9.as well10.be under construction11.in addition12.realize/fulfill one’s dream13.be sick of14.be confident15.to have deep impression of/be impressed withPart III Word AcquisitionSection B Look through the following phrases and try to memorize them as quickly as possible and fill in the blanks with proper words.1.at2.for3.on/upon4.up5.down6.on7.off8.on9.up with10.togetherPart IV Chinese-English TranslationOver the next four days, the lunar exploration of Apollo taught us the quality of human being: in a word, restless. Human curiosity was never to be satisfied with; it would only constantly look for new targets. As the third moon landing human (and the first to fall on the moon), Conrad knew well that the target of people would change frequently. Since Armstrong and Aldrin took the first moon landing the award, there was no more concern about Apollo 12. Conrad later appeared in an advertisement for American Express. All those who showed up are some forgotten American celebrities, including cartoon rabbit elder brother's voice MEL Blanc. However, from many aspects, the lunar flight in which Conrad involved was the most interesting among Apollo lunar exploration plans. For example, Bean, with whom Conrad landing on the moon, was the most talented among astronauts, but he worked hard and maked up intelligence by diligence. When Bean finally ascended the surface of the moon, he threw away the silver NASA wearing badges, because he knew that walking on the moon would mean he had won a gold medal. However, when they flew back to the earth, Bean directly told Conrad how disappointed he was about the moon. He said,” I feel a little bit like songs ‘aren't just expressed’ in the feeling’”. Here we haveconcluded a timeless truth, that is: achievement itself is not important, the important thing is for you to pay efforts.Part V English-Chinese Translation1.“移居中国吧！”我北京的新朋友黛西曾在MSN（微软即时通讯软件）对话中打出了这样一句话。