狮鹫一个好的翻译人员需要具备的翻译意识

2021年1月16日发(作者：倪瀛)
南京翻译公司
一个好的翻译人员需要具备的翻译意识
翻译意识和技巧的培养需要涉及以下几个方面：
第一：要对翻译的重要性有深刻的、充分的认 识，翻译的对与错、好与坏有时会产生
绝然不同的效果。例如，天涯海角：不是the End of the World (应为Land’s End / End of the
Earth) 。再如，一小时内免费送机票上门：不是We give you tickets free of charge within one
hour.（应为We offer free delivery of your air tickets within one hour after your booking
confirmation.）
第二：要善于仔细地、深入地、 准确地理解中文原文的意思。这是因为准确的理解是
做好翻译的前提。例如，摸着石头过河：不是cro ssing the river by feeling the stones。(而
是wade across the stream by feeling the way )正确的做法应该是按照下面的步骤去做：
1.“摸着石头过河”的字面意思如何理解？
2.它有什么暗含或延伸的意思？
3.英语里有没有相同或类似的说法？.如果有，就可以直 接借用；如果没有，是进行直
译还是意译？
4.如果直译为 crossing the river by feeling the stones是否能被外国人理解？
5.过河是乘船过(crossing by boat)还是淌水过(wading across)，动词用什么形式？
6.这里的河是大河、中河还是小河 (river, stream, brook, etc.)？
7.摸的方式是用手摸还是用脚触？
8.石头是大石头还是小石头(rock, stone, pebble, etc.)？
9.如果意译为 learning by experiment / by trial and error是否可取？
10.直译和意译相结合wading across the stream by feeling the way如何？
第三：中文和英文的对应词有时意思并不相同或者不完 全相同，不能照字面翻译。例
如，他的英语说得真好，就像外国人一样。不是He speaks English so well, he sounds like
a foreigner.而是He speaks English so well, he sounds like a native speaker.
拉动经济增长：不是pull economic growth，而是
push/lift/increase/boost/stimulate/sp ur/drive/fuel/speed up/accelerate/generate/ fire up/
propel/ facilitate/reinforce/aid/assist/su pport/promote/encourage/foster/(sustain/maintain)。
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素质教育：不是quality education，而是caliber- focused education 或trait-centered
education。 < br>第四：有时候中文字面的意思表达不充分，部分信息被省略了或被隐藏起来了。例如，
特区是个窗 口，是技术的窗口，管理的窗口，知识的窗口，也是对外政策的窗口。不是：
The special zone is a window. It is a widow for introducing technology, management and
knowledge. It is also a window for foreign policy. 而是The special economic zones are a
window opening onto the outside world. They are a window through which to bring in from
abroad sophisticated technology, advanced managerial expertise and up-to-date
know-how. It is also a window through which to disseminate China’s external policies.
再如，退耕还林：不是return farmland to forest，而应该是restore “woodland-converted
farm- plots” back for afforesting 。春运：不是spring transportation，而是the rush / peak
season of passenger transportation during the Spring Festival。
第五：有些中文词语没有什么特殊涵义，而与之相对应的英文词语却有着特殊的涵 义。
例如，与“便宜”、“价廉”相对应的“cheap,”它有时候会带有贬义，成为“质次价低”的 意，如cheap
jewelries, cheap dresses, cheap furniture 等。我们可以说I bought a cheap watch for my
child，对小孩无所谓；但不能说I bought a cheap dress for my girlfriend. 因为这样说会冒
犯对方。在后一种情况下必须用inexpensive一词。
第六：避免用 中式英语进行表达，而要尽量用地道的英语进行表达。假如我们要把“我
过去学过一些法语，但现在都忘 了，都还给老师了”这句话翻译成英语，最好不要说 I learned
some French in the past. Now I have forgotten it. I’ve returned it to the teacher. 比较好的
说法是 I used to know some French, but I’ve forgotten it. It has found its way back to my
teacher.
再比如我们要用英语说“我攒了一大堆赃衣服，等着周末来洗，”最好不要说I have
accumulated a large amount of dirty clothes. I’m going to wash them at the weekend. 比
较好的说法是 I have a lot of laundry to catch up at the weekend.
第七：根据不同场合，英语的表达有庄重(formal) 与随意(informal) 之分。比如“禁止
吸烟”（No Smoking）、“请勿吸烟”(Thank you for not smoking) 和“为了您和他人的健康，
请勿在此吸烟”（For hygiene’s sake, please refrain yourself from smoking in this room.）
下面两组例子中都各包含有formal- normal - informal 三种文体风格(style):
Please await instructions before dispatching items.
Please wait for instructions before sending items off.
Don’t send anything off until you’re told to do so.