1、1商务英语的翻译商务英语的翻译2商务英语语篇的类型商务英语语篇的类型商务信函(Business Correspondence)备忘录(Memorandum)会议纪要(Minutes)广告(Commercials)报告(Report)通知(Notice)说明书(Specification)协议或合同(Agreement or Contract)3目录目录文体特点 词汇使用特点词汇使用特点 语句使用特点语句使用特点 语篇风格特点语篇风格特点汉译要点 准确了解词汇的意义准确了解词汇的意义 汉译句子既简洁畅晓,又庄重老练汉译句子既简洁畅晓,又庄重老练 语篇格式规范语篇格式规范4文体特点文体特点词汇使用
2、特点:专业词汇、具有商务汉译的普通词以及缩略词 e.g.Sole license Sole licensevs.Exclusive licensevs.Exclusive license Offer,counter-offer,counter-suggestion,bidOffer,counter-offer,counter-suggestion,bid SurchargesSurcharges Property in goods vs.property of goodsProperty in goods vs.property of goods5文体特点文体特点语句使用特点 信函:简洁,简单
3、句等信函:简洁,简单句等 合同:长句和难句合同:长句和难句Please ship at the first available opportunity.请将商品尽快交运请将商品尽快交运see text p.1466文体特点文体特点语篇风格特点seven Cs completenessConcisenessconcretenesscorrectnessclarityconsiderationcourtesy7汉译要点汉译要点准确了解词汇的意义 商务术语商务术语 一词多义一词多义 数字概念数字概念8汉译要点汉译要点准确了解词汇的意义 一词多义一词多义CreditCreditan arrangeme
4、nt where goods and services can be an arrangement where goods and services can be received now and paid for later,within an agreed received now and paid for later,within an agreed period.period.信贷,赊购信贷,赊购 a sum of money paid into a bank account 贷记 v.to record the payment of a sum of money into an ac
5、count 记入贷方9汉译要点汉译要点数字概念:时间、价格、数量、金额和规格时间:on and after by the time not later than 10数字的译法数字的译法数量的表达和译法数量的表达和译法 确定的数量确定的数量 整整 总共总共 增加增加 减少减少 间隔间隔 平均平均 不确定数量不确定数量 超过,以上超过,以上 不足,少于不足,少于 大约大约倍数增减的译法倍数增减的译法11确定的数量整整整整exactly,clear,just,cleanlyexactly,clear,just,cleanlye.g.It is now exactly tow oe.g.It is
6、now exactly tow o clock.clock.现在正好两点钟。现在正好两点钟。现在正好两点钟。现在正好两点钟。总共总共总共总共 in all,gross,total,add up to,amount in all,gross,total,add up to,amount to,come to,sum up toto,come to,sum up to e.g.The first order numbers two thousand e.g.The first order numbers two thousand pieces pieces in allin all.第一天订货第一
7、天订货第一天订货第一天订货共达共达共达共达2,0002,000件件件件12The popular film can gross five million pounds.一部受欢迎的影片能赚取万英镑的总利润He has$2,400 in the Bank,exclusive of the interest.除利息不计外,他在银行有2,400美元的存款。The exhibits totaled 3,500 pcs.展品数总计达3,500件。13增加:increase by/to/fromto,raise,rise,jumpabove,go up,etc.E.g.The export volume
8、of this year increased to 560,000 yards.今年的出口量增至56万码。They raised their daily output from 700 tons to more than 900.他们把日产量由700吨提高到900多吨。1415减少:减少:decrease by/to/from to,drop,fall,sink,go down,decline,diminish,cut,etc.The import volume of this country fell to under 3 million dollars a year.这个国家每年的进口量已
9、降到30亿美元以下。The price of silk has dropped from twenty to sixteen yuan per kilogram.丝的价格已从每公斤20元降到16元。16间隔Sometimes the eruptions have been as long as an hour and a half apart.有时(间歇泉)喷发的间隔时间长达1.5个小时Every few microseconds,the computer would evaluate the data.每隔几微秒,计算机就对数据估价一次。Some magazines are publishe
10、d weekly.有些杂志每周出版一次。We take a rest at intervals of two hours.我们每隔两小时休息一次17平均平均 average,meanaverage,meanThis super market has This super market has an average ofan average of 60,000 customers a 60,000 customers a week.week.这个超市这个超市平均平均每周接待每周接待6 6万顾客。万顾客。His income is$9,000 above the nationalHis incom
11、e is$9,000 above the national mean mean.他的收入是¥他的收入是¥9,0009,000美元,超过全国美元,超过全国平均数平均数。TheThe mean mean income of families in that country is over$35,000 a income of families in that country is over$35,000 a year.year.那个国家家庭那个国家家庭平均平均收入每年在收入每年在35,00035,000美元以上。美元以上。18不确定数量不确定数量超过,以上不足,少于大约19超过,以上over,ab
12、ove,more than,not less than,at least,and over etc.After paying all expenses I had cleared over two hundred dollars.把所有的费用付清之后我净赚两百多美元。There eighty and more people in our company.我们公司有80多人。20不足,少于under,below,less than,no more than,at most,at the very most,as few asThis lot of goods were shipped in le
13、ss than six days.这批货物不到六天就装运完毕。21DateDate:August 10,2004 :August 10,2004 ToTo:All students:All studentsFromFrom:A.Buttle :A.Buttle SubjectSubject:Journalist Position Available for the Summer:Journalist Position Available for the Summer SemesterSemesterThe student newspaper is currently looking for a
14、 The student newspaper is currently looking for a journalist for the summer semester.Applicants should journalist for the summer semester.Applicants should currently be studying at the university,and should currently be studying at the university,and should preferably have at least two yearspreferab
15、ly have at least two years writing experience.writing experience.The successful applicant will be expected to write two The successful applicant will be expected to write two articles every week on happenings in the city and on articles every week on happenings in the city and on campus.The position
16、 will commence at the end of May campus.The position will commence at the end of May and will last through to the end of August.The salary for and will last through to the end of August.The salary for the position is negotiable and will be based on the position is negotiable and will be based on exp
17、erience.If you are interested,please send your experience.If you are interested,please send your resume to the campus newspaper office.resume to the campus newspaper office.22日期:2004年8月10日致:全体学生自:A.巴特尔事由:夏季学期记者招聘校报正在招聘夏季学期的记者。条件是应聘者必须是本校的在校生,最好至少有两年的写作经验。被聘者将每周写两篇关于这个城市和校园的报道。工作从五月底开始,一直持续到八月底。工资根据其
18、经历面议。有意者,请将简历寄到学校报社。23英汉语言的对比与翻译英汉语言的对比与翻译衔接手段24衔接的手段衔接的手段照应(reference)替代(substitution)省略(ellipsis)连接(conjunctions)25照应(照应(reference)人称代词、指示词或表比较的词,指的是篇章中某个成分和另一成分之间的关系是一种指代的关系。He has tried whisky and the red wine,but he doesnt like either(either whisky or the red wine)他尝了威士忌和红葡萄酒,但对两种都不喜欢。26Mike is from EnglandHe teaches English 27替代(替代(substitution)避免重复同样的词、词组(group)和小句,作者会用某个其它的词来替换 Id like some big apples rather than the small ones(apples)28省略省略(ellipsis)省略可称为用零形式替换