从专业八级汉译英试题看衔接手段的翻译.docx

从专业八级汉译英试题看衔接手段的翻译
Introduction
TheProfessionalLevel8inTranslationandInterpretationisanadvancedlevelChineselanguageproficiencytestthatmeasuresacandidate'sabilitytotranslateandinterpretChinesetoEnglish.Thetestconsistsofbothwrittenandoralexaminationsthatassessthecandidate'slanguagecompetency,translationaccuracy,andculturalawareness.Oneofthecriticalskillstestedintheexaminationistheabilitytousetransitionandlinkingwordsintranslations.Transitionandlinkingwordsareessentialtoconnectideasorparagraphssmoothlyandlogically,ensuringcoherenceandreadabilityofthetranslatedtext.
Inthispaper,weanalyzetheroleoftransitionandlinkingwordsinChinese-Englishtranslation.Weexaminedifferenttypesoftransitionwords,theirusage,andprovideexamplestodemonstratetheireffectivenessintranslation.ThepaperalsohighlightscommonmistakesmadebyChinesestudentswhenusingtransitionwordsinEnglishandsuggestswaystoimprovetheirusage.
TypesofTransitionandLinkingwords
Transitionandlinkingwordsarephrasesorwordsthatconnectideas,sentences,orparagraphs,makingthetextmorecoherentandreadable.TherearefourmaincategoriesoftransitionwordsinEnglish,includingadditive,adversative,causal,andsequential.
AdditiveTransitionWords
Additivetransitionwordsareusedtoaddinformationtoanexistingidea,sentence,orparagraph.Theyincludewordssuchas“inaddition”,“moreover”,“furthermore”,“also”and“besides”.Thesewordsarefrequentlyusedinacademicwritingandresearcharticlestoconnectdifferentideasandreinforcetheexistingone.
Example:Inadditiontohisacademicachievements,Johnisalsoanexcellentsportsman.
AdversativeTransitionWords
Adversativetransitionwordsareusedtocontrast,negateorcontradictideas,sentencesorparagraphs.Theyincludewordssuchas“however,”“nevertheless,”“although,”“but,”and“yet”.Thesewordshelptointroduceconflictingopinionsorideasandcreateasenseoftensionorsuspense.
Example:Althoughtheperformancewaswell-received,thedirectorfailedtowinanaward.
CausalTransitionWords
Causaltransitionwordsindicatetherelationshipbetweencauseandeffect.Thesewordsareusedtoexplainthe