第十一届翻译大赛初赛原文.docx

第十一届翻译大赛初赛原文

第一篇：第十一届翻译大赛初赛原文第十一届“语言桥”杯翻译大赛初赛原文1.Lookatthisdialogueandtranslateittwiceasrequired.Considertheworddog.Theworddogevokesverydifferentimagesinthemindsofthosewhohavebeenbittenbydogsandthosewhohavenot.Dogloverscandistinguishdifferentkindsofdogsandpointouttheirrespectivecharacteristics,whilepeoplewhoarenotinterestedindogscannot.Butthisdoesnotkeepanyonefromunderstandingandusingtheworddog.Withthisinmind,Ifeelthatthemeaningofawordshouldbeasfollows:thesumtotalofalltheinpidualexperienceandknowledgewehaveinconnectionwithacertainphonologicalshape.(1)Translatethisparagraph,payingattentiontotheitalicizedwords,anddoingjusticetothelengthofcontentofthesourcetext.(2)Translateitagain,inabouttwolines,bypreservingwhatmaybeconsideredastheessenceofthisepisode(about30words)whiledeletingtheseeminglyunnecessaryparts.Imaginethattheentireworkswherethisparagraphoccursisexpectedtobeabridgedintherenderingaswantedbythepublisherorclient.2.Translatethisshortpassage,makingitaccurateintheauthor’spointsofviewandrepresentingitinthesameseriousacademicstyle.Whatcanbeunderstoodwithoutbeingsaidisusually,intheinterestofeconomy,notsaid…Apersonmakingastatementintheform,‘SomeSisP’,generallywishestosuggestthatsomeSalsoisnotP.For,inthemajorityofcases,ifheknewthatallSisP,hewouldsayso[...]Ifapersonsays,‘Somegrocersarehonest’,or‘Somebooksareinteresting’,meaningtosuggestthatsomegrocersarenothonestorthatsometextbooksarenotinteresting,heisreallygivingvoicetoaconjunctivepropositioninanellipticalway.3.Translatethisparagraph,makingitlikeliterature–inthesamestyleasthesourcetext.ThegreatroyalgardensofFranceowetheirexistencetoawarthattookXdownthroughItalyuntil,in1495,hereachedthekingdomofNaples,whichwasruledatthetimebythemadY.Ywasn’tjustmad,hewasmadaboutgardening,andheissaidtohavefledwithpacketsofhisfavoriteseeds,sothathecouldstartnewgardensinexileinSicily.SoXgottosee,andtoinhabit,astate-of-the-artgarden--andithadavenues,andfountainsandbathsand--oh--ithadahippodromeandtherewasnothinglikeitinFrance.4.Translateth