Unit 4 Omission Course:English-Chinese Translation Lecturer:Li Jianhua
Course: English-Chinese Translation Lecturer: Li Jianhua Unit 4 Omission
Unit 4 Omission Necessity When original meaning self-evident in the translation When original meaning implied in the translation ■Principle: No omission or subtraction of the original meaning. ■Devices Omit redundant words Omit words that are not accustomed usage in target language Two approaches to the technique of omission 1)Grammatical ·2)Rhetorical
Unit 4 Omission ◼ Necessity ◼ When original meaning self-evident in the translation ◼ When original meaning implied in the translation ◼ Principle: ◼ No omission or subtraction of the original meaning. ◼ Devices ◼ Omit redundant words ◼ Omit words that are not accustomed usage in target language ◼ Two approaches to the technique of omission ◼ 1) Grammatical ◼ 2) Rhetorical
4.1 Grammatical ●Omission of pronouns ◇Personal pronouns He was thin and haggard and he looked miserable.(successive,subject) 他消瘦而憔悴，看上去一副可怜相。 But it's the way I am,and try as I might,I haven't been able to change it
4.1 Grammatical ⚫ Omission of pronouns Personal pronouns He was thin and haggard and he looked miserable. (successive, subject) 他消瘦而憔悴，看上去一副可怜相。 But it's the way I am, and try as I might, I haven't been able to change it
She laid her hand lightly on his arm as if to thank him for it.(object) She went,with her neat figure,and her sober womanly step,down the dark street. (possessive)
She laid her hand lightly on his arm as if to thank him for it. (object) She went, with her neat figure, and her sober womanly step, down the dark street. (possessive)
◇Impersonal pronouns Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and dogs. 外面一团漆黑，大雨倾盆。 It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own home
Impersonal pronouns Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and dogs. 外面一团漆黑，大雨倾盆。 It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own home
Omission of Conjunctions Coordinate conjunctions He looked gloomy and troubled. He considered it (National Security Council)too large and bulky and thus too leaky, too many people who talked too much
⚫ Omission of Conjunctions Coordinate conjunctions He looked gloomy and troubled. He considered it (National Security Council) too large and bulky and thus too leaky, too many people who talked too much
Omission of Conjunctions Coordinate conjunctions He looked gloomy and troubled. 他看上去有些忧愁不安。 He considered it (National Security Council)too large and bulky and thus too leaky,too many people who talked too much
Coordinate conjunctions He looked gloomy and troubled. 他看上去有些忧愁 不安。 He considered it (National Security Council) too large and bulky and thus too leaky, too many people who talked too much. ⚫ Omission of Conjunctions
Subordinate conjunctions He declined to amplify on the President's statement,since he had not read the text. 他没有看到总统讲话的文本，不愿加以发挥。 (因果顺序) I'd go ifyou go there. Though they may all fail,they will all try
Subordinate conjunctions He declined to amplify on the President's statement, since he had not read the text. 他没有看到总统讲话的文本，不愿加以发挥。 （因果顺序） I'd go if you go there. Though they may all fail, they will all try
Temporal conjunctions John rose gloomily as train stopped,for he was thinking of his ailing mother. At long last,on June 6,1944,after the European war was basically decided and Hitler licked,the allies launched their long-delayed western front
Temporal conjunctions John rose gloomily as train stopped, for he was thinking of his ailing mother. At long last, on June 6, 1944, after the European war was basically decided and Hitler licked, the allies launched their long-delayed western front
Omission of Articles The five of us climbed up the peak Five of us climbed up the peak. I must go to the bank for some money. This is the word to be used here. He is the man for the job
⚫ Omission of Articles The five of us climbed up the peak. Five of us climbed up the peak. I must go to the bank for some money. This is the word to be used here. He is the man for the job