时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:英语口译


英语课

   春节的一天,我和爱人一早带孩子去厂甸庙会逛了逛。进去之后,发现人很多,行走速度很慢。在我们身后,有一男一女两个大学生,陪着一个外国朋友(估计是他们的外教),一边走,一边翻译。由于距离很近,他们的谈话,我听的一清二楚。两位同学可能是大学低年级的,英语水平尚未达到流利口译的程度,因此译文常有一些错误,这是难免的,对此我可以理解。我下面这个帖子,并不是谈他们的译文错误,而是以两位同学为例,简单谈谈中国人在口译过程中常见的两个技术性缺点。


  第一个缺点是“该简单时不简单”。比如男同学在给外国朋友介绍糖葫芦时,说This is Tanghulu(这是糖葫芦),然后低声问女同学,山楂怎样说?糖是用sugar还是用candy?等等。我估计男同学是想说:糖葫芦就是把山楂的核挖出来,洗干净,用细竹棍串起来,最后浇上糖。可是这样复杂的意思,男同学自己表达不了,只好与女同学商量。其实对于这种情况,外国朋友已经看见了糖葫芦,知道它是一种食品,因此男同学只要告诉外国朋友这是Tanghulu就可以啦,没有必要详细介绍它的制作材料与制作方法。上面这句话,如果让我翻译,我会这样说:
  This is Tanghulu, a traditional hibernal appetizer 1 in northern China.(这是糖葫芦,中国北方的传统冬季开胃食品。)第二个缺点是“该详细时不详细”。比如男同学在给外国朋友介绍关羽的画像时,说He is General Guanyu.(他是关羽将军),然后就不再往下说了。关羽这位英雄,我们中国人当然都知道,但外国人并不一定都知道,如果像男同学这样简单翻译,外国朋友除了听到一个陌生的中国名字之外,对关羽不会留下任何印象,因此在这种情况下,男同学有必要额外介绍一点关羽的背景资料,以便让外国朋友明白中国人崇拜他的原因。上面这句话,如果让我翻译,我至少会这样说:
  He is General Guanyu, a character of Chinese classical novel "Three Kingdoms", and the avatar of loyalty 2.(他是关羽将军,中国古典小说《三国》中的一个人物,是忠诚的象征。)所以我的结论就是:在口译过程中,我们应当根据具体情况,该少说的时候就少说,以免给自己找麻烦,该多说的时候就多说,以免让外国朋友感到困惑。

n.小吃,开胃品
  • We served some crackers and cheese as an appetizer.我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。
  • I would like a cucumber salad for an appetizer.我要一份黄瓜沙拉作开胃菜。
n.忠诚,忠心
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
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