时间:2019-02-19 作者:英语课 分类:英语口译


英语课

   技巧一:解释 (explanation)如果你查字典的话,你会发现,口译这个词的英语表达interpretation, 就是“解释”的意思,所以口译说到底就是在做一件事“解释”,把意思解释明白就是口译员的职责。“口译”不可能像“笔译”那样做到“雅”,因为口译是即席的(impromptu),译员不可能找个安静的地方仔细推敲译文。笔者发现在考试过程中,很多考生都不屑用一些简单的词来解释意思,而是用一些自己认为的“高级”词汇,似乎觉得这样才能获得考官的好感,其实,在很多情况下,考生所用的这些难词,往往不是读音错了,就是搭配出了问题。所以,在考试的时候,用简单的词把意思说清楚就可以了,当然,用“高级”词也可以,可前提是不出错。笔者还发现,在考试过程中,很多考生总是被“语言形式”所吓住,比如四字格,古诗词等,其实在遇到这些情况的时候,我们武器就是“解释”,下面我们一起来看几个例子:


  例 中国古代有种舞,就是驱鬼逐疫的祭祀仪式上跳的舞。
  In ancient China, there were a form of dance which was performed at ritual ceremonies to frighten off the ghosts and to relieve people of epidemics 1.当考生们看到“驱鬼逐疫”的时候,大可不必惊慌,一定要冷静。先在脑子里把“驱鬼逐疫”解释一下,意思就是“让鬼和疾病都远离人们”,接着再口译就比较轻松了。
  例近一时期,国际上发生了许多大事,上至政治家,下至老百姓,都无法视而不见,充耳不闻。
  Some major events have taken place in recent months. None of us, from politicians to people in the street, can afford to overlook.“都无法视而不见,充耳不闻。”的意思就是“不能忽视”,所以这里大可不必费力的翻译成“turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to”, 只要翻译成“overlook”. “neglect” 等词就可以了。
  例 北京,这座古老而充满活力的城市,正以铿锵的步伐昂首阔步迈向国际现代化大都市之列。
  Beijing, an energetic city with a long history, is now becoming/ rising to become one of the world’s modern metropolises 2.听到这样的句子,对于练习较少的考生来说,肯定会被“铿锵”、“昂首阔步”搞得晕头转向。其实,原文的意思也就是“北京正在成为一个国际大都市”。
  不知道大家发现没有,我们在解释的同时其实还在做一件事,就是“简化”原文。这是必然的,要解释一个概念,我们往往都会选择较简单的文字。这也是listener-friendly的一种做法,在口译实战中,让听者明白译文,是最重要的。由此,我们也总结出一条口译原则就是KISS (keep it simple but not stupid). 提醒大家注意,在简化的同时千万不要犯傻。如:“秋高气爽,丹桂飘香”有人就译成 “The sky is high and people feel good. The smell of Guihua is good.” 这种译文真是让人啼笑皆非。“秋高气爽”的意思就是:秋天天气晴朗,气候凉爽。译成 the weather in autumn is fine 即可。“丹桂飘香”的意思就是“到处可以闻到桂花的香味”,这里如果“桂花”不会译,可以简化成flower, 但绝不能简化到拼音Guihua 的程度。这个词组可译成the scent 3 of flower can be smelled everywhere. 其实,这两句并在一起,还可以做更简单的口译:in the golden season of autumn.

n.流行病
  • Reliance upon natural epidemics may be both time-consuming and misleading. 依靠天然的流行既浪费时间,又会引入歧途。
  • The antibiotic epidemics usually start stop when the summer rainy season begins. 传染病通常会在夏天的雨季停止传播。
n.一国的主要城市(不一定是首都)( metropolis的名词复数 );中心;大都会;大城市
  • That season, you ride it, all metropolises achieve what one wishes! 那时节,您骑上它,一切都会如愿以偿! 来自互联网
  • Carl has carried the banner in infernal metropolises. 卡尔曾经在那些地狱般的大都市流浪街头。 来自互联网
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
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