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    Translation Techniques

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    Translation Techniques Direct Translation Techniques :- Direct Translation Techniques are used when structural and conceptual elements of the source language can be transposed into the target language. Direct translation techniques include: Borrowing Calque Literal Translation Borrowing Borrowing is the taking of words directly from one language into another without translation. Borrowed words are often printed in italics when they are considered to be "foreign". E.g. Cafeteria كافيتريا - supermarket

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    On Drama Translation

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    On Drama Translation Like their contemporary prose translators who were introducing Western fiction to China‚ budding dramatists were enthusiastic about bringing Western plays to the Chinese stage. The first play was staged in Japan from an adaptation of Lin Shu ’s translation of Uncle Tom ’s Cabin. A Chinese student in Japan named Li Shutong adapted the script. The play was put on by members of the Chun Liu (Spring Willow) Drama Society. Their performance marked a complete break from traditional

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    Translation Analysis

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    TRANSLATION ANALYSIS This analysis contains comparison of Sławomir Mrożek’s story entitled “Most” with its English translation by Yolanta May. Discourse Structure Sławomir Mrożek addressed his story to a circle of educated Poles‚ who would understand the subtle irony contained within his work. Mrożek leaves no doubt as to the historical context of his work. Time of the action can be verified by numerous allusions to the Polish post-communistic period. The main character of the story is trying

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    Translation Approaches

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    Translation as a social phenomena Translation Problems in Modern Russian Society The development of trade and industry has always given rise to changes in the evolution of communities‚ bringing about new social forms and stratification of society. This in its turn accelerated the appearance of businesses and factories‚ arrival of new professions‚ and urbanization. Since the times of Perestroika (which was started in 1989 by Mikhail Gorbatchev) Russian society has been experiencing dramatic

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    Translation Procedures

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    Translation procedures‚ strategies and methods Technical procedures (Nida) Technical procedures (Nida) Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Organizational procedures (Nida) Organizational procedures (Nida) Constant reevaluation of the attempt made; contrasting it with the existing available translations of the same text done by other

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    Literal Translation

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    view of literal translation might be that it consists in the one for one substitution of the word forms of the target language for the word forms of the source language.This is what normally meant by the term "literal translation".Yet ‚ this view is unrealistic.Literal translation‚ also known as direct translation‚ is the rendering of text from one language to another "word-for-word" (Latin: "verbum pro verbo") rather than conveying the sense of the original. Literal translations thus commonly mis-translate

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    Translation in Advertising

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    OF TEXT TRANSLATION IN ADVERTISING Moskvitina A.V.‚ stud.‚ Superviser: Vakurina N.A. Tomsk Polytechnic University Modern mass media have triggered the distribution of the international advertizing activity. Nowadays‚ the translation of advertising has become not only necessary but also the daily phenomenon of life of the world community. Thus‚ the knowledge of theoretical bases of the process is not only an indispensable condition‚ but also the quality assurance of the translation.

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    Medical Translation

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    analysis of the roots‚ prefixes and suffixes is necessary in order to translate the terms acutely and succinctly. Some terms can be transliterated into Chinese language while some need to be paraphrased into Chinese according to the context. The translation of medical terms should not only be accurate‚ but should also be concise‚ easy to understand and avoid being ambiguous. Article One: Blockade of Lymphocyte Chemotaxis in Visceral Graft-versus-Host Disease 1. Graft-versus-host Disease: Graft

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    Translation of Public Signs

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    度和标牌翻译的准确度上,但是相关的问题依然存在。 本文运用“翻译目的论”的原理,从翻译的目的性出发,列举例证分析了广州公共标识语的翻译现状,对几种不同类型的公共标示牌进行理论分析,指出错误,并提出相应翻译策略。 [关键词] 公示语标牌、翻译目的论、旅游 Translation of Public Signs in Guangzhou:Skopos Theory Perspective [Abstract] The translation in tourism plays the important part in overseas travel while bilingual public sign is an essential part of the translation in tourism. Guangzhou‚ as an economic and cultured capital of south area in china‚ attracts millions of foreigners. It is doing better in bilingual

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    Cross Cultural Translation

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    Cross-cultural Translation Studies as Thick Translation Theo Hermans (University College London) 1 Aristotle Let me begin with two specific examples. Both will have a familiar ring. I do not intend to discuss either example in any detail. They merely serve to illustrate‚ however briefly‚ the kind of problem I am trying to address. My first case concerns Aristotle‚ and more particularly John Jones’ book On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy (1962‚ 1971). In the history of readings‚ of interpretations‚

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