Transcript 蘇正隆先生 - 外文的前景 & 翻譯的前途 (2).ppt

謹小慎微 不疑處有疑
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date
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jujube
椰棗/海棗
印度棗
紅棗
謹小慎微 不疑處有疑
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green bean
四季豆
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mung bean
綠豆
謹小慎微 不疑處有疑
cilantro/coriander
芫荽/香菜
謹小慎微 不疑處有疑
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office hours 為什麼要用複數, happy hour為什麼
用單數?
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"24 hour service" or "24 hours service" ?
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new arrivals or new arrival?
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wake-up call
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promotional pieces, mailing pieces
享受閱讀的樂趣—從童書開始
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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Quiet Cricket
Meet M & M
Math Wiz
Charlotte’s Web
Daddy-Long-Legs
Platero and I
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Quiet Cricket
Charlotte’s Web
Meet M & M
Platero and I
Welcome to Content
Area Reading
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蛀牙
cavity
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牙線
floss
Exploring Content Area
Reading
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風車
wind mill ?
pinwheel ?
wind turbine ?
Navigator Reader
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棒棒糖
lollipop
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北斗七星
The big dipper
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白蟻
termite
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冰雹
hail
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水肺
aqualung
一詞多義
 代表
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representative
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substitute
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advocate
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proxy
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delegate
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on behalf of
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in my capacity
提到代表，英文至少就有represent, on behalf
of, in my capacity; representative, advocate,
substitute, proxy, delegate, token, symbol等不同的
詞彙來表達不同情境下「代表」的意涵。
如：「代表我的一點心意」是 “a token of my
gratitude”，「代表我的承諾」是 “a symbol of my
promise”，「指定某人代表他出席董事會」是
“appoint someone as his proxy at the board
meeting”。
「代表」，英文至少就有下列等不同的詞彙
represent
on behalf of
自己本身就有能力決定的代表(老闆代表自己的公司，
in my capacity 父母代表未成年的子女等)
representative 一個人代表一群人
delegate 代表團中的一員
substitute 一個人代表另一位
charge d’affaires 代表大使或部長的官員
proxy 代表某人出席會議及投票
advocate 代表產品或某種主張
token 代表心意
symbol 代表承諾
on the opposite
 conversely
 相反的
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 尤其
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specifically
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especially
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令人噁心的肉麻
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disgusting
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令人頭皮發麻的肉麻
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giving one the creeps
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起雞皮疙瘩的肉麻
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goose-pimply maudlin
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太濫情的肉麻
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mushy
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肉麻兮兮，特別是男女之
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lovey-dovey
間「肉麻兮兮」的說話或
「摟摟抱抱的肉麻行為」。
哪一種 “莫名其妙”?
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一臺家電用了十幾年還在繼續
用，嘿嘿，真是莫名其妙.
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unbelievable, incredible
該影片被全面禁映，除了“在  oddly, by accident
進行科學研究的場所，醫生和
學醫的可以看”，因此這部影
片莫名其妙的成了一個科教片.
有點莫名其妙的感覺，在講什
麽啊~.
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It’s all over my head; I can’t
make head or tail of it; It’s
baffling; I have no idea.
“莫名其妙”
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更莫名其妙的是，這篇“誰是
真正的收藏家”的文章竟然還
在批判“官本位”！
最後我的角色是莫名其妙餓死
的.
接到電話的人陸續莫名其妙的
死亡, 一連串令人毛骨悚然.
他的雙腳莫名其妙的就不能走
路了，遍尋名醫都沒有辦法解.
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even more absurd is that;
Without rhyme or reason
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unconvincingly; absurdly;
inexplicably
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mysteriously, inexplicably
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out of the blue (sky);
inexplicably
各個學校自創的眾多莫名其妙  unreasonable
的收費，將大批貧困家庭的孩
子擋在了“義務教育”的門檻
之外。
邏輯 是最後的王牌
 Cupboard???
邏輯 是最後的王牌
 Cupboard!!!
追根究柢，不疑處有疑
看過哈利波特第一集的讀者都知道哈利住在
cupboard裡，中文譯本翻成「碗櫥」，碗櫥能
住人嗎？
邏輯 是最後的王牌
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釣上幾斤的小魚?
公共標示
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燈閃時本側開門
(台北捷運)
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Flashing light indicates
the side which the door
will open.
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Doors open on this side
when light flashes.
When automatic door in motion,
please avoid carefully the collision???
On-line Taxi Pick-up???
Ouch!
And if you're dead, please get to a hospital...
Start with the big toe...
Well, it is free...
Are you smiling?
Falling should be planned...
I told gramps to use protection...
Got too many kids?
Plenty of meat for everybody...
I wouldn't dare...
Stylist Ben Dover at your service...
No crack?
One lump or two?
Damn, these fireworks reek....
善用網路資源及工具書
 Which
 He
is better?
probably can make a trip to London.
 He can probably make a trip to London.
 Probably he can make a trip to London.
Which is better?
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I plan to visit Kaohsiung next week. If any
school there is interested in ________ a
talk, please let me know.
 having
 my
me give
giving
 inviting
 asking
me to give
me to give
Which is better?
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"due to limit of time“
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"due to limitation of time“
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"due to time limits“
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"due to time constraints"
Which is better?
A check for $500 dollars
A check of $500 dollars
善用網路資源
Operating Model
Operation Model
Operating Model vs. Operating Model
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All websites
所有網頁 約有252,000項符合"operating model"
的查詢結果(as of May 2, 2008)(In comparison
to the search of Jan. 19, 2008)約有22,500,000
項符合Operating Model的查詢結果
所有網頁約有104,000項符合“operation model”
的查詢結果 (as of May 2, 2008)(In comparison
to the search of Jan. 19, 2008)約有23,500,000
項符合Operation Model的查詢結果
Operating Model vs. Operating Model
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Taiwan only
所有網頁 約有39,100項符合Operating Model的查
詢結果 所有網頁 約有55,500項符合Operation
Model的查詢結果(Jan. 19, 2008)
Baby on Board vs. Baby in Car
約有710,000項符合"baby on board" 的查詢結果
 約有666,000項符合"baby on board" -site:jp site:kr -site:tw -site:cn的查詢結果
 約有562項符合"baby on board" site:jp || site:kr
|| site:tw || site:cn的查詢結果
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Baby on Board vs. Baby in Car
約有113,000項符合"baby in car" 的查詢結果
 約有61,100項符合"baby in car" -site:jp -site:kr site:tw -site:cn的查詢結果
 約有41,800項符合"baby in car" site:jp || site:kr
|| site:tw || site:cn的查詢結果
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Back from a business trip in or to UK?
約有4,640項符合"back from a business trip in *"
的查詢結果
 約有18,000項符合"back from a business trip to
*"的查詢結果
 約有376項符合"on a business trip in the UK"的查
詢結果
 約有74項符合"on a business trip to the UK"的查
詢結果
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Doing “a” market research?
約有51,600項符合"doing market research"的查
詢結果
 約有5,290項符合"doing a market research"的查
詢結果
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Promoting reading interest in adolescents?
所有網頁 (as of April 22, 08)
找不到 "promoting reading interest in adolescents" 的結果。
找不到 "promote reading interest in adolescents" 的結果。
找不到 "promoting reading interest in" 的結果。
約有1,780項符合"increase interest in reading"的查詢結果
約有220項符合"increase reading interest"的查詢結果
關於"increase reading interest in"有1項搜尋結果
約有2項符合"increase reading interest among"的查詢結果
善用工具書
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麥克米倫高級英漢雙解詞典, 2008
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Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 2/e
Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary of
American English
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The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English (英語搭配詞典)
Merriam-Webster’s Visual Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 11/e
The Heinle Picture Dictionary (English/繁體中文)
Word by Word: Basic Picture Dictionary看圖會話字典基礎篇(雙
語版)
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced
Learners
2. English-Chinese Edition of the Macmillan
English Dictionary麥克米倫高級英漢雙解詞
1.
典, 2008
Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s
English Dictionary
4. Merriam-Webster Advanced Learner’s
English Dictionary
3.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced
Learner's English Dictionary
New title! A groundbreaking new dictionary providing in-depth
and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar,
and usage.
1. Nearly 100,000 words and phrases
2. More than 160,000 usage examples
3. More than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and
commonly used phrases
4. More than 1,000 original drawings-including 16
pages of full color art
5. Abundant supplemental information including 30
pages of
grammar
From: John Morse
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:14 AM
To: Jerome Su
Subject: RE: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Dear Jerome :
A copy of Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary is on
its way to you, along with our deep appreciation for the help you gave
us throughout the project. You will find yourself specially thanked in the
preface, but I'd like to add to that my personal gratitude for the advice and
support you have provided to me and to Merriam-Webster over the years. I
certainly hope that this dictionary lives up to your expectations of what we
could do.
In addition to the copy that is already on its way, a second copy will follow
which will be inscribed by the editor, Steve Perrault, and myself
If you would like additional copies, just let me know.
Sincerely,
John
John M. Morse
President and Publisher
Merriam-Webster Inc.
47 Federal Street, PO Box 281
Springfield, MA 01105
Merriam-Webster's Advanced
Learner's English Dictionary,
2008 Preface
“We want first of all to express our
thanks to Jerome C. Su, President of the
Taiwan Association and Interpretation
and Chair of Bookman Books, Taipei,
Taiwan, for all of his advice and good
suggestions at the reviewing stage and
throughout the project.”
翻譯的前途
translator
 Editor
 copy editor
 publisher
 copy writer
 agent
 educator
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怎樣學好英文、做好翻譯?
Ask and it will be given to you; seek
and you will find; knock and the door will
be opened to you.
(Matthew7:7)