《 A Course on Culture Translation 》

Translation Techniques

II. Sentence level

1. Literal  & Free translation 2. Addition & Omission 3. Combination & Division 4. Conversion & Negation

Addition & Omission

Eg ： 京剧演员主要运用四种艺术手法： 唱、念、做、打。

The actors and actresses of Beijing Opera mainly use four forms of performing methods, namely, chang, nian, zuo , and da.

Addition ： to supply necessary words

or phrases in translation.

Eg: 京剧演员主要运用四种艺术手法：唱、念、

做、打。 The actors and actresses of Beijing Opera mainly use four forms of performing methods, namely, chang (singing), nian (recitation), zuo (facial and body acting), and da (martial arts).

Omission ： to omit the unnecessary words or phrases in the target language.

In the facial masks of Beijing Opera, white usually represents crafty, black integrity, yellow bravery.

Eg:

京剧脸谱中白色代表奸诈，黑色代表正直不 阿，黄色代表骁勇。

In the facial masks of Beijing Opera, white usually represents crafty, black integrity, yellowbravery.

Eg:

京剧脸谱中白色代表奸诈，黑色代表正直不 阿，黄色代表骁勇。

represents represents

略译略译

七夕节源自牛郎与织女的传说。 Qixi Festival originated from the ancient story of Niu Lang, a cowboy, and Zhi Nu, a weaving maid.

Q: Which techniques is used ? A. Addition B. Omission

Practice

A. Addition

a cowboy

a weaving maid.

Chinese profile English profile 增译与略译互为补充，两种译法可以并用 .

Summary

cultural differences

Translate the following sentence by using one of the 2 techniques you have learned in this lecture.

“ 文房四宝”到宋朝以后特指湖 笔、徽墨、宣纸、端砚。

Practice Please.