第二讲直译与意译Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps,forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen
译文一:人们往往可以从一个人所交的朋友以及所阅读的书目中看到他的为人,因为,人与人之间存在友谊,人与书之间也存在友谊
译文二:所谓欲知其人,先观其友;观其阅读书目,亦能知其人,因人可与人为友,亦可与书为友
直译意译翻译按照所使用的方法来分,可以分为:1、直译(literaltranslation)2、意译(free/liberaltranslation)Canyougiveusadefinitionaboutliteral/liberaltranslation
Whatisaliteraltranslation
Aliteraltranslationisatranslationthatfollowscloselytheformofthesourcelanguage
Alsoknownas:word-for-wordtranslationordirecttranslationIntranslationstudiesliteraltranslationhasthemeaningoftechnicaltranslationofscientific,technical,technologicalorlegaltexts
Whatisafreetranslation
Afreetranslationisatranslationthatreproducesthegeneralmeaningoftheoriginaltext
Itmayormaynotcloselyfollowtheformororganizationof