商貿(mào)英語翻譯中常見錯誤解析
商貿(mào)英語翻譯中常見錯誤解析
下面對商貿(mào)英語翻譯過程中常見錯誤,進行了分析和歸納,并提出了正確規(guī)范的表達方式和翻譯技巧.
商貿(mào)英語翻譯中常見錯誤解析
1、由港澳國際投資公司投資海口電站工程因其建設(shè)速度和質(zhì)量得到高度評價。
原譯文:The Haikou Power Station Project invested by the Hongkong-Macau International Investment Co., Ltd. was highly appraised for its construction speed and quality.
注:“投資某項工程”應(yīng)為invest in a project,在被動語態(tài)中不能漏去前置詞in。
應(yīng)譯為:The Haikou Power Station Project invested in(在某些情況下可用financed or funded)by the Hongkong-Macau International Investment Co., Ltd. was highly appraised for its construction speed and quality.
2、上海SFECO擁有5個控股子公司。
原譯文:Shanghai SFECO Group has 5 share-holding companies.
注:share-holding company指“控制或持有某公司股權(quán)股東公司”。上述譯文意思是5個公司持有Shanghai SFECO Group股份,換句話說,這5個公司是“老子”公司,因此顯然不符合中文原意。
應(yīng)譯為:Shanghai SFECO Group is a holding company of 5 subsidiary companies. 或Shanghai SFECO Group holds shares of 5 subsidiary companies.
3、中國民生銀行有限公司
原譯文:China Minsheng Banking Corporation, Ltd.
注:corporation本身即為有限公司,相當(dāng)于limited company,英譯中無需再加"Ltd"。
應(yīng)譯為:China Minsheng Banking Corporation
4、項目中標(biāo)之后,我們將立即開始前期準(zhǔn)備工作。
原譯文:After the bid is awarded, we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.
注:“項目中標(biāo)”應(yīng)為accept a bid or award the contract。顯然上述譯文把兩種表達法相混淆了。
應(yīng)譯為:After the bid is accepted (or the contract is awarded), we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.
5、歡迎您參觀我們交易會
原譯文:Welcome you to visit our fair!
注:譯文中welcome是動詞,因此此句是祈使句形式,省略主語為第二人稱你(你們),而不是中文所含"我(我們)"之意。
應(yīng)譯為:We welcome you to visit our trade fair!
更簡潔而地道譯法是:Welcome to our trade fair!
6、我公司出口工業(yè)產(chǎn)品、化工產(chǎn)品、醫(yī)藥等。
原譯文:Our company exports industrial products, chemicals, medicines and etc..
注:etc.等于and so on或and others,已含有and成分,上述譯文無需加上and一詞。應(yīng)譯為:Our company exports industrial products, chemicals, medicines, etc..
7、我們將委托貴公司作為我公司在毛里求斯業(yè)務(wù)代理。
原譯文:We hereby entrust your company to be our business agent in Mauritius.
注:entrust一詞在作委托解時用法為entrust somebody witth something or entrust something to somebody。
應(yīng)譯為:We hereby appoint your company to be our business agent in Mauritius.
8、本合同簽訂之后,簽約雙方中任何一方不得將合同內(nèi)容泄露給第三方。
原譯文:Any of the two parties can not divulge the contents of the contract to a third party after the conclusion of the contract.
注:雙方中任何一方為either of the two parties,三方(或三方以上)中任何一方才用any of the parties,因本句為否定句,應(yīng)譯為:Neither of the two parties can divulge the contents of the contract to a third party after the conclusion of the contract.