1、Chinese-English Translation,The Semiotic Perspective of Translation,Chapter One,The Semiotic Perspective of Translation “翻譯是把一種語言文字的意義用另一種語言文字表達出來（也只指方言與共同語，方言與方言，古代語與現(xiàn)代語之間用另一種表達）；把代表語言文字的符號或數(shù)碼用語言文字表達出來?！保ìF(xiàn)代漢語詞典 1996）,1.1認(rèn)識符號,橄欖枝，表示： 和平 玫瑰， 表示： 愛情 牡丹， 表示： 富貴,1.1認(rèn)識符號,家里來客人，主人敬茶，表示： 好客和對客人的敬意 除夕夜的團圓飯：

2、 寄托中國人祈求家人團團圓圓，平平安安的愿望,1.2 認(rèn)識符號學(xué),符號學(xué)是“研究符號，符號系統(tǒng)和人類符號活動的科學(xué)”（Petrilli,2001:260-261） 我國的符號學(xué)于20世紀(jì)80年代才起步,1.3 翻譯學(xué)的符號學(xué)視角,The first step towards an examination of the process of translation must be to accept that although translation has a central core of linguistic activity, it belongs most properly to se

3、miotics, the science that studies sign systems or structures, sign process and sign functions. (Bassbett,2004:21) 審視翻譯的過程，首先必須接受這樣的觀點：盡管翻譯主要是語言活動，它卻屬于符號學(xué)，屬于研究符號系統(tǒng)或結(jié)構(gòu)，符號過程與符號功能的科學(xué)，這是對它最恰當(dāng)?shù)臍w類,1.3 翻譯學(xué)的符號學(xué)視角,Translation does take place in spite of differences between semiotic systems. This empirical evi

4、dence is not something we need to demonstrate but something we have to explain, and this ought to be the point of departure for any semiotic reflection on translation. (Eco exchange of amenities or compliments），而77%的學(xué)生將其理解為“交往中的客套話”；“海闊天空”可比喻“想象或說話毫無拘束，漫無邊際”（unrestrained and far-ranging）,而71%的學(xué)生理解為“

5、談了許多話”；“二話不說”是指“沒說別的話”，但一些學(xué)生理解為“一句話也沒說”。,錯誤的理解：,雙方見面寒暄幾句.也就各自走開 They will leave after exchanges of some polite expressions of formulas. 甚至海闊天空地聊一番也就各自走開 They will leave after a lot of talking. 二話不說先遞名片反倒有些勉強 It seems unnatural to offer visiting cards without a word.,貼近源語文本的目的語譯文 ：,.they will excuse

6、themselves after exchanges of a few words of greetings or even after a rambling chat about everything under the sun. They will offer cards only when they find each other agreeable and hope to further the relationship. And it seems somewhat unnatural for them to do so before getting into conversation. (邵志洪，2006：418),英語的特點：,英語崇尚簡潔(brevity) ，清楚(clarity)，簡單(simplicity)。1979年由英國人Chrissie Maher創(chuàng)導(dǎo)的簡明英語運動(Plain English Campaign)，大力提倡表達清楚(communicate clearly)，拼寫正確(spell correctly)和標(biāo)點符號規(guī)范(punctuate properly)，主張用人們易懂的（People-friendly）英語，避免使用冗長晦澀的詞語(gobbledygook)，句子的平均長度為1