German Translation for Beginners

Author: Gui Qianyuan (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book provides introductory guidance with 80 Q&A pairs that briefly explain common knowledge, techniques, and difficulties in Chinese-German and German-Chinese translation, supported by translation examples for illustration and argumentation. Each Q&A is followed by 5 translation exercises for practicing translators, serving as both translation practice training and an opportunity to experience the Q&A content. Considering the actual situation of translation practice, only 30 Q&A pairs are included for Chinese-German translation. The second part consists of translation training, divided into four sections: German-Chinese Translation Practice Analysis and Chinese-German Translation Practice Analysis, German-Chinese Translation Work Appreciation and Chinese-German Translation Work Appreciation. The first two sections list 10 German original texts and their translation exercises for German-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-German translation, providing simple analyses that highlight major issues in understanding and expression in the translations. They also focus on analyzing the translation of two specific sentences, with reference translations provided at the end. This aims to conduct reverse translation demonstration training through the analysis and revision of translation exercises, allowing practicing translators to understand some basic translation errors and avoid repeating them in their own practice. The last two sections excerpt 10 formally published German-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-German examples by relatively famous original authors, accompanied by personal comments and appreciation tips from the authors, for practicing translators to compare, read, and analyze with appreciation.