ewhere,或welcome to a place.显然上述译法不符合这个英文词的通常表达习惯。应译为:Welcome to Beijing, Welcome to International Hotel 和Welcome to fly CAAC。如要翻译“欢迎贵国工商界人士到中国去投资”,不能译为:We welcome people from the business community of your country to make investment in China.可译为:i)People from the business community here in this country are welcome to make investment in China.或ii)We hope that people from the business community here in this country will go and invest in China.
例2 Guide
Guide这个字只有两种verb pattern适用它。即:动词+宾语;动词+宾语+副词短语,动词+宾语+副词性小品词。如:“积极引导外资参与企业技改”一句,不能译为:Efforts will be made to guide foreign capital to go to the technological upgrading of enterprises.这不符合guide的习惯用法。它可以译为:Efforts will be made to guide more foreign investment to the technical upgrading of enterprises
四、禁语的译法
任何社会都会有一些要求大家遵循的行为准则。如:公共场合不准吸烟、不准乱扔果皮纸屑、不准大声喧哗等。有些单位还根据本单位情况制定一些规则。如何翻译禁语是需要注意的又一个重要问题。中文禁语比较严肃,用词直截了当,以体现其法律效力。而外国人有时以比较婉转的口吻表达同样的意思。我们应尽量以译入语禁语的习惯表达方式来翻译禁语,并力求简洁。请比较下述两例的两种译法,第一种译法是我国一些地方标出的译文。第二种译法是建议译文。
例1 禁止拍照
Forbid photograph
No Photos
例2 禁止吸烟
Forbid Smoking
No Smoking或者Thank you for not smoking.