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FURTHER TRANSLATION PRACTICE
A. English
– Vietnamese Translation
Pay special attention to common English structures and language features that are covered in
translation notes of the material and consider the ways of transferring these structures into
Vietnamese.
1. Humour is an important form of communication that is common to all societies although the
same things are not always considered funny in different cultures.
2. Today, there are no rules of conduct for
teachers out of the classroom, and they are not
expected to perform caretaking duties such as cleaning
the classrooms or making pens, but
nevertheless their jobs are much harder than they were in the 1990s.
3. It is no longer considered acceptable or appropriate for state schools to teach about religious
beliefs. Ideas about the value and purpose of education have also changed and with the
increasing sophistication of workplaces and life skills
needed for a successful career, the
curriculum has also expanded to try to prepare children for the challenge of a diverse working
community.
4.
In modern schools, creative activities such as free writing are encouraged, and there is a
curriculum which offers a range of of subject choices to meet the
needs and interests of each
pupil. There is an increasing level of sophistication in the curriculum to meet the needs of the
workplace.
5. 30% of Chinese children were considered to be too heavy for their age. One cause of obesity is
eating too much, too often and another is eating the wrong kind of food.
6. While it is important that advertisers are monitored to ensure they do not mislead consumers,
it can be argued that puffery is a good technique for raising
awareness of new products that,
otherwise, would go unnoticed in a crowded market.
7. Increasingly, voices are being raised in India and abroad, questioning the wisdom and warning
of the consequences of sending such a massive number of new cheap cars onto the roads.
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8. Enabling a million new drivers every year to take to the roads will worsen the air quality in
India’s megacities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkatta, where the amount of air pollutdue due to
vehicles stands at 64%, 52% and 30% respectively.
9. Since 1995, there has been a city bike system in Copenhagen which allows anyone to borrow a
bike from one of 100 bike stands around the city for a small deposit. Once the bike is returned to
the same or another stand, this money is refunded.
10. Cycling is clearly a healthy and effective alternative to the private car in our congested cities.
The greater the proportion cyclists to other vehicles, the safer cycling becomes.
11.
There needs to be a “point of difference”, something
that makes your sites, festival, or
attraction really stand out in a crowded market. Some places are lucky enough to have one of the
great wonders of the world. Others have a special annual festival or event which is too good to be
missed.
12. Many immigrants in the UK live in London, where over 300 different languages are spoken in
schools. You might be surprised to learn that there are more people living in London who were
born in Germany, Italy, France or Spain than people who were born in Bangldesh or Pakistan.
13. It is odd that Vietnamese students studying abroad do not realize that every situation beyond
formal
education in the classroom, no matter how trivial or negative,
can be an educational
experience, broadening
one’s humanity and understanding of the world.
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