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3.2.2.
TRANSLATION OF LEXIS
The biggest difficulties in translating are with words. It might be hard to pick up the right one out
of all different meanings of a word and it is the translator’s job
to consider what the word
actually refers to and decide among all alternatives to find out the best Vietnamese equivalent in
the context. In the following example,
the word charge may have more than a dozen of
Vietnamese equivalents. However, there is only
one Vietnamese equivalent of charge from the
text.
Charge (noun) Physical
Figurative
Technical
Colloquial/ slang
- ti
ền, tiền công,
cước phí
- l
ời buộc tội
-
con chiên, tín đồ,
h
ọc trò
- trách nhi
ệm
- gánh n
ặng
- s
ức mạnh, ấn
tượng, sự mãnh
li
ệt, lôi cuốn
- s
ự nạp điện
-
lượng thuốc nổ
- cu
ộc công kích
- thu
ốc lá, ma túy
Work in pairs to give equivalents for the words underlined in the following phrases and
collocations.
-
volume of traffic (n)
-
lengthy delays (noun, count)
-
charges for parking (noun)
-
tougher fines (adj)
-
road pricing (noun)
-
provide good public transport (adj)
-
give up on the comfort of their cars
-
public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable
-
acceptable level
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