Abstract
Translating is the bridge of different mother languages in communication, making it possible and easy to exchange ideas for the people who have different first language by the new expression of the originals. It is not only the process of transforming the source-language into the target-language, but also the process of a mutual communication and an exchange of the two different cultures, two different objects or persons. Each word is a new word in new context (J. R. Firth). So in translation, one should not only do well in a word-by-word and sentence-by-sentence job, but also try to understand the information among the words and between the lines, and what he is dealing with by referring to its macroscopic cultural circumstances, in order to express the information of the source-language exactly. Here, input language and output language are both crucial. This context means linguistic context, simply speaking, between the lines. Language knowledge and literally understanding is basis; context, Language attainments.
Keywords: context; between the lines; literally; translating
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 2
1. Introduction of the basic translating process 3
1.1 Translating word-by-word and sentence-by-sentence 3
1.2 Translating by knowledge and skills 3
1.3 Translating by context 4
1.3.1. From literal translation to free translation 4
1.3.2. Translating among the words and between the lines 4
2. The problems in translating practice 6
2.1 Knowledge lack 6
2.2 Cultural barriers 6
2.3 Context ignorance or insufficient understanding 7
3. The importance of context to translating practice 8
3.1 Exact memory and understanding of the word’s literal and extended translation in various context circumstances 8
3.2 Reading repeatedly between the lines to get more information for translation 8
4. Perfect the translating from word-by-word to between the lines 9
4.1 Do good job at basic study 9
4.1.1 Words accumulation 9
4.1.2 Foreign cultural knowledge and culture awareness 10
4.2 More practice in translating from words to context 10
5. Conclusion 11
References 12
