English for Translation Class2 Module2&3 (20140907).ppt

English for Translation2nd Class : 7th of September 2014

Wahyu Andy

Universitas Terbuka Korea Selatan

[email protected]

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Course Introduction Text book : English for Translation, Karnedi, Universitas Terbuka

2011 (2 different books as tutorial module and self-learning) Tutorial module consists of 9 parts but will be cover in 8 classes.

Class 1 : Translatting Letters Class 2 : Translating Proses, Novels and Narratives (Module 2 &3) Class 3 : Translating Examination Report Class 4 : Translating Process Report Class 5 : Translating Guides Class 6 : Translating Conversations Class 7 : Translating History Class 8 : Translating News1st

Tutorial method: Online and In class Grading Components

Task 1, Task 2, Task 3 Participation Final Exam

Course material can be found at Google Plus and Facebook Group

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CLASS 2 (Modul 2): TRANSLATTING PROSES & NOVELS

Several things to keep in mind when translating:

1. Meanings are not restricted by the source language patterns

2. Meaning should be conveyed accurately with no misinterpretation or misleading language

3. Be aware of the notion register!

4. Ensure to not losing certainty of meaning in the source text

5. No ‘free translation’

6. Do not use ‘everyday’ language

7. Do not look at the model answer unless you have completed each task

8. Consult your dictionaries when you find problems

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LEARNING ACTIVITY 1

Translating Proses

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Task 1 Let’s read together! Paragraph 1

Richard Meacock, now into the fifth day of his hunger strike to stop the closure of Richmond skating rink in Surrey, is steeling himself to do without his turkey and brandy pudding this Christmas.

Languange Point : 1. Reflexives: himself, herself, ourselves, themselves, myself,

yourself

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Let’s practice

I I buy this book : Saya membeli buku ini Me This is me : Ini adalah saya My This is my book : Ini adalah buku saya Mine This book is mine : Buku ini milik saya Myself I buy this book for myself : Saya membeli buku ini untuk diri saya

sendiri

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“Someone had to do something stupid because no one was taking the matter seriously’, he said.

Language Point : 1. Past simple/Past continuous

1. Past Simple : S + V (II) + O + K

2. Past Continuous : S + To be (II) + V-ing) + O + K

REMEMBER (!) Verb II (past) and Verb III (past participle) NEVER add -ING

Example : eat (I - present) ate (II – past) eaten (III – past participle)

I was eating (OK)

I was ateing (X)

I was eatening (X)

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Mr. Meacock, aged 51 and an art gallery owner, has been leading a campaign to save the rink, the oldest in Britain. Yesterday several other hunger strikers joined his bid to stop the closure on January 5.

Language Point : 1. Present perfect continuous/Present perfect

1. Present perfect continuous : S + Has/Have + BEEN + V-ing + O + K

2. Present perfect : S + Has/Have + V (III)

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Jim Bushell, founder of another pressure group, the Richmond Skating Defence Forum, joined Mr. Meacock’s hunger strike yesterday. Mr. Bushell, whose son Kevin is ranked eight among British speed skaters, collected 48,000 signatures on a petition to save the rink two years ago.

Language Point : Whose Whose : describing subject

The girl whose shirt is white The guy whose car is black

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“Every British skater of any standing has skated here from John Hurry, Torvill and Dean to Robin Cousins. Six thousand visitors come each week,” said Mr. Meacock

Language Point : any, anything, everything Any + Object anyone (siapapun), any car (mobil mana saja), any

street (jalan manapun) Anything apapun Everything segalanya, semuanya

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Both the developers and the council’s legal advisers conside they have fulfilled the “reasonable efforts” requirements. LET has paid the council ￡ 2.5million towards providing leisure activity

Language Point :Saxon genitive Name+‘s : Edi’s This book is Edi’s (Buku ini milik Edy)

Council’s legal advisor (?)

REMEMBER (!) if object end with s, just add (‘) and not (‘s)

Example : This is the princess’ castle (OK)

This is the princess’s castle (X)

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5-minutes break

Task 4,5,8,9

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LEARNING ACTIVITY 2

Translating Novels

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Anthony and I married late in life. We were both writers, both rather set in our ways, and we were in no hurry to have children. Sometimes we had tentative conversations about the future. When we asked each other, “Do you want children?” the answer seemed to be, ‘If you do, then I do’.

Languange Point : 1. rather : agaknya dibandingkan

He saw something rather curious I prefer to meet today rather than tomorrow.

2. When Remember last class?

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A few days later, I found out I was pregnant. I was so happy, yet it still felt so unreal, so strange. Outwardly, nothing

had changed – yet inside my body, a human being would alter my whole life had started to grow. I longed to tell Antony, yet I did not want to spoil it on a crackly line to the Falklands when we were eight thousand miles apart.

Language Point : 1. Whole : seluruhnya, seutuhnya, selama

Whole vs All : I will tell you the WHOLE story (OK) Saya akan menceritakan semuanya I will tell you ALL stories (X) I have been here the whole time Saya ada disini selama ini.

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‘Wait until I get the photographs developed,’ he said. “That will make the story much more interesting.’

Language Point : 1. Imperative

Verb + O Example : Do, find, go, look, drink, walk

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There was a pause. I thought I had better tell him before he fell asleep; besides, if I held in the news much longer I would burst.

Language Point : 1. Had better is intended to give advice for present/future occasion

Had + better + V (1) I thought I had better tell him before he fell asleep My mother told me that I had better marry soon

REMEMBER (!) Had is also being used in PAST PERFECT

Pattern : S + Had + V(III) + OI had watched this movie long time before it aired in television last week.

I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet

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5-minutes break

Task 2,4,5,8,9 A/An

A + word begins with consonant : a book; a tree; a story An + word begins with vowel : an accident; an objective Question: A/An x-ray?

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CLASS 2 (Modul 3): TRANSLATTING NARATIVES

Several things to keep in mind when translating:

1. Meanings are not restricted by the source language patterns

2. Meaning should be conveyed accurately with no misinterpretation or misleading language

3. Be aware of the notion register!

4. Ensure to not losing certainty of meaning in the source text

5. No ‘free translation’

6. Do not use ‘everyday’ language

7. Do not look at the model answer unless you have completed each task

8. Consult your dictionaries when you find problems

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My life’s very simple. Fishing and cooking. I work a five-day week then on Sundays and Mondays I fish. All over. Scotland. Wales. England. I get my freedom that way. It’s just me and nature. It’s me versus the Big One.

Languange Point : 1. -ing form (gerund) : Simple past tense Verb + gerund

I love cooking I am cooking (X) She likes fishing and cooking I am fishing now so I can cook it later (X) I am waiting for the bus (X)

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You don’t win everyday. There are days when they get better of you and make you look like a wally and you think, God I’ve fished badly today. But you haven’t really. It’s just that they might have been luckier than usual.

Language Point : 1. To win/to beat

2. of

3. Comparative and superlative young – younger – youngest easy – easier – easiest difficult – more difficult – most difficult Pretty -- ??? -- ??? Far -- ??? -- ??? Brilliant -- ??? -- ??? Diligent --??? -- ???

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That’s happened to me in January 1990 when I won my two Michelin stars and the people I wanted to share it with weren’t around anymore. So what’s it worth?

Language Point : 1. To happen

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Last exercise

Task 3,4,6 Remember, we will have our 1st TASK next week which

will due after Chuseok

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