商務(wù)英語翻譯:商貿(mào)英文文書中常見翻譯錯誤
在一些由中文翻譯成的英語合同、廣告和其他材料中常見到一些翻譯錯誤,現(xiàn)僅舉幾個出現(xiàn)頻率較高例子,試作分析,謹(jǐn)供讀者朋友參考。
原譯文:The Haikou Power Station Project invested by the Hongkong-Macau International Investment Co., Ltd. was highly appraised for its construction speed and quality.
注:“投資某項工程”應(yīng)為invest in a project,在被動語態(tài)中不能漏去前置詞in.
原譯文:Shanghai SFECO Group has 5 share-holding companies.
注:share-holding company指“控制或持有某公司股權(quán)股東公司”。上述譯文意思是5個公司持有Shanghai SFECO Group股份,換句話說,這5個公司是“老子”公司,因此顯然不符合中文原意。
原譯文:China Minsheng Banking Corporation, Ltd.
注:corporation本身即為有限公司,相當(dāng)于limited company,英譯中無需再加"Ltd".
應(yīng)譯為:China Minsheng Banking Corporation.
原譯文:After the bid is awarded, we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.
注:“項目中標(biāo)”應(yīng)為accept a bid or award the contract.顯然上述譯文把兩種表達(dá)法相混淆了。
應(yīng)譯為:After the bid is accepted (or the contract is awarded), we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.
原譯文:Welcome you to visit our fair!
注:譯文中welcome是動詞,因此此句是祈使句形式,省略主語為第二人稱你(你們),而不是中文所含"我(我們)"之意。
更簡潔而地道譯法是:Welcome to our trade fair!
原譯文:Our company exports industrial products, ?chemicals, medicines and etc……
注:etc.等于and so on或and others,已含有and成分,上述譯文無需加上and一詞。
原譯文:We hereby entrust your company to be our business agent in Mauritius.
注:entrust一詞在作委托解時用法為entrust somebody with something or entrust something to somebody.
原譯文:Any of the two parties can not divulge the contents of the contract to a third party after the conclusion of the contract.
注:雙方中任何一方為either of the two parties,三方(或三方以上)中任何一方才用any of the parties,因本句為否定句。