Literal Translation

30.6.2024

EP300624 P

#8 Literal Translation 

• ◦Discussion : 
  • Different factors effect words appellations
• Historical
• Regional 
• Habitual 

Difference : 

Hong Kong vs Taiwan 

• wordings for examples. 
• Different 

1. 1.Take it’s sound  - Tie,  van 

Take it’s Meaning - ice cream,

  2.  Take is culture & habit 

  Local language plus English word.

E.g.: lunch, shopping 

1. 3.Difference appellations 

• Potato 薯仔 馬鈴薯 土豆
• Van  小四輪 貨van 輕型貨車

1. 3.Take place name : 

 - Shanghai Street, Peking Road etc

 3. Culture and Habitual : potato, tomato 

Why translation with Chinese & Hong Kong are  especially difficult？

• 100%  exactly near the original text ?

Take sound : Tie, 

Different 

• Explain all translation texts are not guaranteed those are meaning are collect. 
• Theory or  doctrine translation need  double 

verification 

• Avoid ambiguous, example 

What kinds of methods should be applied in words translation? 

• Flexible,
• Open mind, free 
• Refer to past , book, internet 

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