编译英国《Cassell英语常用词组用法词典》感言——奈达的翻译指导原则和里奇的“意义之四层次”一瞥(英文)

Some Reflections on Compiling and Translating The Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms —A Brief Review of Nida's Guiding Principles of Translation and Leech's Four Circles of Meaning

在编译此英国Cassell词典时,时而会碰到一些难以理解或难以翻译的成语,不得不求助于多种技艺,以使问题获得切实解决,为此,文中引用了不少实例,以阐明尤金.奈达的翻译指导原则和杰弗里.里奇的"意义之四层次"的真谛。

In the course of rendering the British Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms,the writer fairly often comes across a good few idioms which are hard to comprehend or render.It is necessary for him to employ many a translation technique to work out a solution for them.In the present article,he cites a great number of concrete examples to illustrate and prove the intrinsic value of the theories and guiding principles of translation put forward by Eugene A.Nida and the four circles（or layers） of meaning advocated by Geoffrey Leech.