On the Features and Translation of Business English Correspondence 试论英语商务信函的特点与翻译Word文档下载推荐.docx

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2.3正确

2.4具体

2.5礼貌

2.6完整

2.7体贴

3．商务信函的翻译原则

3.1忠实

3.2精确

3.3统一

结束语

二、内容摘要

随着经济的发展，外贸信函变成了一种重要的交流方式。

在双方互发信函中，我们能互相交换信息、商务合同、谈判及在贸易中解决的方法等信息并且友好交往。

作者通过理解、分析和比较外贸信函的特点和功能去议论商务信函的翻译技巧。

外贸信函的翻译在成功的翻译上扮演着重要的角色。

作者阐明了外贸信函翻译者应该遵循“忠实，精确，统一“的原则。

忠实是翻译者要遵循的第一个原则，精确是三个原则中关键的，统一则保证了统一性和翻译的标准。

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OnTheFeaturesandTranslationofBusinessEnglishCorrespondence

Abstract:

Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,businessEnglishcorrespondencelettershavebecomeanimportantwaytocommunication.BysendingEnglishcorrespondenceforforeigntradeletterstoeachother,wecanexchangeinformation,contactbusiness,negotiateandsolvetheproblemsexistedintrading,andalsopromotefriendship.TheauthorthroughacomprehensiveandsystematicanalysisandcomparisonofEnglishbusinesscorrespondencescharacters,andtoarguethatitstranslation.TheexploringofprincipleofEnglishbusinesscorrespondencetranslationplaysanimportantroleinasuccessfultranslation.TheauthorupholdstheviewthatEnglishbusinesscorrespondencetranslatorsshouldfollowthethreeprincipleof“faithfulness,exactnessandconsistency“.FaithfulnessisthefirstprincipleforbusinessEnglishtranslatorstofollow;

exactnessisthekeyofthesethreeprinciple;

consistencyguaranteesaunifiedandstandardtranslation.

Keywords:

features;

translation;

businessEnglish

Introduction

BusinessEnglishcorrespondenceisabranchofbusinessEnglishsystem.Withtherapiddevelopmentofglobeeconomy,businessEnglishcorrespondence,asatoolforinternationaleconomicexchangeplaysanimportantrole.AndbusinessEnglishcorrespondenceisabridgeconnectingChineseandEnglish.BusinessEnglishtranslatorsshouldhavestrongawarenessofthefeatureofbusinessEnglishcorrespondence,sothattranslatorscanhaveabettercomprehension.

1.WordsFeatureinBusinessLetters

Peopleusedifferentlanguageindifferentsituation.Justascertainclothesareconsideredinappropriateinofficesbysomecompanies,soiscertainlanguageconsideredequallyinappropriateinbusinessmessage.Inbothinstances,theresultisalossofcredibilityandrespect.Whenusedcorrectly,languageaccuratelythedegreeofformalityinherentinthesituation.Thus,wecanarrangelanguagealongacontinuumbetween“formal“and“informal“.

1.1.CommonEnglishwords

Asispointedout,businessletteroftenuseinformallanguage.Thisdoesn’tmeanthattheyareungrammatical.Businesswritingisshapedbyitspurposeandaudienceandcannotaffordtobestufforacademic.Saiddifferently,informallanguageisconversational.Conversationischaracterizedbydailyorcommon.Commonwordsarenottooformalnortoovulgarandthereforehaveawiderangeofapplications.thesewordsarethecorepartofEnglishandcanbeusedorunderstoodbywhoeverknowsEnglish.Businesscorrespondenceisakindofconversationbypost.Ittendstobeincolloquialform,withsimpleandeasilyunderstandablewordsandavoidingslangwordsorrarelyusedwords.Pleaselookatthefollowingextractofaletter.

DearSir

YoufirmwasrecommendedtousbyMr.Lee,withwhomhasbeendonebusinessformanyyears.

WespecializedintheexportofChineseBlacktea,whichhasenjoyedgreat

reputationintheworldmarket.Ienclosedacopyofpricelistandcatalogueforyoureference,pleasecontactmeifanyitemisinterested.

Ilookforwardtohearingformyousoon.

Yousincerely

Altogether,thereare63wordsinestablishedbusinessrelationsletter.Mostofthemareveryfamiliartoordinarypeople,e.g.Ilearnedfrom,Younamewasrecommendedtousby,Igotyounameandaddressfrom,wouldliketoenterintobusinessrelationwith,Ilookforwardto/hopetobe,etc.andtheyarecommonwordsinEnglish.

1.2.BusinessTerm

ThereisnodoubtthatbusinesstermsplayanimportantroleinbusinessEnglishcorrespondence.WehavestatedclearlyintheformerpartofthispaperthatbusinessEnglisharefullofbusinessterms.Whentranslatorsmeetsomebusinesstermsintranslating,theyhadbetterkeeptothesametranslationforthesametermandabidebytheprincipleof”faithfulness,exactness,consistency”.Itisalsonecessaryforthetranslatortoaccumulatecertainbusinessknowledgeandterms.

Letuslookatsomeexample:

A.M.（abovementioned）上述FPA（FreefromparticularAverage）平安险

Settingclaims理赔T/T电汇improperpacking包装不当shortdelivery短装　Ｌ／Ｃ信用证　　shippingpolicy运输单据S/C售货确认书CIB（CommodityInspectionBureau）商检局

Thesuppliersshouldberesponsibleforshoreweighresultingfromimproperpacking.

由于包装不妥所造成的短量应由供货商负责。

TheshippingdateunderS/CNo.123isapproaching.WouldyoupleaseexpeditethecoveringL/C?

弟123号售货确认书项下货物运期临近，请抓紧开立有关信用证。

TheinspectioncertificateissuedbyCIBshallserveasthebasisforfilingclaims.

商检局出具的检验证书将是索赔的依据。

2.ThePrincipleFeatureofBusinessLetter

2.1.Clarity

Makesurethattheletterissoclearthatitcannotbemisunderstood.Themessageshouldcoveyexactlywhatyouwishtosayandisnotliabletomisunderstanding.Businessdocumentiseffectiveonlywhenitcommunicatethenecessaryideatoitsreaderswithclarity.Useplain,simplewords,well-organizedsentencesandparagraphs.Good,straightforward,simpleEnglishiswhatisneededforbusinessdocuments.

Avoidvagueandambiguousexpressions.Muchconfusionhasbeencausedbyunclearbusinesscommunication.Lackofclarityindicatesthatyouareuncertain,confused,orinsincere.Thismaybeduetocarelessuseofwordsorsyntacticandcontextualfaults.

Everythingyouwriteshouldbecheckedforclarity.Ifthereistheslightestdoubtaboutitsclarity,youshouldrewriteit.

Pleaselookatthefollowingexamples:

ExampleDearsir：

Mr.LeeyesterdaycalledouragentDavidsayingthatthemistakewashim.Asaresult,hisinsurerhasacquiesced.Therefore,weshallberepaidthefullamountofoursubrogationinterestinthismatter.Ifthisissatisfactorytoyou,pleasesigntheattachedreleaseandforwarditalongwiththecopyofouraccidentreport.

Yourssincerely,

Sarah

BetterDearMs.Rutt,

Mr.LeeyesterdaytookhisblameforyouraccidentonJanuary12.Asaresult,hisinsurancecompanyhadagreedtorepayusthefullamount（2,111USdollars）foryourcollisiondamage.Wearequitepleasedattheirwillingnesstosettleoutofcourt.

Iftheiroffersoundsacceptabletoyou,pleasesigntheenclosedreleaseandreturnittous,alongwiththecopyofouraccidentreport.

2.2.Conciseness

Concisenessistheexpressionofanideainthefewestpossiblewordswithoutsacrificingclarity.Inbusinesscorrespondence,thismeansincreasedeffectivenessanddecreasedcostsWordyexpressionsandredundanciesarethemajorblunderstoovercome,suchas“inaccordancewithyourrequest”shouldbe“asyourequested”.

Writesentencesinwhicheveryphrase,everyclause,everystatementsaysonlywhatneedstobesaid.

ExampleTheaboveordershouldhavebeenreceivedbytheendofJanuary.

BetterWeshouldhavereceivedtheaboveorderbytheendofJanuary.

ExampleWeacknowledgedthereceiptofaletterNovember15,2004fromyou.

BetterManythinksforyourletterofNovember15,2004.

Examplepreparationofanagendashouldbedonebeforeameeting.

BetterPrepareanagendabeforethemeeting.

ExampleInaccordancewithyourequest

BetterAsyourequested

ExampleHavingreceivedyourletterofNovember15.

BetterWehavereceivedyourletterofNovember15.

ExampleInaddition,wearealsosendingyouourlatestbrochure.

BetterInaddition,wearesendingourlatestbrochure.

2.3.Correctness

Nobusinessdocumentshouldeverbepermittedtogooutwithamisspelledword,oratypographicalerror,oranincorrectlyorpoorlyconstructedsentence.Poorgrammar,misspelledwords,lackofpunctuationorimproperuseofitshouldbeavoided.Youshoulduseappropriateandgrammaticallycorrectlanguage,factualinformationandaccuratereliablefigures.Youshouldalsopayattentiontotheformandconvention,aswellastocontent,suchasnameofthearticle,specification,quantity,unit,etc.Errorsoftenoccurringinbusinesswritingarethosewithpronouns,adjectives,articles,verbs,adjectives,conjunctionsandparticiples.Therearesomeerrorsoffact,too.Thesemistakesareoftentheresultofinattentionandcarelessness.Forinstance,errorsinpricequotationsanddeliverydatesareoftenoversightscausedbycarelesstyping,insufficientproofreading,ortoohastycorrectionsorerasures.Errorscanalsobemadebecausereferencebooksarenotconsultedwhennecessary.Thisfailuremayresultinmisspellednamesorwords,anderrorsintheuseofwords.Discourtesyisalsoerrorsincludedinbusinesswriting.Therefore,everyeffortmustbemadetoensuretheaccuracyofbusinesscommunicationinvariousaspects.Allthefactsandinformationmustbecheckedandrechecked.Carefullyattentiontodetails,conscientiousproofreading,andtheuseofreferencebookswillhelptoreduceerrorsinbusinesswriting.

ExampleTheproductabsolutelythebestonthemarket.

BetterThisproductisthebestonewecansupply.

2.4.co