商务英语入门学习翻译中常见的错误举例

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4、项目中标之后,我们将立即开始前期准备工作。

原译文:After the bid is awarded, we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.

注:项目中标应为accept a bid or award the contract。显然上述译文把两种表达法相混淆了。应译为:

After the bid is accepted (or the contract is awarded), we shall immediately start our advance-phase preparation.

5、欢迎您参观我们交易会

原译文:Welcome you to visit our fair!

注:译文中welcome是动词,因此此句是祈使句形式,省略主语为第二人称你(你们),而不是中文所含我(我们)之意。应译为:

We welcome you to visit our trade fair!

更简洁而地道译法是:Welcome to our trade fair!

6、我公司出口工业产品、化工产品、医药等。

原译文: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,上述译文无需加上and一词。应译为:Our company exports industrial products, chemicals, medicines, etc..

7、我们将委托贵公司作为我公司在毛里求斯业务代理。

原译文:We hereby entrust your company to be our business agent in Mauritius.

注:entrust一词在作委托解时用法为entrust somebody with something or entrust something to somebody。应译为:

We hereby appoint your company to be our business agent in Mauritius.

8、本合同签订之后,签约双方中任何一方不得将合同内容泄露给第三方。

原译文:Any of the two parties can not divulge the contents of the contract to a third party after the conclusion of the contract.

注:双方中任何一方为either of the two parties,三方(或三方以上)中任何一方才用any of the parties,因本句为否定句,应译为:Neither of the two parties can divulge the contents of the contract to a third party after the conclusion of the contract.

9、在双方签约之后,各方将严格遵守本协议。

原译文:After this agreement is signed by the two parties, all parties shall strictly abide by it.

注:与上一条相类似,在协议当事方为三方(或三方以上)时,各方为all parties,而当事方为两方时应用both parties。应译为:

After this agreement is signed by the two parties, both parties shall strictly abide by it.

 

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