Translation Assignment

Examples of Translation Technique

A. Amplification

1.

SL: hanno interesse a tenere il prezzo basso (F)

TL: a vested interest (E)

2.

SL: Il a perdu sa chance pour avoir trop parlé. (F)

TL: He talked himself out of a job. (E)

3.

SL: Ramadhan (A)

TL: Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting (E)

4.

SL: Samurai (J)

TL: Samurai, Japanese aristocracy from the eleventh to the nineteenth century (E)

5.

SL: The David you are sculpting is you

TL: Patung David yang anda ukir adalah diri anda sendiri

B. Transposition: 

1.

SL: Defense de fumer (F) 

TL:  No smoking (E)

2.

SL: He will soon be back (E)

TL: No tardará en venir (Sp)

3.  

 SL: She likes swimming

TL:  Le gusta nadir

4.

SL: The neighbours were hostile to the family

TL: Para tetangga itu memusuhi keluarga tersebut.

5.

SL : Medical student

TL : Mahasiswa kedokteran.

C. Modulation

1.

SL : The problem is  hard to solve

TL : masalah itu sulit dipecahkan

2.

SL : laporan itu akan saya sampaikan besok pagi

TL : I will submit the report tomorrow morning.

3.

SL : environmental degradation

TL : penurunan mutu lingkungan

4.

SL: Il n’a pas hésité

TL: He acted at once

5.

SL :     It isn’t expensive

TL :     Ini murah.

D. Adaptation

1.

SL : seputih kapas

TL : as white as snow

2.

SL: Hormat saya

TL: Sincerely yours

3.

SL: Baseball (E)

TL: Fútbol (Sp)

4.

SL: cricket (UK)

TL: Football (US)

5.

SL: Pincho (Sp)

TL: Kebab (E)