中式英语之鉴 Part One

2596853216

III.Redundant Twins 同义堆叠
一、Constant use of two words of the same meaning in Chinglish
help and assistance
views and opinions
sentiments and feelings
encourage and promote
discuss and debate
stir up and incite
prudent and cautious
fair and equitable
firmly and resolutely
ceaselessly and unremittingly
二、Recognizing redundancies
1. [Germanic roots]
friendship
handbook
undertaking
foretell
oversee
wonderful
motherly
underwater
wrong
before
2. [Latin roots]
amity
manual
enterprise
predict
supervise
- marvelous
maternal
submarine
erroneous
prior to
3. There is always a difference between synonyms.
A translator should consider:
（1）Is the difference important?
（2）Does the second word add anything significant to the first?
（3）Is a second word necessary to express some element in the Chinese that one alone does not convey?
三、Eliminating redundancies
1. Delete one of the redundant twins
例：geographical surveys ｜no:and explorations