国际技术转让合同英译浅谈/王春晖(6)
3.理清层次,逐条翻译。
技术转让合同的条款主要有四大类。即:定义条款、基本条款、一般条款和结尾条款,英译时一定要理清层次,突出重点,对合同条款本身的内部结构、各条款间的制约关系应仔细琢磨,吃透其含义,然后按英文合同问题的语气逐条翻译。请看下列三个仲裁条款:(1)“在执行本合同中所发生的与本合同有关的一切争议,双方应通过友好协商解决。如通过协商不能达成协议时,则提交仲裁解决”;(2)仲裁裁决是终局裁决,对双方均有约束力”;(3)除了在仲裁过程中进行仲裁的部分外,合同应继续执行”。以上三个条款是互相联系,不可分割的。现就以上三条进行逐段英译:(1)这一条款重点讲明了,只要双方当事人订立仲裁协议,发生争议首先通过友好方式解决,一旦解决不成也只能提交仲裁,英译时应分成两句,第一句译成: "All the dispute arising from the execution of, or in the connection with the contract shall be settled between both parties through friendly consultations". 本句中的“在执行本合同中所有发身的与本合同有关的“两个定语之间的连词应选择"or"决不能用 "and",第一个定语”在执行本合同中所发生的”译成: "arising from the execution of..." 显得更明确、具体,第二句译成:"In case no settlement to the disputes can be reached between both parties through such consultations, the disputes shall be submitted for arbitration"这句中的“不能达成协议”,汉语原文否定动词,译文否定名词;在 "settlement"之后应加译 "between both parties through such consulations",使全句完整、明晰。(2)这一条中的“仲裁裁决”不能译成 "the arbitration ruling"或 "the arbitration adjudication",因为这里的“裁决”是指“由仲裁员作出的决定”应译成 "the arbitration award";“对 ...有约束力”使用 "be binding on/upon"结构,全句译成 "The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties"。(3)这一条款主要说明了“合同双方当事人应当履行那些没有提交仲裁的条款”,所以译成主动态显得关系更明确,“在仲裁过程中”用 "to be under arbitration"全句译成: "In the course of arbitration, both parties shall continue to execute the contract except the part of the contract which is under arbitration".
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