国际技术转让合同英译浅谈/王春晖(9)
这是一个较长的条款,而且句子中的关系也比较复杂,要处理好这句的译文并不容易,在校改时,译者应首先理清该句中的各种关系,尽力使译文在用词上准确,在结构上严谨,让我们逐句分析以下以上的英译文;第一,
"Party B guarantees that he...", 这句的宾语从句中的主语用he显得有些含混,应重复 "Party B"。第二, "supplied to Party A",应在分词 supplied 后加译"by party B" ,使全句完整明晰。第三,"in accordance with the contract" 这句原文的含义是指‘按合同中规定的条款“,所以应改成"in accordance with the stipulation of the contract",才能体现出与原文的一致性。第四, "he has the right to transfer them to party A" 这句译文不大象“行话”,况且句中的两个代词也应换成名词,在英文合同文件中,出现过的名词尽量不用代词代替。“乙方有权向甲方转让”改译为"party B is lawfully in a position to transfer...",更强调乙方对以上技术和资料占有的绝对合法性。此句应译成: "party B is lawfully in a position to transfer the know-how and Technical Documentation to party A"。第五, "If the third party accuses party B of infringement". 这个句子明显有两处错译;(1)"the third party"仿佛给人一种甲乙双方都已知道的“第三方”,应改为 "any/a third party",(2) "to accuse sb of sth",一般是指控诉某人触犯刑律,而这句中的“指控”仅指一般的民事侵权,故应改译为 "to bring a charge of infringement". 第六,"party B shall take up the matter with the third party" 。此译文中的"take up sth with sb" ,是指“口头或书面向某人提出某事”,没能确切地传译出原文的“由乙方负责与第三方交涉”。应改译成:"party B shall be responsible for dealing with the third party". 第七,"bear all the legal and economic responsibility arising therefrom". 这句译文看上去是没有问题的,但译者在校改时,不能只停留在语言的表层上,一定要进入语言的深层,其实该译文至少有两处不妥;(1)“全部责任”,指得是“由于上述原因而发生的乙方应承担的责任”,所以“全部”应选用"full"不用"all";(2)合同中的“经济责任”主要指“合同当事人在违约时应承担的财产责任”,因此这句中的 "economic responsibility" 应改译为:"financial responsibility"最后的"... responsibility arising therefrom"中的分词短语最好改用含有情态意义的从句,因为改用从句才能传译出发生承担上述责任是一种“或然性”而不是“必然性”,故译成: "...responsibility which may arise"
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