谈法律文献的汉英翻译/王春晖(4)
例三：李明在中国居住期间没有受过刑事制裁。
英译：Li Ming has not been punished according to the criminal law during his living in China.
分析：此句中的“not to be punished” 与表示一段时间的during 短语连用不恰当，况且，此句证明的是“没有受过刑罚的记载”，而“触犯刑律”也应译成：“commit an offence against the criminal law”, 所以改译成：“Li Ming has no record of committing offences against the criminal law” 意义更具体明确；另外，“在中国居住期间”应译为“during his residence in China”,“居住”这个词选用 “residence”而不用 “living”,更强调一个住所的永久性和合法性。
例四：本保证书自即日起生效。有效期将于贵恭喜收到全部已经买方承兑和我行背书保证的远期汇票之日终止。
英译：This letter of Guarantee will come into force from this day and will lose its effect when your company has received all the usance drafts accepted by the Buyer and endorsed by our Bank.
分析：法律文书中表示义务或规定时，第三人称后面要用 “shall”不用 “will”. “from this day”不确切，宜改为 “on its issuing draft”。 “will lose its effect”也用得欠妥， “effect”在这里的含义是“效应、结果”；况且此句的关键内容是指“有效期到何时终止”，故应选择 “remain valid until…” 结构；另外“your company” 宜改为“you”。故后面的这一句应译成： “…shall remain valid until you have received all the usance drafts accepted by the Buyer and endorsed by our Bank”.
例五：本细则的解释权，属于中华人民共和国财政部。
总共5页
[1] [2] [3] 4
[5] 上一页 下一页