
- •St. Jerome’s Oath
- •Topic 1. Translator’s activity
- •1.1. Profession of Translator
- •1.2. Bilingualism
- •1.3. Professional Education
- •1.4. Back-up Essentials of Translation
- •1.5. Pitfalls of Translation
- •1.6. Attitude to the Materials for Translation
- •Translate the following sentences into English paying attention to Passive Constructions in italics:
- •Topic 2. The role of the translator
- •2.1. Qualities of Translator/Interpreter
- •2.2. Don’ts of a Translator/Interpreter
- •2.3. Working with English-speaking Clients
- •2.4. Translation Industry
- •2.5. Comparison with other Professions
- •2.6. Profession Perspective
- •Topic 3. Basic principles of the translation theory
- •3.1. Theory of Transformations
- •3.2. Problem of Non-translation
- •3.3. Extralinguistic Factor
- •3.4. Types of Background Knowledge
- •Translate the text: Помилки перекладачів повертають до життя мертвих
- •Topic 4. Grammatical, lexical and stylistic problems of scientific-technical translation
- •4.1. The Subject Matter
- •4.2. Grammatical difficulties of scientific-technical translation
- •4.3. Grammatical Transformations in Scientific-technical Translation
- •4.4. Machine Translation
- •Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to polisemantic auxiliary words: as, but, but for, either, neither, which:
- •Topic 5. Units of translation
- •5.1. Classification of Translation Units
- •5.2. Level of Intonation
- •5.3. Translation on the Level of Phonemes/Graphemes
- •Choose one the following nursery rhymes for literary translation:
- •Topic 6. Translation on the level of morphemes
- •6.1. Morpheme as a Unit of Translation
- •6.2. Some Insights into How to Become Word-conscious
- •6.3. Latin and Greek Prefixes
- •6.4. Latin Roots
- •6.5. Latin and Greek Borrowings in English
- •6.6. Dictionary of Greek and Latin Roots
- •6.7. Latin Roots in English
- •Translate the following sentences paying attention to converted words and word combinations in italics:
- •Topic 7. Translation on the level of words
- •7.1. Examples of Translating on the Level of Words
- •7.2. Category of Gender in English and Ukrainian
- •Translate the text into Ukrainian: foreign words and phrases French Words: Pronunciation
- •Translate the following sentences paying attention to figurative expressions in italics:
- •Topic 8. Singular and plural of nouns as a translation problem
- •8.1. Singular and Plural Forms in English and Ukrainian
- •8.2. Plural of Compound Nouns
- •8.3. Nouns Used Only in Singular
- •8.4. Nouns Used Only in Plural
- •8.5. Grammatical Disagreement of Singular and Plural in English and Ukrainian
- •Translate the following text into Ukrainian: Bear or beer?
- •Topic 9. The problem of translating articles and pronouns
- •9.1. Translation of Indefinite Articles
- •9.2. The Problem of Translating Pronouns
- •Translate the following text into Ukrainian: How to talk about pay
- •Translate the following sentences paying attention to neologisms and egologisms in italics:
Choose one the following nursery rhymes for literary translation:
Jerry Hall
Jerry Hall, He is so small, A rat could eat him, Hat and all.
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Jumping Joan
Here am I, Little jumping Joan; When nobody’s with me I’m all alone.
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Marching
March, march, head erect, Left, right, that’s correct.
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Molly, My sister, and I Fell Out
Molly, my sister, and I fell out, And what do you think it was about? She loved coffee, and I loved tea, And that was the reason we couldn’t agree. |
Little Clotilda
Little Clotilda, Well and hearty, Thought she’d like To give a party. But as her friends Were shy and wary Nobody came But her own canary. |
Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy Fought for a pie; Punch and Judy A knock in the eye, Says Punch to Judy, Will you have any more? Says Judy to Punch, My eye is too sore. |
Cocks crow in the morn To tell us to rise, And he who lies late Will never be wise; For early to bed And early to rise Is the way to be healthy, And wealthy, and wise. |
I’ll eat when I’m hungry And drink when I’m dry; If trees don’t fall on me, I’ll live till I die. |
Oats and Beans and Barley Oats and beans and barley grow! Oats and beans and barley grow! Do you or I or anyone know How oats and beans and barley grow?
First the farmer sows his seed, Then he stands and takes his ease Stamps his foot and claps his hands, And turns around to view the land. |
Translate the following sentences paying attention to conversion which means changing the syntactical function of a word (e.g.: book (книжка) n –> to book (замовляти) v:
I papered my room yesterday.
I have watered my flowers.
The hospital houses 500 patients.
The goods have been tabled.
Don’t gas so much.
I have a cut on my cheek.
He has a burn on his leg.
The test run of the locomotive was very successful.
There is a give in the beam.
He went through the cold and through the damp, never afraid of catching cold.
The then President of the United States was Lincoln.
Don’t syrup water!
Don’t water syrup!
The dog spotted the hare.
Jones was one of the best engine-drivers of that line. And Peter who fired for him was considered a first-rate worker too.
The train steamed out of the station.
He thundered out a command.
I prefer to pencil that note, because, otherwise, I’ll ink my fingers with your bad penholder.
I don’t like his looks. That red in his cheeks speaks of T.B. (tuberculosis).
The cow has been milked.
He clerked at a small factory.
Your hat wants a brush.
It’s a mere nothing.
It’s a good buy.
I don’t like the feel of flannel of my skin.
Give your horse a feed (give a read, give a thought).
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