翻译技巧：如何做好一个翻译（上）

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美国蒙特雷国际研究生院(Monterey Institute of International Studies)是美国翻译及传译专业No.1的学校，以下十条便是蒙特雷校方给翻译专业新生的建议。有志于走上翻译道路的同学们，来看看如何成为一个优秀的译员吧。
1. Read extensively, especially in your non-native language(s).
1.多读书，尤其要读外语作品。
0 G4 ^* N9 G7 ~5 N0 P" S5 wRead high quality newspapers (e.g. the New York Times, Wall Street Journal) EVERY DAY for at least a year.
6 y4 J9 S: \/ l6 @每天读高质量的报纸（如《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》等），坚持至少一年。
Read high quality news magazines (e.g. the Economist), cover to cover.
读高质量的杂志（如《经济学家》等），从封面到封底，每一页都要读。
Read your favorite topics in your non-native language(s).
6 T$ K6 N2 S9 B& Q阅读关于你感兴趣的主题的外语作品。
: D# H4 M# g) B+ A# a, |# GRead other well-written material that will help broaden your general knowledge.
& o+ |7 z8 ?! _4 v9 r  z4 L! I阅读其他高质量的，有助于拓宽视野的材料。
# t+ D' J' z* G" ^9 I! {* R2. Watch the TV news and listen to radio news and podcasts on current events in all workinglanguages.
0 l2 @' C9 F6 g* [% p# m2 L2.多关注电视和广播里的各语种时事报导。 www.Examw.com
3 v" _! C2 j: d! e# Z% yDon’t just listen to news stories; analyze them.
0 H1 C6 G/ @2 _% X不要只把新闻当故事听，要分析新闻。
Keep abreast of current events and issues.
与时俱进，跟上时事的步伐。
0 s9 e& c; C: o" O. \$ nRecord news programs and interviews so you can listen to them later.
把新闻节目和采访录下来，以便回顾。
+ {3 A3 i, v7 T$ x4 S7 _3 Z3 X6 ^3. Strengthen your general knowledge of economics, history, the law, international politics, and scientific concepts and principles (in that order).
$ V0 j& x" Y! ^6 t' e# R/ K3.加强你在经济、历史、法律、国际政治和科学方面的知识，了解一些基本的概念和原理。
Take college-level courses, review high school texts, etc.
& @# c9 W7 v  J) h$ w  P* ?1 g& {可以通过学习大学课程或复习高中课本来达到这一点。
Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field (preferably in a technical field, such as computers).
* w! n- O) S! m& U/ G加强你在某个特定领域的知识（最好是某个技术领域，如计算机等）。
4. Live in a country where your non-native language is spoken.
% N5 c1 b& a$ ~2 Y! e  M' D2 t/ [4.在通用语言是你所学外语的国家住上一段时间。
A stay of at least six months to a year is recommended.
推荐至少住上半年到一年。
Live with and/or frequently interact with native speakers of your non-native language.
; \  V) ?. x, u8 N4 e和以你所学外语为母语的人住在一起或保持互动。
* k& I0 J1 S$ o3 U( U7 C1 qTake content-related courses (e.g. macroeconomics, political science) in your non-native language (not just pure language courses).
9 g& d& S, o" r+ J" o, z+ q参加一些外语教授的课程（如宏观经济学，政治科学等，而不是单纯的语言课程）。
Work in a setting that requires high level use of your non-native language.
在对你的外语水平要求较高的环境里工作。
5. Fine-tune your writing and research skills.
1 t2 R+ ?5 ^, t5 _0 x% T2 m8 x. K5.提升你的写作和研究技能。
8 `, u; ^5 p8 O" E% ITake challenging composition courses (not just creative writing courses, but classes in journalism, technical writing, etc.) so you can “speak” journalese, UNese, legalese, etc.
) y+ Y% R  t4 }! f7 |% E! a参加有挑战性的写作课程（不仅仅是创意写作课，而是新闻写作、科技文章写作之类的课程），如此你方能熟悉“新闻体”、“联合国体”、“法律体”等等写作风格。
- q( B5 i4 D  z+ X- h. V9 dCopy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in your non-native language(s).
抄写外语课本和期刊段落。
+ g3 H! z; k( n! {Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points and work towards mastering them.
把不常用或者易出错的语法点一一记下来，努力掌握它们。
Practice proofreading.
多做改错练习。