如何翻譯“T形臺”
下面是對“T型臺”英譯的討論，先請看國內(nèi)媒體的有關(guān)英文報道：
例一：Showing off Manly Beauty on T-stage (Shanghai Star September 6, 2004)
On Nov 28th in 1999, the PARK97 bar located in Fuxing Park set up the T-Stage and covered the red carpet on it. The foreign and domestic models walked on it, combining the tradition and future; art and fashion at ease.
例二：A model descents in the air along a vertical T-stage in a "Fashion Show in the Air" held on the bank of Taiping Lake in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 23, 2004. (Xinhua photo/Dong Hongjing)
例三：People's Daily Online - Fashion Week Turns Into Feast for the Eyes：At the biannual China Fashion Week, the models paraded along the T-stage brimming with energy, passion and a wild nature, which made them even more sexy and seductive.
從以上的例子中可以看出，作者想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為“T型臺”的英語說法就是 T-stage，而沒有意識到這種說法有可能是錯誤的。我們在翻譯這類詞語時，應(yīng)該具有一種意識：既然兩種文化中共有同一概念或事物，那么在兩種文字中必然會得到體現(xiàn)，而譯者的責(zé)任就是要找到兩種文字中對同一概念或事物的對應(yīng)說法，在翻譯時養(yǎng)成這種查證的習(xí)慣非常重要，它可以使我們避免許多不該出現(xiàn)的錯誤。人們大都知道 catwalk 是“走貓步”的意思，并不知道該詞也有“T型臺”的意思，請看 WordNet Dictionary 對 catwalk 的定義：
catwalk：the long, narrow stage that models walk along in a fashion show.
再看另外兩個定義：
catwalk: narrow platform; "Models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show".
catwalk: a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
實際上，catwalk 還有一個意思是指建筑上懸在高空的狹窄過道（a narrow path, raised above the ground, often built for workers to walk on outside a building that is being built or repaired），這大概就是為什么用 catwalk 來表示時裝表演的舞臺的緣故吧。
時裝模特表演的舞臺有時也未必都是T型，還包括L型或直線型，除了catwalk的說法之外，runaway ( 機(jī)場跑道) 和ramp （高速公路的引接式坡道）也可以指時裝模特表演的舞臺。請看 WordNet Dictionary 對 runway 的定義:
runway: this is the place where you walk when you're giving a live fashion presentation. It is also referred to as a catwalk or ramp and is always elevated above the crowd. A runway can be shaped like a "T", an "L" or a straight line.
下面是對“T型臺”英譯的討論，先請看國內(nèi)媒體的有關(guān)英文報道：
例一：Showing off Manly Beauty on T-stage (Shanghai Star September 6, 2004)
On Nov 28th in 1999, the PARK97 bar located in Fuxing Park set up the T-Stage and covered the red carpet on it. The foreign and domestic models walked on it, combining the tradition and future; art and fashion at ease.
例二：A model descents in the air along a vertical T-stage in a "Fashion Show in the Air" held on the bank of Taiping Lake in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 23, 2004. (Xinhua photo/Dong Hongjing)
例三：People's Daily Online - Fashion Week Turns Into Feast for the Eyes：At the biannual China Fashion Week, the models paraded along the T-stage brimming with energy, passion and a wild nature, which made them even more sexy and seductive.
從以上的例子中可以看出，作者想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為“T型臺”的英語說法就是 T-stage，而沒有意識到這種說法有可能是錯誤的。我們在翻譯這類詞語時，應(yīng)該具有一種意識：既然兩種文化中共有同一概念或事物，那么在兩種文字中必然會得到體現(xiàn)，而譯者的責(zé)任就是要找到兩種文字中對同一概念或事物的對應(yīng)說法，在翻譯時養(yǎng)成這種查證的習(xí)慣非常重要，它可以使我們避免許多不該出現(xiàn)的錯誤。人們大都知道 catwalk 是“走貓步”的意思，并不知道該詞也有“T型臺”的意思，請看 WordNet Dictionary 對 catwalk 的定義：
catwalk：the long, narrow stage that models walk along in a fashion show.
再看另外兩個定義：
catwalk: narrow platform; "Models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show".
catwalk: a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
實際上，catwalk 還有一個意思是指建筑上懸在高空的狹窄過道（a narrow path, raised above the ground, often built for workers to walk on outside a building that is being built or repaired），這大概就是為什么用 catwalk 來表示時裝表演的舞臺的緣故吧。
時裝模特表演的舞臺有時也未必都是T型，還包括L型或直線型，除了catwalk的說法之外，runaway ( 機(jī)場跑道) 和ramp （高速公路的引接式坡道）也可以指時裝模特表演的舞臺。請看 WordNet Dictionary 對 runway 的定義:
runway: this is the place where you walk when you're giving a live fashion presentation. It is also referred to as a catwalk or ramp and is always elevated above the crowd. A runway can be shaped like a "T", an "L" or a straight line.