BASIC TRANSLATION THEORIES QUIZ

Semantic translation means rendering the message that is as close as possible to that of the source text.

• True

• False

Translation means a change in both form and meaning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The term "Quốc hội" should be translated as ........ in the Vietnamese political system.

• Parliament

• National Assembly

• Congress

Translation is the process of conveying messages across linguistic and …………………. barriers. (Ian Tudor, 1987).

• non-linguistic

• social

• cultural

Interpreting is the …………… transfer of an orally delivered message from a source language to a target language. (Norlan, 2005)

• oral

• non-verbal

• aural

The term "ân đoạn nghĩa tuyệt" should be translated in terms of ……

• Intertextual level

• Phrase level

• Clause level

• Textual level

Which one is a characteristic of interpretation?

• delayed

• refined

• aesthetic

• real-time

Identify what principle is violted in the following translation

Cấm người điều khiển các loại xe có mùi bia rượu. → It's forbidden to drive car with alcoholic smell.

• Accurate

• Beautiful

• Communicative

Identify what principle is violated in the following translation.

It is estimated that profits will increase sharply next year. => Nó được ước tính rằng doanh thu sẽ tăng mạnh năm tới.

• Accurate

• Beautiful

• Communicative

Which one is an example of Word-for-word translation?

• business cycle → chu kỳ kinh doanh

• Golden Lion → Kim sư

• the Milky Way → dải Ngân Hà