Translation Unit 5

Which translation technique involves changing the position of words in a sentence?

• Addition

• Transposition

• Omission

• Metonymy

A .............. is a verb form that does not function as a verb but as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

"I’m starving to death" is an example of hyperbole.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When a translator replaces a phrase with its opposite meaning to maintain the intended message, it is called:

• Synonymy Transformation

• Antonymy Transformation

• Replacement

• Addition

Which figure of speech is demonstrated in "She has a heart of stone"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

The technique of "addition" in translation is used to:

• Make the sentence longer

• Clarify the meaning of the original text

• Remove unnecessary information

• Avoid ambiguity

Which technique of translation was used in the translated text?

They will make an announcement next week. (Họ sẽ thông báo vào tuần tới.)

• replacement 

• transposition

• addition      

• omission

We gave them a clear indication of good will.( Chúng ta đã tỏ ra thiện chí với họ. )

Which technique was used in the above translated text?

Chúng tôi vừa mới rời khỏi công ty thì trời đổ mưa. (using no sooner … than)

• We had no sooner left the company than it began to rain.  

• No sooner we left the company than it began to rain.  

• We no sooner the rain we left the company 

• It rained no sooner we left the company

She turned and faced him, her eyes blazing.

Cô ta quay lại và nhìn anh ấy, ....................

• đôi mắt đang đốt cháy

• với đôi mắt bừng bừng lửa giận

• với ánh mắt rực lửa

• đôi mắt đang giận