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WorksheetsTRANSLATION ERRORS
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Translation is created as a ST-TT production. Here, Translation error arises from the existence of the ___ ___
(Fill no more than 4 words in the blank)
(a)
From communicative approach (pragmatic conditions), Translation errors are caused by problems in the ___ ___
(Fill 2 words in the blank)
(a)
From pedagogical approach (Translator training), Errors in translator training are ___ ___ "real translation errors"
(Fill 2 words in the blank)
(a)
From the concept of "equivalence", Translation errors are "___" (A), "non-___" (B).
(a)
What are Possible causes of translation errors?
Interferences between ST-TT
Factual mistakes
Misunderstanding of the translation brief, ST contents
Problems during the transfer from ST to TT
Conveying the ST meaning accurately
Criteria for translation error assessment depend on different ___ and ___.
(a)
There is not always a direct relationship between the ___ and ___ of errors.
Purposes & Situation
Number & Gravity
Acceptability & Usability
Quality & Quantity
There is not always a direct relationship between the QUALITY of the TT and the perceived ___ and ___ of the text.
Purposes & Situation
Number & Gravity
Acceptability & Usability
Quality & Quantity
How many TRANSLATION ERRORS in ATA framework?
13
23
22
12
What is Illegibility Error?
What is written must be clearly understood by the grader.
Candidates give more than 1 option.
An element of ST information is left out in TT.
Deletions, insertions, revisions are acceptable if they don't make the intent unclear.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
Illegibility
Indecision
Ambiguity
Register
What is Indecision Error?
What is written must be clearly understood by the grader.
Candidates give more than 1 option.
An element of ST information is left out in TT.
Deletions, insertions, revisions are acceptable if they don't make the intent unclear.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: I booked a room in Hanoi Hibiscus Hotel, it instantly became my "home away from home" place to stay. (Huffington Post)
TL: Tôi đã đặt một phòng tại khách sạn Hanoi Hibiscus, và nơi đây nhanh chóng trở thành "mái nhà xa xứ" / "ngôi nhà thứ hai" của tôi.
Illegibility
Indecision
Ambiguity
Register
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
Unfinished
Indecision
Illegibility
Register
What is not the difference between Unfinished Error and Omission Error?
The ability of omitting information in translations in certain time.
The amount of omitted information in translations in certain time.
The time to finish the translation
The translator's ability to finish the translation in certain time.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Thien says the demand for cat meat grows each year. "When I first started working here, I was surprised so many people ate cat," he said. "But now, fine, they like that."
TL: "Khi tôi mới vào làm tại đây, tôi vô cùng ngạc nhiên vì rất nhiều người ăn thịt mèo. Nhưng giờ tôi quen rồi, họ thích thì họ ăn thôi. Mà lượng khách cứ tăng đều", anh Thiện cho biết.
Addition
Indecision
Ambiguity
Omission
"Addition Error is adding Superfluous info or Stylistic effects when translators translate the text into the translation."
Is this TRUE or FALSE?
(a)
"Addition Error resists the tendency to insert "clarifying" info, which means Explicitation is not permissible."
Is this TRUE or FALSE?
(a)
Omission Error is an element of ST information that is ___ ___ in TT (textual info, author intention)
(Fill 2 words in the blank)
(a)
Missing titles, headings, sentences may be marked as "___ ___" (how much)
(a)
In terms of Omission Error, Implicitation is (a) .
Ambiguity Error is either the ST or TT segment allows for ___ ___ ___ semantic interpretation, where its counterpart in other language does not.
(Fill 3 words in the blank)
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST:
Woman
without her
man is nothing
TL: Đàn bà nếu không có đàn ông, sẽ chẳng làm nên trò trống gì
Addition
Indecision
Ambiguity
Omission
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST:
Căn cứ Luật Đầu tư công số 49/2014/QH13 ngày 18/6/2014;
Căn cứ Nghị định số 32/2015 NĐ-CP ngày 25/3/2015 của Chính phủ về quản lý xây dựng.
TL:
Pursuant to the Law on Public Investment No.49/2014/QH13 dated June 18, 2014.
According to the Decree No. 32/2015/NĐ-CP issued on March 25, 2015 of the Government on management of construction investment expenses.
Addition
Indecision
Ambiguity
Omission
The Faithfulness Error means "The TT does not respect the meaning of the ST as much as possible".
Is this statement RIGHT or WRONG?
(a)
The Misunderstanding Error means "Candidates should not rewrite or improve upon the meaning and intent of the ST".
Is this statement RIGHT or WRONG?
(a)
In False Friends Errors, words of ___ (A) form but ___ (B) meaning across the language pair are confused.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: If you are visiting My Son, here comes a bunch of tips on how to get the most of it.
TL: Nếu bạn đang có dự định đi thăm con trai của tôi, hãy đọc những bí quyết dưới đây để có thể có được một chuyến đi tuyệt vời nhất.
Addition
False friends
Ambiguity
Cohension
The Literalness Error refers to "A translation that follows the ST word for word results in an awkward, unidiomatic, or incorrect renditions".
Is this statement RIGHT or WRONG?
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Đường Cổ Ngư xưa, chầm chậm bước ta về.
TL: On Co Ngu street, slowly our steps return.
(MCST_Chắp cánh cho ca khúc Việt bay xa)
Cohension
Faithfulness
False friends
Literalness
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Hoa sữa thôi rơi, em bên tôi một chiều tan lớp.
TL: Flower stop falling, you inside me after class.
Cohension
Literalness
Ambiguity
Faithfulness
What is the difference between Misunderstanding Error and Mistranslation Error?
(a) Error means the translator misinterpretes a word, a sentence, etc. during his or her process of reading and understanding them in the whole text to start the translation.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Coming to Hanoi, it is hard for tourists to escape the elemental conversation on how best to cross the street. A decade has transformed Hanoi's once-quiet, tree-lined boulevards into roaring rivers of rubber and steel. (New York Times).
TL: Đến với Hà Nội, du khách khó có thể bỏ qua một chủ đề muôn thuở là làm sao để sang đường an toàn nhất. Một thập kỷ qua, biến một Hà Nội có thời bình yên với những đại lộ rợp bóng cây thành những con sông chất đầy cao su và thép.
Misunderstanding
Mistranslation
Ambiguity
Faithfulness
(a) Error means the meaning of a segment of the ST is not conveyed properly in the TL.
In Mistranslation Error, translator improperly conveyed Choice of preposition, use of definite and indefinite articles, choice of ___ ___ and mood of the ST in the TL.
(Fill 2 words in the blank)
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Tòa án nhân dân quyết định kết án họ 15 năm tù về tội buôn ma túy.
TL: The Peoples Court decided to condemn them to 15 years imprisonment about the drug smuggling.
Misunderstanding
Mistranslation
Ambiguity
Faithfulness
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
+) ST: Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia (BBC).
TL: Bỉ thông qua Luật "Cái chết nhân đạo" cho trẻ em (Dân trí).
+) UNICEF = Quỹ Trẻ nhỏ Liên Hợp Quốc
Misunderstanding
Mistranslation
Register
Faithfulness
(a) Error means Level of formality in the TT is not appropriate for the TT audience or medium specified in the instructions.
(a) Error means the style of the translation is not appropriate for publication or professional use (Specified in the instructions).
What is the difference between Register and Style Error?
(a) Error means a term specific to a special field is not used when the corresponding term is not used in the ST.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: So if you have high blood pressure problems, you need to be careful with Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicines. That includes vitamins and supplements. Your doctor can suggest OTC medicines that are safe for you. (webmd.com)
TL: Nếu bạn đang mắc chứng cao huyết áp, bạn nên lưu ý khi dùng các loại thuốc mua ngoài quầy. Ví dụ như các loại vitamin hay thuốc bổ. Bác sĩ của bạn sẽ hướng dẫn bạn sử dụng loại nào là an toàn.
Misunderstanding
Style
Register
Terminology
Be careful with ___ Error because the convention of the TL should be followed.
Usage
Grammar
Syntax
Capitalization
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam
TL: Ngân hàng Đầu Tư và Phát Triển Việt Nam
Usage
Style
Syntax
Capitalization
The TT conventions of accents and diacritical marks are not obligated to comply.
TRUE
FALSE
Grammar Error includes Lack of S-V agreement, incorrect verb tense, incorrect declension of N, Pron, Adj.
TRUE
FALSE
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Sau 8 năm ban hành Pháp lệnh ưu đãi người có công, mức sống người có công đã tăng gấp 2 lần.
TT: Eight year after the issue of an Ordinance on Preferential Treatment to people with meritorious services to the country, the living standard of these people have doubled.
Usage
Grammar
Syntax
Capitalization
___ Error means the TL conventions are not followed.
Usage
Grammar
Syntax
Punctuations
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: As of July 2013, the world population was estimated to number 7.1 billion.
TT: Theo ước tính vào tháng 7 năm 2013 thì dân số thế giới đạt con số 7.1 tỉ người.
Usage
Part of speech
Syntax
Punctuations
Spelling/ Character Error means A word or character in the TT is (a) incorrectly according to the TL conventions.
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
Spelling
Part of speech
Syntax
Punctuations
It would become ___ if the incorrect syntax changes the meaning.
serious
more serious
simple
more simple
Syntax Error in translation means the (a) of words doesn't conform to the syntactic rules of the TL.
Syntax Error includes Lack of S-V agreement, incorrect verb tense, incorrect declension of N, Pron, Adj.
TRUE
FALSE
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Hà Nội còn bao nhiêu vấn đề nóng bỏng: từ giao thông còn tắc, điện nước phập phù, cơ sở hạ tầng yếu kém, can cớ chỉ lại ưu tiên đặt chuyện "nói ngọng" lên bàn nghị sự? (Vietnamnet)
TT: Hanoi remains burning issues from high traffic, power is not fixed, weak infrastructure. Why do we have a discussion on "lisp disease"?
Spelling
Part of speech
Syntax
Punctuations
Usage Error means Conventions of wording in the TL are not followed.
TRUE
FALSE
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Đồng bào ở vùng lũ lụt đang hết sức cần sự giúp đỡ của chúng ta (Translation Practice, 2004)
TT: People in the flood-stricken areas seriously need our help.
Usage
Part of speech
Syntax
Grammar
What is the difference between Word form, Part of speech and Spelling Error?
What is the difference between Register and Terminology Error?
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Tai nạn bất ngờ ập tới là một cú sốc lớn đối với chúng tôi.
TT: The accident had came as a terrible shock to us.
Usage
Part of speech
Syntax
Word form
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Due to the island’s poor transportation infrastructure, some of the cave areas are extremely difficult to visit, even in the best of circumstances.
TT: Do điều kiện cơ sở hạ tầng, điều kiện kinh tế xã hội khó khăn trên đảo, rất khó đến thăm một số hang động, thậm chí trong các tình huống tốt nhất.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Most of the country’s roughly 35,000 square kilometers of karst terrain occur in an interrupted band down the west coast.
TT: 35,000 ki lô mét vuông đá vôi phong hóa xảy ra theo hướng bờ biển phía Tây.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Sam went for a walk with her friend in the red shirt.
TT: Sam đi dạo với cô bạn mặc áo đỏ
(a)
In Cohesion, a text is hard to follow because of (a) use of terminology, misuse of pronouns, inappropriate conjunctions, etc.
Cohesion is a network of lexical, grammatical & other relations which provide formal links between various parts of a text.
TRUE
FALSE
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: And in those days there lived in London a girl called Polly Plummer. She lived in one of a long row of houses which were all joined together. One morning she was out in the back garden when a boy scrambled up from the garden next door and put his face over the wall.
TT: Vào khoảng thời gian này, có một cô gái sống ở London tên là Polly Plummer. Cô sống ở một căn nhà trong một dãy nhà dài liền sát nhau. Một buổi sáng, cô đang ở sân sau nhà thì một cậu bé bò từ khu vườn nhà hàng xóm rồi úp mặt anh lên tường.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: I'm sorry I can't join you for dinner this evening. Can I take a rain check?
TT: Xin lỗi mình không thể đi ăn tối cùng bạn tối nay. Tôi có thể kiểm tra xem mưa hay không?
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: I was working at Longan hospital.
TT: Tôi đang làm việc tại bệnh viện Quả nhãn
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Cuốn sách này tôi đã đọc rồi.
TT: Book this I tense marker read already
(a)
What is the difference between Omission and Unfinished Error?
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Ngân sách nhà nước chi tiêu cho giáo dục sẽ tăng thêm 15% trong vòng 5 năm tới
TT: State budget spending on education will increase to 15% in the next 5 years
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: She’s kind of a cold fish
TT: Cô ấy là một loại cá lạnh
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Ông có muốn dùng gì không?
TT: Do you want to eat anything?
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Thương mại điện tử không chỉ đem lại nhiều lợi ích cho các doanh nghiệp mà còn với cả khách hàng.
TT: Electronic trade brings benefits for not only enterprises but customers as well.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Tôi quên vở
TT: I forgot my wife
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
ST: Khói thải chứa khí cacbonic, nó làm ô nhiễm không khí, gây hiệu ứng nhà kính.
TT: Exhaust fumes contain carbon dioxide, it make air pollution, greenhouse effect.
(a)
Define the type of TRANSLATION ERROR of ATA framework in this translation?
(a)
A (a) error occurs when the grader can see that the error arises from misreading a word, for example, or misinterpreting the syntax of a sentence.
According to ATA framework (2017), an ambiguity error occurs when more than one semantic interpretation is made in the ST or TT segment, where the meaning is clear in its counterpart in the other language.
TRUE
FALSE
False friends error occurs when words of similar form but (a) meaning across the language pair are confused
Literalness error occurs when a translation that follows the source text ___ ___ ___, results in awkward, unidiomatic, or incorrect renditions.
(Fill 3 words in the blank)
(a)
A (a) error occurs when the meaning of a segment of the original text is not conveyed properly in the target language
