Chapter3-1LinguisticFeaturesofC&EandtheirimpactonTranslationofCommercialEnglish3.1TranslationofWordsinCommercialEnglish3.1.1Polysemy

drawbackGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)molddeskswitchcanPractice3.1.2GradationofmeaningparcticeAdvertisersmustrealizethatpeopleusuallyaremotivatedbythegoalofsatisfyingsomecombinationoftwoormoreneeds,andtheneedsmaybebothconsciousandunconscious.

3.1.3Singularandpluralnouns

import進口——imports進口量，進口的貨物

export出口——exports出口量，出口的貨物

stock庫存（貨）——stocks庫存量

sale銷售——sales銷量，銷售額

supply供應——supplies供應量

receipt收到——receipts收入，收益

return返回——returns收益，收入

risk風險——risks風險損失賠償金

gain收獲——gains利潤，收益PracticeDuringthepastfewmonths,DellComputerCorp.moveditsgiantPC-makingfacilityfromKualaLumpurtoXiamen.China’sadavantagesarenumerous.ItswageratesareathirdofMexico’sandHungray’s,and5%ofthoseintheU.S.orJapan.China’sinvestmentsineducationandtrainingareattractingresearchfacilitiesfromcompaniessuchasIBM,Motorala,andMicrosoft.3.1.4TranslationofabbreviationsCIF（cost，InsuranceandPayment）D/P(DocumentagainstPayment)D/A(DocumentsagainstAcceptance)）Freetranslation

(b)Transliteration

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(c)CombinationofFreetranslationandTransliteration

(d)Omissionorzerotranslation

practiceForaquarterofcentury,WahingtonandWallstreethavewantedChinatobecomeanintegralpartoftheworldeconomy.Theirwishhasbeengranted,andnowit’stimetocometogripswiththeimplications.3.1.5Translationofpeople’snames(omitted)3.1.6TranslationofGeographicalNamesComplyingwiththefeaturesofChineseGeographicalNames(b)

Addingunifiedname

(c)Oneword,moreversions3.1.7Translationofarticles◆ Omission◆ Specifictranslationofdefinitearticle