Running head: passive voice in english and vietnamese
Some Common Mistakes and Suggestions for Better Translation
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| Some Common Mistakes and Suggestions for Better Translation
The most important thing a language learner should take a close look on is the difference in English and Vietnamese culture and to use passive voice in suitable context. Another advice given by some linguistics, they say teacher should ask students drop “bị” and “được” in English Vietnamese translation. The most typical suggestions are: Anh ấy bị mất hết tiền (He was lost all of his money) (1) Xe b ị hư (The car was broken down) (2) The appropriate translation: (1) He lost all of his money (2) The car broke down The scope for “bị” and “được” is much larger than their use in passive voice sentences. Therefore, teacher should give students this note and ask student drop “bị” and được” and consider carefully whether these sentences are grammatical point. PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE 11 Example: (1) Hàng hóa ch ở tới bằng xe (Goods drive by car) (2) Nhà xây xong r ồi (house has already built) Proper translation: Goods are carried by car. House has already been built. In example (1) and (2), the learners s hould aware that the words “goods” and “house” can not carry the action. In Vietnamese, active voice sounds natural than passive in most cases so learners should base on this to have a better translation. Example: Nam is expected to win the 1 st prize in t his contest ( Nam được mong đợi giành giải nhất trong cuộc thi này: unnatural). Naturally we can say: m ọi người mong rằng Nam sẽ giành thứ hạng cao nh ất trong cuộc thi này). One of the best approaches to have a good translation from English into Vietnamese and vice versa that the learners should have a deep knowledge in their mother tongue first as well as a wide range of vocabulary in English as well as mater grammatical point. Moreover, students should be aware a passive – meaning sentence whether it carry a positive or negative meaning and adding “bị” or “được” appropriately. In some occasions, using “bị” and “được” can be acceptable depending on attitude of speaker: Example: The book content has been changed N ội dung của quyển sách đã được thay đổi (1’) PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE 12 N ội dung của quyển sách đã bị thay đổi (2’) (1’) or (2’) can be accepted relying on the context. tải về 217.43 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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