二、Please translate the following paragraph into English. (10 分)中華民國海巡署 3 月 16 日驅離四艘進入金門禁限制水域的中國大陸 海警巡邏船。根據海巡署的一份簡短聲明,海巡署巡防艇在上午 8 點 54 分發現中國大陸船隻後對其進行伴航追蹤,並廣播警告,直到它 們於上午 10 點 06 分離開金門禁區和限制水域。中國大陸海警在發布 的聲明中表示,這些船隻正在金門附近海域「合法」巡邏。然而事實 並非如此,該地區的限制和禁止水域是中華民國國防部於 1992 年劃 定的邊界。
詳解 (共 3 筆)
參考英文翻譯範例
On March 16, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) expelled four China Coast Guard patrol vessels that entered the restricted and prohibited waters of Kinmen. According to a brief statement released by the Coast Guard, patrol boats spotted the Chinese vessels at 8:54 a.m., shadowed them, and broadcast warnings until they departed the restricted and prohibited waters of Kinmen at 10:06 a.m. In a statement, the China Coast Guard claimed that the vessels were conducting "lawful" patrols in the waters near Kinmen. However, this is not the case; the restricted and prohibited waters in the area are boundaries drawn by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1992.
核心翻譯技巧解析
1. 專有名詞與官方單字掌握
在處理涉外、海事或執法新聞時,精準對應官方名稱是拿高分的關鍵:
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中華民國海巡署:譯為 Coast Guard Administration (CGA) 或 Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) / Taiwan's Coast Guard。
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海巡署巡防艇:可譯為 Coast Guard cutter / patrol vessel / boat。
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禁限制水域:在海事法律英文中,通常譯為 prohibited and restricted waters 或 restricted and prohibited waters of Kinmen。
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中國大陸海警巡邏船:譯為 China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessels / ships。
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中華民國國防部:譯為 Ministry of National Defense (MND)。
2. 時間與動作的連接詞運用 (Adverbial Clauses & Prepositions)
中文習慣把時間和事件緊湊排列,英文則需要利用介系詞片語或連接詞清楚交代時序:
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「3 月 16 日驅離...」:句首可直接使用時間介系詞 On March 16,主詞接海巡署,動詞用 drive away, expel 或 ward off。
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「在上午 8 點 54 分發現...後...直到...」:利用分詞構句或時間從句處理。例如:「...after discovering the vessels at 8:54 a.m. and shadowing them until they left...」。
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伴航追蹤 的專業英文動詞常用 shadow(跟監、伴航)或 accompany and monitor。
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廣播警告 可譯為 broadcast warnings 或 issue radio warnings。
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3. 引述與立場表達 (Attribution)
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「根據海巡署的一份簡短聲明」:標準句型為 According to a brief statement released by the Coast Guard...。
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「中國大陸海警在發布的聲明中表示...」:可使用分詞片語作為修飾,如 In a statement, the China Coast Guard claimed that...。「聲稱」或「表示」在此處用 claim 或 state 皆可(用 claim 更能凸顯其說詞帶有爭議或非事實)。
4. 轉折與事實澄清 (Contrast & Fact-Checking)
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「然而事實並非如此」:可用副詞或短句表達強烈的語氣轉折,例如 However, this is not the case. 或 Yet, that was not true.。
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「該地區的限制和禁止水域是中華民國國防部於 1992 年劃定的邊界」:
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注意「劃定」的動詞可使用 draw, demarcate 或 establish。
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句型結構可寫成:...as the restricted and prohibited waters in the area are boundaries designated / drawn by the Ministry of National Defense in 1992.
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