Translation 3

1st Class
Ryza A. Priatama
priatama07@gmail.com

Universitas Terbuka
Korea Selatan

NEWS

EDITORS CORNER

Timetable
1st edition : Module 1
2nd edition : Module 2
3rd edition : Module 3 & 4
4th edition : Module 5
5th edition : Module 6
6th edition : Module 7 & 8
7th edition : Module 9 & 10
8th edition : Module 11 & 12

Goal : able to translate documents

between English and bahasa related to
environmental, educational, financial and
banking sector.
Textbook : Translation 3, 2nd edition,
BING3319, by Siti Era Mardiani,
published by UT

Tutorial method : online (ustream) & class

meeting
Scoring components : class attendance,
homeworks, exams
Course material & recordings are
available in utkorea homepage

Introduction

Module 1

Translation : communication of the meaning of a source-language text by

means of an equivalent target-language text *
Translation key points :
Preservation of meaning
Understand the original meaning
Definitions & contexts -> dictionary, thesaurus
Idioms, phrases, proverbs -> dictionary
Specific knowledge -> encyclopedia
DONT translate word per word
Use proper register (words, style, grammar) in the target language
DONT Use daily words
* The Oxford Companion to the English Language, Namit Bhatia, ed., 1992, pp. 1,05154

Example

Idioms
She is pulling my leg.
When will you drop them
a line?
You should keep an eye
out for that.
Proverbs
The devil is in the details
Break a leg
Phrase
Die hard

Module 1
to pull someone's leg means to
tease them by telling them
something untrue
to drop someone a line means to
phone or send a note to someone
to keep an eye out for something
means to watch for it
The devil is in the details", means
that things may look good on the
surface,
but
upon scrutiny,
problems are revealed
Break a leg means wishing good
luck
Die hard means any person who
will not be swayed from a belief

Module 1

Learning Activity 1
Renewable Energy : Not Cheap, Not
Green

Energi Yang Dapat Diperbaharui: Tidak Murah,

Tidak Hijau

By Robert L. Bradley, Jr

Oleh Robert L. Bradley Jr

1. Read
A multi-billion-dollar government crusade
to promote renewable energy for
electricity generation, now in its third
decade, has resulted in major economic
costs and unintended environmental
consequences. Even improved new
generation renewable capacity is, on
average, twice as expensive as new
capacity from the most economical fossilfuel alternative and triple the cost of
surplus electricity. Solar power for bulk
generation
is
substantially
more
uneconomic than the average; biomass,
hydroelectric power, and geothermal
projects are less uneconomic. Wind
power is the closest to the double-triple
rule.

Pemerintah mempertaruhkan milyaran dollar

Understandenergi
the yang dapat
untuk 2.
mempromosikan
diperbaharuimeaning
untuk pembangkit tenaga listrik,
kini dalam dekade ketiganya, pembangkit
tersebut telah memakan biaya besar dan
3. Rewrite the
menimbulkan dampak lingkungan yang tidak
in the yang telah
diinginkan. meaning
Bahkan kapasitas
ditingkatkantarget
dari language
pembangkit listrik yang
diperbaharui, rata-rata, dua kali lebih mahal
dari kapasitas
baru yang berasal
4. Usepembangkit
matching
dari bahan bakar alternatif yang paling
language
style
ekonomis yang
berasal dari
fosil dan tiga kali
lebih mahal dari biaya kelebihan beban listrik.
Tenaga surya untuk pembangkit yang besar
lebih tidak ekonomis dibanding rata-rata
pembangkit tenaga lainnya; pembangkit tenaga
yang berasal dari biomas, hidroelektrik, dan
proyek-proyek
geotermal
paling
tidak
ekonomis. Pembangkit tenaga angin hampir
dua atau tiga kali lipat lebih mahal.

Errors

Learning Activity 1-2

Penekanan
/ adanya
tekanan

Pembangkit
tenaga air,
dll

Errors

Learning Activity 1-3

Suatu era baru
mengenai
komitmenkomitmen yang
dipaksakan
terhadap
Atas opsi politis
yaitu
Subsidi yang
baru dari
pemerintah
(menghindari
ambiguitas)

Yaitu
penambahan
bahan-bahan
dan perluasan
wilayah

Learning Activity 1-4

Introduction
One of the centerpieces of the
environmentalist agenda has long been
the regulation of fossil-fuel consumption.
Although anti-pollution controls are the
accepted short-term solution to many of
the environmental problems posed by
fossil fuels, many people believe that the
long-term answer is the gradual
replacement of fossil fuels with other, less
environmentally threatening fuel sources.
That philosophy can perhaps best be
described as eco-energy planning, the
belief that government intervention in the
energy economy is necessary to
maximize environmental protection and,
in the end, the nations economic vitality.

Focus
1. Centerpieces =
kepingantengah? Bagian
pusat? . Main focus /
Important
points= :?
primary
attention
1. long
Grammar
2. Has
been =use
what
grammar?
What does it
2. Potentially
mean?misleading terms
3. Fossil-fuel
= bahan
3. Specific
termsbakar
fosil? Dinosaurus?
4. Eco-energy = energi
ekonomis? energy which is
affordable, sustainable and
environmentally friendly

Errors

Learning Activity 1-5

Panas bumi
Tenaga seperti
ini
Ketergantungan
alternatif

Errors

Learning Activity 1-6

Dianggap sebagai

Tidak diminati lagi

Ikan air tawar

Merupakan sumber
tenaga terbarukan
yang menimbulkan
polusi udara secara
intensif

Errors

Learning Activity 1-7

imbauan

Errors

Learning Activity 1-8

Suatu
metode
alternatif
mendasar
Milyaran
dollar

Errors

Learning Activity 1-9

Perkembanga
n utama
namun kurang
dikenal
Subsidi atas
pembayar
pajak atau
pembayar
tagihan
terhadap
pembangkitan
dan
konservasi
sumber
tenaga
terbarukan
telah
meningkatkan
peran gas
alam

Lebih murah
Gas alam juga

THE

INTERMEZZO
STOP AND REWIND

EXCLUSIVE REMINDER

R E M E M B E R
Keep the meaning
Get the original meaning / message
Get the passage type (exposition, descriptive, argumentative,
scientific, legal, persuasive, novel)
Write the message in target language, use proper type but avoid
being restricted to vocabs & grammars in original lang
Read the translated passage (should be smooth) and compare the
meaning
[Optional] Use footnotes to explain differences in cultural, social,
environmental backgrounds
[Optional] ask others to read and get feedback
[Optional] Try to translate back into original or other language and
compare the meaning

Practice session 1

Highlights
Grammar : present continuous
-> effect?
Greenhouse gases = gases
which traps solar energy on
earth -> gas rumah kaca

Highlights

Practice session 2

Grammar = future tense

Utilities = electric companies
Coal-fired = pembangkit listrik
tenaga batubara
Cost-effective = efektif dari
segi biaya
Portending = menandakan
Nitrogen oxides = senyawasenyawa nitrogen oksida
Carbon dioxide =
karbondioksida

Practice session 3

Highlights
Act = Undang-undang
Grammar = present tense
Stringent = ketat
(aturan/ketentuan)
Diminish = mengurangi
Attractiveness = daya tarik

Practice session 4

Highlights
Air pollutants = polutan-polutan /
pencemar-pencemar udara
Sulfur oxides = senyawa-senyawa
sulfur oksida
Nationwide = nasional
Cap = batas atas / jumlah maksimum
Disparities = disparitas / kesenjangan
Contingent = subject to change
Ratification = pengesahan (perjanjian
internasional)
Curtail = mengurangi / membatasi
Cap and trade programs = programprogram pembatasan dan
perdagangan
Green pricing = pembayaran
berorientasi lingkungan, or use green
pricing instead

Practice session 5

Highlights
Deterioration = penurunan kualitas
Precautionary stance = langkah / sikap
siaga
Surrogate = substitute
Global climate change = perubahan
iklim dunia

Formative Test

Spot The Errors

End of Learning Activity 1

Questions ?

Learning Activity 2

Practice
Topic : Background of
sustainable development
Explains historical views,
formation of & role
Grammar : present perfect
(role overview), past tense
(history), present simple
(explanation)

Learning Activity 2-2

Practice
Topic : The three initiatives
strengthening the role of
financial sector in
environmental policy
No. 1 provides attractively low
loan rates for green projects
No. 2 aims to increase energy
efficiency
No. 3 facilitates banks, govt,
and financial sector to promote
sustainable devp
Note : DONT translate names,
ex The Green Investment
Incentive Scheme, or The
Netherlands Bankers
Federation

Learning Activity 2-3

Practice
Topic : international banking
initiatives
2nd sentence : how it (UNEP
declaration) works
3rd sentence : its progress
4th sentence : an important rule

Practice

Learning Activity 2-4

Topic : Role of financial sector

in environment
No 1 : supplying fund to
business
No 2 : make green financial
products
No 3 : prevent risk
Stakeholders = pemangku
kepentingan

Learning Activity 2-5

Practice
Topic : Financial sectors
paradigm shift towards the
environment
1st & 2nd sentence : old vs new
paradigm
3rd sentence : new sustainable
banking products
4th sentence : examples of new
sustainable banking products
5th sentence : positive effect of
those activities

Learning Activity 2-6

Practice
Topic : Conclusion of the book
2nd & 4th sentence : the books
perspective
3rd & 5th sentence : books level
of detail
6th sentence : books audience
7th sentence : final conclusion

Formative Test 2

Find Errors

END

End of Modul 1