《黄帝内经素问》中常用虚词英译研究的任务书.docx

《黄帝内经素问》中常用虚词英译研究的任务书
TaskDescription:
Asatranslatorandresearcher,yourtaskistostudythecommonlyusedparticlesintheHuangdiNeijingSuwen(《黄帝内经素问》),aChineseclassicmedicaltext.YouareexpectedtoprovideEnglishtranslationsandexplanationsforeachparticle,aswellasanalyzetheirusageandfunctionsinthetext.Yourresearchshouldbenolessthan1200words.
Introduction:
TheHuangdiNeijingSuwenisafoundationaltextinTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)andiswidelystudiedandpracticedtothisday.However,itstextcanbedifficulttounderstandfornon-nativespeakersduetotheuseofparticlesthatdonothaveadirectEnglishequivalent.Inthisresearchproject,wewillexamineandtranslatetheseparticles,withtheaimoffacilitatingadeeperunderstandingofthetextforEnglish-speakingscholarsandpractitioners.
CommonlyUsedParticles:
1.之(zhī)
Translation:of,from,in,by,to
Explanation:Usedtoindicateapossessiverelationship,ortoindicatethesourceorlocationofanactionorobject.Thisparticlecanbetranslatedinvariouswaysdependingonthecontext.
Example:
吾欲刺之(wúyùcìzhī)
Translation:Iwanttopunctureit.
Explanation:Here,之indicatestheobjectoftheaction(puncture).
2.之所以(zhīsuǒyǐ)
Translation:thereasonwhy
Explanation:Usedtointroducethereasonorcausebehindastatementoraction.
Example:
人病之所以生者，皆因鬼神之持(rénbìngzhīsuǒyǐshēngzhě,jiēyīnguǐshénzhīchí)
Translation:Thereasonwhypeoplegetsickisduetothepossessionofghostsanddeities.
Explanation:Here,之所以introducesthereasonbehindthestatementthatpeoplegetsick.
3.以(yǐ)
Translation:touse(asameans),sothat,inorderto
Explanation:Usedtointroducethereasonorpurposeofanactionorstatement,ortoindicatethemeansbywhichsomethingisdone.
Example:
以火温之(yǐhuǒwēnzhī)
Translation:Towarmitwithfire.
Explanation:Here,以introducesthemeansbywhichtheaction(warming)isdone.
4.乃(nǎi)
Translation:then,onlythen,indeed
Explanation:Usedtoindicateasequenceofeventsoralogicalconclusionbasedonwhathasbeensaid.
Example:
愿闻其详，乃言具人文书传(yuànwénqíxiáng,nǎiyánjùrénwénshūchuán)
Translation:Iwouldliketohearthedetails,andthenexplainthetransmissionofbookstopeople.
Explanation:Here,乃indica