Translation Technique

Translation Techniques in Narrative Text

English

Indonesian

Once upon a time, there were two sisters, Bawang and Kesuna, who lived with their parents in a village. The two girls were very different. Bawang was lazy and disobedient. She didn’t like working hard or helping her parents to do anything. She was also envious person and a terrible liar. To the contrary, Kesuna was a quiet, honest, and diligent girl. She did almost all the household chores. In spite of her diligent her parents seemed to love Bawang more for she was a great pretender and her parents believed whatever she said.

Di sebuah desa hiduplah dua orang bersaudara. Bawang dan Kesuna. Kedua bersaudara ini hidup bersama orang tuanya. Bawang dan Kesuna mempunyai sifat yang jauh berbeda. Bawang adalah seorang pemalas dan dan tidak suka bekerja keras. Ia juga seorang yang iri hati dan suka memfitnah. Lain halnya dengan Kesuna. Ia pendiam, jujur, dan rajin bekerja. Hampir semua pekerjaan rumah tangga dikerjakan olehnya. Walaupun Kesuna rajin bekerja, kedua orang tuanya lebih sayang kepada Bawang, karena Bawang pandai mencuri hati sehingga yang dikatakannya selalu dipercaya oleh orang tuanya.

Source : Taro, Made. 1997. Bawang dan Kesuna. Balai Pustaka.

The text above is an orientation of a narrative text. Here, I want to analyze the translation techniques that are used in translating the text. I give some different colors to indicate the different the technique.

1.      Deletion Technique, Transposition Technique, and Addition Technique.

TSu            : Once upon a time, there were two sisters, Bawang and Kesuna, who lived with their parents in a village.

TSa            : Di sebuah desa hiduplah dua orang bersaudara. Bawang dan Kesuna. Kedua bersaudara ini hidup bersama orang tuanya.

2.      Addition Technique and Modulation Technique

TSu            : The two girls were very different.

TSa            : Bawang dan Kesuna mempunyai sifat yang jauh berbeda.

3.      Modulation Technique, Addition Technique, and Deletion Technique

TSu            : Bawang was lazy and disobedient. She didn’t like working hard or helping her parents to do anything.

TSa            : Bawang adalah seorang pemalas dan tidak suka bekerja keras.

4.      Transposition Technique, Modulation Technique, and Deletion Technique

TSu            : She was also envious person and a terrible liar.

TSa            : Ia juga seorang yang iri hati dan suka memfitnah.

5.      Addition Technique, Deletion Technique, and Modulation Technique.

TSu            : To the contrary, Kesuna was a quiet, honest, and diligent girl.

TSa            : Lain halnya dengan Kesuna. Ia pendiam, jujur, dan rajin bekerja.

6.      Transposition Technique

TSu            : She did almost all the household chores.

TSa            : Hampir semua pekerjaan rumah tangga dikerjakan olehnya.

7.      Deletion Technique, Modulation Technique, and Transposition Technique.

TSu            : In spite of her diligent her parents seemed to love Bawang more for she was a great pretender and her parents believed whatever she said.

TSa            : Walaupun Kesuna rajin bekerja, kedua orang tuanya lebih sayang kepada Bawang, karena Bawang pandai mencuri hati sehingga yang dikatakannya selalu dipercaya oleh orang tuanya.