系统功能对直译和意译的阐释是从层级角度入手的,认为译者设定的翻译语境越小,越容易产生直译翻译作品;译者选择的翻译语境越大,越容易产生意译的翻译产品。极端的直译往往是以词为翻译单位的,而极端的意译往往是以整个语篇或整体语域为翻译单位的。 The explanation of literal translation and free translation from the system function is from the perspective of hierarchy. The smaller the translation context set by the translator, the easier it is to generate literal translation works. The larger the translation context chosen by the translator, the easier it is to produce a paraphrasing translation product. Extreme literal translation is often based on the word as a unit of translation, and extreme translation is often based on the entire discourse or the entire register as a unit of translation.