“目的”条文的英译

4.3.3　“目的”条文的英译

立法的目的条文常见有以下表达法：

（1）Pursant to Article 60 of the Customs Law the Rules are formulated with a view to implementing the provisions …

（2）This Forestry Law is formulated for the purpose of speeding up afforestation，…

（3）This Law is formulated in order to protect …

（4）These Regulations are formulated to strengthen fire protection,safeguard…

（5）The present Procedures are formulated in the view to strengthen …

（6）With the view to improving…，the present Procedures are formulated …

归纳起来，表示立法目的（“为了……”）的英语释文有：to +v.，in order to＋v.，with a view to＋-ing，in the view to＋v.，以及for the purpose（s）of。其中purpose所表示之目的仅一项者用单数，“目的”之内涵不止一项，但译者主观上（notionally）当作一个完整的目的，则仍可用单数“purpose”；这时，各项内涵在文字上截然可分，如在文字上介词短语不是“of A，B and C”而是“of A，of B and of C”，则应使用复数“for the purposes”。