中餐菜单翻成英文的一些方法.doc

中餐菜单翻成英文的一些方法餐饮专业英语主要包括日常会话用语、烹饪技术用语和中餐英文菜单等等，而这其中尤以中餐英文菜单用得最为普遍。要将中餐菜单翻译成英文，就先得了解中餐菜名的构成及命名方法。中餐菜名通常由原料名称，烹制方法、菜肴的色香味形器、菜肴的创始人或发源地等构成。这种反映菜肴内容和特色的命名方法叫做写实性命名法，此外还有反映菜肴深刻含义的写意性命名法。由于汉语和英语的差异很大，我们在把中餐菜名由中文译成英文的时候，应该采用写实性命名法，尽量将菜肴的原料、烹制方法、菜肴的味型等翻译出来，以便让客人一目了然。为了让大家更好地掌握将中餐菜名译成英文的技巧，特将翻译中总结出来的几点“公式”(中英文对照)介绍如下，以供大家参考。一、以主料开头的翻译方法1.介绍菜肴的主料和辅料：公式：主料(形状)+(with)辅料例：杏仁鸡丁chicken cubes with almond 牛肉豆腐beef with beancurd 西红柿炒蛋Scrambled egg with to tomato 2.介绍菜肴的主料和味汁：公式：主料(形状)+(with,in)味汁例：芥末鸭掌duck webs with mustard sauce 葱油鸡chicken in Scallion oil 米酒鱼卷fish rolls with rice wine二、以烹制方法开头的翻译方法1.介绍菜肴的烹法和主料：公式：烹法+主料(形状)例：软炸里脊soft-fried pork fillet 烤乳猪roast suckling pig 炒鳝片Stir-fried eel slices2.介绍菜肴的烹法和主料、辅料：公式：烹法+主料(形状)+(with)辅料例：仔姜烧鸡条braised chicken fillet with tender ginger 3.介绍菜肴的烹法、主料和味汁：公式：烹法+主料(形状)+(with,in)味汁例：红烧牛肉braised beef with brown sauce 鱼香肉丝fried shredded pork with Sweet and sour sauce清炖猪蹄stewed pig hoof in clean soup三、以形状或口感开头的翻译方法1.介绍菜肴的形状(口感)和主料、辅料：公式：形状(口感)+主料+(with)辅料例：芝麻酥鸡crisp chicken with sesame陈皮兔丁diced rabbit with orange peel 时蔬鸡片Sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables2.介绍菜肴的口感、烹法和主料：公式：口感+烹法+主料例：香酥排骨crisp fried spareribs水煮嫩鱼tender stewed fish 香煎鸡块fragrant fried chicken 3.介绍菜肴的形状(口感)、主料和味汁：公式：形状(口感)+主料+(with)味汁例：茄汁鱼片sliced fish with tomato sauce椒麻鸡块cutlets chicken with hot pepper黄酒脆皮虾仁crisp shrimps with rice wine sauce四、以人名或地名开头的翻译方法1.介绍菜肴的创始人(发源地)和主料：公式：人名(地名)+主料例：麻婆豆腐Ma Po beancurd 四川水饺Sichuan boiled dumpling 2.介绍菜肴的创始人(发源地)、烹法和主料：公式：人名(地名)+烹法+主料例：东坡煨肘DongPo stewed pork joint 北京烤鸭Roast Beijing Duck 在中餐菜名翻译成英文的过程中，可以采用多种不同的方法，而且每一道菜都可以从不同的角度入手进行翻译。例如，川菜中的“宫保鸡丁”这道菜就有以下几种译法：1.sauteed chicken cubes with peanuts2.Gongbao chicken cubes3.diced chicken with chilli and peanuts 由此可见，中餐菜名的英译方法是灵活多变的。至于我们在翻译中最终采用哪种方法，则可根据各人的习惯和具体情况确定。我一个在翻译公司的同学说，只要掌握了第一种以主料开头的翻译方法，对其它种类的翻译方法便可以触类旁通，我们只需根据文中所列出的翻译公式去相应作一些交换就行了。水果类（fruits）：西红柿tomato菠萝pineapple西瓜watermelon香蕉banana柚子shaddock（pomelo）橙子orange苹果apple柠檬lemon樱桃cherry桃子peach梨pear枣Chinesedate（去核枣pitteddate）椰子coconut草莓strawberry 树莓raspberry 蓝莓blueberry 黑莓 blackberry 葡萄grape甘蔗sugarcane芒果mango木瓜pawpaw或者papaya杏子apricot油桃nectarine柿子persimmon石榴 pomegranate榴莲jackfruit槟榔果arecanut（西班牙产苦橙）bitterorange 猕猴桃kiwifruitorChinesegooseberry金橘cumquat蟠桃flatpeach 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