谚语的汉英翻译.ppt

汉英翻译 TranslationfromChinesetoEnglish TheTranslationofProverbs Proverbscomefrompeople severydaylifeandareinturnquitepopularly usedbypeople ThecharacteristicsofbothEnglishandChineseproverbsare vividness beingdeepinmeaning beingcolloquialandconciseness ifitisasimplesentence itusuallyhasrhythms ifitiscomposedoftwosentences itisantithetic Itisveryeasytorememberthem HowtotranslateChineseproverbsintoEnglish 1 Literaltranslation e g 明枪易躲 暗箭难防 Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshotfromhiding 城门失火 殃及池鱼 Afireonthecitywallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat 路遥知马力 日久见人心 Asalongroadtestsahorse sstrength soalongtaskprovesaperson sheart 初生牛犊不怕虎 New borncalvesmakelittleoftigers Culture differentstructuresleadtofreetranslation 2 Freetranslation e g 失之东隅 收之桑榆 Whatoneloseontheswingsonegetsbackontheroundabouts compare Losewherethesunrisesandgainwherethesunsets 塞翁失马 安知非福 Alossmayturnouttobeagain compare Whentheoldmanonthefrontierlosthismare whocouldhaveguesseditwasablessingindisguise 庆父不死 鲁难未已 Therewillalwaysbetroubleuntilthetrouble makerisremoved compare UntilQingFuisdownawaywith thecrisisinthestateofLuwillneverbeover 此地无银三百两 Aguiltypersongiveshimselfawaybyconspicuouslyprotestinghisinnocence compare No300taelsofsilverburiedhere 3 FindingequivalentinEnglishproverbsforeasyunderstanding 一次被火烧 二次避火苗 Aburntchilddreadsthefire literal Aburntmanalwaysevadesfire 半瓶醋 出事故 Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing literal Alittlelearninggivesrisetoaccidents 少见多怪 Wonderisthedaughterofignorance literal Seeinglittleisthecauseofamazement 龙生龙 凤生凤 Likebegetslike Literal Dragongivesbirthtodragonandphoenixtophoenix 三思而后行 Lookbeforeyouleap Literal Thinkthriceandthendoit 玩火者必自焚 Hethatsowsthewindwillreapthewhirlwind Literal Hewhoplayswithfirewillburnhimself DonotusethenamesofEnglishpeopleandplacestotranslateChineseproverbs e g 大伯笑呵呵地对我说 我们北方人都喜欢睡炕 你也将就点吧 俗话说 入乡随俗 嘛 Unclesaidtomesmilingly Wenorthernersliketosleeponourkangs You llhavetoputupwithit Astheproverbgoes DoastheRomansdo Doasthelocalpeopledo Thetranslationofphrases Phrasesareusuallymoreflexiblethanidiomsandmorevividandironicthanwrittenworks Theyarecolloquialandoftenusedineverydayspeakingofpeopleandsometimesinproseandargumentation 1 Literaltranslation 连根拔tearupbytheroots走后门getinbythebackdoor捋虎须strokeatiger swhiskers 走下坡路godownhill一窝蜂likeaswarmofbees及时雨timelyrain九牛二虎之力thestrengthofninebullsandtwotigers病急乱投医turntoanydoctoronecanfindwhencriticallyill 2 Partlyliteraltranslation meaning e g 卷铺盖packupandquit饱眼福feastone seyesonsth 单打一concentrateononethingonly咬耳朵whisperinsb sear扇阴风 点鬼火fanthewindsofevilandspreadthefiresofturmoil 3 Freetranslation 门外汉alayman theuninitiated amanoutsidethegate 小广播spreadingofhearsayinformation bushtelegraph asmallbroadcaststation 风凉话irresponsibleandsarcasticremarks coldwords 扣帽子putalabelonsb putacaponsb 寻短见commitsuicide takeone sownlife lookforashortview 炒冷饭dishupthesameoldstuff frythecoldrice ThosewithChineseculturalCharacteristics Freetranslation 赔了夫人又折兵sufferadoublelossinsteadofmakingagain giveone swifeandloseone ssoldiersaswell history 跑了和尚跑不了庙Afugitivemustbelongtosomeplacethatcanprovideclues Themonkmayrunaway butthetemplecan trunwithhim religion 不到黄河心不死notstopuntilonereachesone sgoal notstopuntilonereachestheYellowRiver NameofChineseplaces 说曹操曹操就到talkofthedevilandhewillappear mentionCaoCaoandthereheis NameofChineseancientpeople 4 FindinganequivalentinEnglish e g 煞风景beawetblanket拍马屁licksb sboots放空炮talkbig spouthotair绕圈子beataboutthebush摆架子putonairs灌米汤buttersb up露马脚letthecatoutofthebag戴高帽子layitonthick Somecompleteequivalents 开绿灯givethegreenlight泼冷水pourcoldwateron唱反调singadifferenttune挖空心思rackone sbrain试金石touchstone Thedifferencesinidiomsandphrases Idiomsareformalandphrasesarecolloquial e g 敲诈勒索 成语 blackmailandimposeexactionsupon敲竹杠 惯用语 overcharge fleece soak 趋炎附势 成语 hurrytothegloriousandhangontotheinfluential抱粗腿 惯用语 latchont