第九章 习语翻译

.,第九章习语翻译,.,常用习语Tomisacoolcat.HeHardlyeverfliesofthehandle.Ofcourseheisgettingon.Hishairispepperandsalt.Howeverheknowshowtomakethebestofabadjobandtakeeverythingeasy.,.,翻译中的成语处理:套用汉语成语:1.Theywiselykepttheirowncounselanddidnotexpresstheiropiniontooloudly.他们明哲保身，决不大声议论。2.Iamnottalkingaboutcastlesintheair,thedonkeyscarrot.我说的并不是空中楼阁-叫大家望梅止渴。3.Maybeitwontcomeof.Theresmanyaslip,”Pamelasaid.“也可能不会成功，说不定功亏一篑”，帕米拉说。,.,4.Wellthereisnoneedtobeataroundthebush.我们现在没有理由旁敲侧击。5.Dontbelieveabouthimforheisonlyasugarcoated.不要相信他，因为他只是一个口蜜腹剑的人。6.Thesaying“tothrowpearlsbeforeswine”impliesagibeattheaudience.对牛弹琴这句话，含有讥笑听者的意思。,.,B.原文是成语不一定都翻译成成语：1.IsimplytoldStephenthattheonlywaytodobusinesswithMrBlillmeyerwastobeardthelioninhisden.我只是告诉史蒂芬，和比尔莫耶先生打交道的唯一方法是和他面对面斗争。2.Heisnearlysixtyyearsold,notyetquiteattheendofhistether.他年近花甲，还满有精神呢。3.Donttrytoflogadeadhorse.IvetoldyouthatyoucannotgotoParis,andthatistheendofthematter.不要试着做无用的事（鞭打死马），我已告诉你，你不能去巴黎，這就是事情的结果。,.,原文中性成语译成带贬义含义的译文。Unfortunately,Johnhadexcellentreasontofindfaultwiththeprivatelifeofhissovereign.Herod,theTetrarch,wasachipoftheoldblock.不幸的是，约翰掌握了谴责国王私生活的充分理由，分封西率和他的父亲乃是一丘之貉。,.,常用汉语成语（习语）之英译；板是板，眼是眼（Whathesays）iswellpresented.不成功，便成仁succeed,ordietopreservevirtue拆东墙，补西墙borrowfromPetertopayPaul吃不了，兜着走getmorethanonehasbargainedfor吃一堑，长一智afallintoapit,againinyourwit(Semantictranslation)穿大街，走小巷throughamazeofstreetsandcrookedlanes辞旧岁，迎新年ringoutanoldringinthenew,.,此一时，彼一时othertime,othermanner当面锣，对面鼓debatefacetoface刀子嘴，豆腐心asharp-tonguedpersonwithakindheart飞鸟尽，良弓藏Dangerpast,Godforgotten干打雷，不下雨alltalkoncider/greatboast,smallroast挂羊头，卖狗肉cryupwineandsellvinegar/sellhorsemeatabeefsteak/passoffish-eyesaspearls,.,观其行，知其人Thedeadprovestheman.观其友，知其人Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.过五关，斩六将surmountnumerousdifficulties横竖都不是feeloutofplace既来之，则安之Letscrossthebridgewhenwecometoit.结局好，样样好Allswellthatendswell.尽人事，听天命DoonesbestandleaveallelsetoGod.,.,礼之用，和为贵Intheapplicationoftherites,harmonyistobeprized.(Semantictranslation)立大志，展宏图Cherishhighaspirationandcarryoutagreatplan.满招损，谦受益Humilityoftengainsmorethanpride.,.,说曹操，曹操到speakofanglesandyouheartheirsongs.说时迟，那时快quickerthanwordscantell说者说，做者做Thedogsbark,butthecaravangoeson.同呼吸，共命运Sharewealandwoe.,.,保障供给，繁荣经济Ensuresupplyandinvigoratetheeconomy.吃一次亏，学一次乖Burntchilddreadsthefire.尺有所短，寸有所长Everythinghashisstrongandweakpoints.,.,淡季不淡，旺季不滥haveamplysupplyintheoffseasonandnowasteinthepeakperiod欺世盗名，混淆视听hoodwinkworldpublicopinionsbycallingblackwhite翻手为云，覆手为雨tochopandchange/toplayfastandloose/tobecapricious互通有无，调剂余缺makeupthedeficiencyfromsurpluseachother互相包庇，朦混过关shieldeachothertogetby,.,坏人不臭，好人不香Badpeoplewerenotlookeddownandgoodpeopleswerenotlookedup.患难相依，祸福与共Sharehardshipthroughthickandthin.精诚所致，金石为开Faithmovesmountains酒老味醇，人老识深Wineandjudgmentmellowwithage,.,特别中国化的习语翻译参考回首往事，感慨万千AsIlookbackonthepasteventsandincidentsallsortsoffeelingswellupinmyhearts合乎国情，顺乎民意conformwiththenationalconditionsandthewillofthepeople积善人家，必有余庆Thefamilythatkeepsoncultivatingvirtuewellhaveexuberanthappiness.,.,集体领导分工负责Collectiveleadershipwithindividualresponsibilityunderadivisionoflabor保证重点，统筹兼顾Giveprioritytokeyareaswhilemakingoverallplanswithdueconsiderationforotherfactors.识大体，顾大局Havethecardinalprinciplesinmindandtaketheoverallsituationintoaccount,.,求大同，存小异Seekcommongroundonmajorissueswhilereservingdifferencesonminorones.大势所趋，人心所向trendofthetimeandwillofthepeople.,.,Assignments:TranslatethefollowingunderlinedpartofthetextintoEnglish.在人际关系问题上我们不要太浪漫主义。人是很有趣的，往往在接触一个人时首先看到的是他或她的优点。这一点颇像是在餐馆里用餐的经验。开始吃头盘或冷菜的时候，印象很好。吃头两个主菜时，也是赞不绝口。愈吃愈趋于冷静，吃完了这顿宴席，缺点就都找出来了。于是转喜为怒，转赞美为挑剔，转首肯为摇头。这是因为，第一，开始吃的时候，你正处在饥饿状态，而饿了吃糠甜加蜜，饱了吃蜜也不甜。第二，你初到一个餐馆，开始举筷时有新鲜感，新盖的茅房三天香，这也叫“陌生化效应”吧。,.,TranslatethefollowingunderlinedpartintoChinese:Formethemostinterestingthingaboutasolitarylife,andminehasbeenthatforthelasttwentyyears,isthatitbecomesincreasinglyrewarding.WhenIcanwakeupandwatchthesunriseovertheocean,asIdomostdays,andknowthatIhaveanentiredayahead,uninterrupted,inwhichtowriteafewpages,takeawalkwithmydog,readandlistentomusic,Iamfloodedwithhappiness.IamlonelyonlywhenIamovertired,whenIhaveworkedtoolongwithoutabreak,whenforthetimebeingIfeelemptyandneedfillingup.,.,AndIamlonelysometimeswhenIcomebackhomeafteralecturetrip.WhenIhaveseenalotofpeopleandtalkedalot,andamfulltothebrimwithexperiencethatneedstobesortedout.Thenforalittlewhilethehousefeelshugeandempty,andIwonderwheremyselfishiding.Ihavetoberecapturedslowlybywateringtheplantsand,perhaps,bylookingagainateachoneasthoug