20121011修改版 英汉谚语对比 马树蕊中文102.ppt

1、,A Comparative Study of English and Chinese proverbs,ContentsA Comparative Study of English and Chinese proverbs,Part 1 Explain the meaning of proverb and idiomPart 2 English and Chinese proverbs sourcesPart 3 Comparative English and Chinese proverbsPart 4 Conclusion about the different Conclusion a

2、bout translation in provebsPart 5 Fun stories:When chinese encounter proverbsPart 6 Useful Book,Part 1Explain the meaning of proverb and idiom,Explain the meaning of proverb and idiom,1、Proverbs： A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Proverbs are the daughter of daily experience.,2

3、、Idiom： Specific character of this countrys language; Succession of words whose meaning is not obvious through knowledge of the individual meanings of the constituent words but must be learned as a whole.,Explain the meaning of proverb and idiom,example：,Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 touch and go 一触即发,

4、Explain the meaning of proverb and idiom,Part 2English and Chinese proverbs sources,English and Chinese proverbs sources,Proverbs from folk and books, proverb from book calledpopular proverb(俗谚), learned proverb(雅谚).,Chinese proverbs sources: Most Chinese Proverbs are from books 左传周易 尚书诗经论语,English

5、and Chinese proverbs sources,Example,周易 人以类聚 物以群分 尚书 天作孽，犹可违； 自作孽，不可逭,English and Chinese proverbs sources,English proverbs sources: Most English Proverbs are produce from Greek and Roman mythology ,and many writersShakespeare, Buffon,A.Edison,O.Wilde and so on.,English and Chinese proverbs sources,

6、Example,More hair than wit . 头发比智慧多 More matter，less art. 多讲实际，少弄玄虚,English and Chinese proverbs sources,Part 3Comparative English and Chinese proverbsProverbs about weatherProverbs about moneyProverbs about time,Proverbs about weather,When the wind is in the east, its neither good for man nor beast

7、. 风起东方，人畜不安。 When the wind is in the west,the weathers at the best. 风起西方，气候最佳。,Geographic environment different makes East wind same as 东风 West windsame as 春风 so we can understand why Percy Bysshe Shelley （雪莱）wrote Ode to the west wind（西风颂）,Proverbs about money,English proverb： Time is money. 时间就是金钱

8、。 means：money Chinese proverb: 一寸光阴一寸金。 means：valuable,Proverbs about time,Life is a shuttle. 人生苦短。 this proverb comes from： “My days pass by without hope,pass faster than a weavers shuttle.”,Part 4Conclusion about the differentConclusion about translation in provebs,Conclusion about the different,t

9、he differences between English and Chinese proverbs from the point of origin, geographical environment, customs, religious beliefs and historical culture, etc.,Conclusion about translation in provebs,Proverbs are difficult to translate because of their distinctive characteristics and their unique cu

10、ltural backgrounds. In order to present an adequate translation of a proverb, we can use four translation methods flexibly: literal translation, free translation, equivalent translation and literal translation combined with free translation.,Part 5Fun stories:When chinese encounter proverbs,When chi

11、nese encounter proverbs,You have matches?,最近我有一次机会登上一艘豪华游轮观光。一次, 我在酒吧台拿了两杯鸡尾酒回房间享受，途中遇到一位女士，她看看我后笑着说： “You have matches？”我一愣，回答说：“很抱歉，我十五年前就戒烟了，所以没有火柴。”她立刻会意到我误解了她的意思，好像是有点抱歉地说：“Its a joke.” 然后,我们就相互尴尬的笑了笑，走开了. 事后和朋友在吃晚饭的时候聊天，我趁机向一个美国朋友请教白天的那句话，他解释说：“因为她看你两手都占着，就故意开玩笑跟你要火柴，这是个非常普通的笑话，非但没有恶意，反而是想问你需不

12、需要帮忙。”,Turn the table,一位亲戚和妻子失和到了要离婚的地步。几天前接到亲戚电话，说他们在走进律师楼之前，先去求助于心理和婚姻问题专家。夫妇俩心平气和地坐下来谈了好多次，结果化干戈为玉帛。这么拯救了这场婚姻.我打心眼里为他们高兴，把这一消息告诉了同样也认识他们的一位美国朋友。这位朋友挺激动的，连连说着感谢上帝，感谢上帝，她还补充了一句He turned the table.这话让我心里很不舒服，她是指我亲戚动粗吗？我打抱不平说：不会，他很斯文，很有绅士风度，不会以粗鲁的举动压制对方。结果，越说谁也听不懂谁。 看着我那一脸不快的表情，朋友突然茅塞頓开了，以另一种方法向我解释。终

13、于让我明白，她是说我亲戚 扭转了局面，那table和我想到的桌子根本无关。,Presented by,With a grain of salt ,一天吃饭的时候，好友 Allen 和他的中国籍太太坐在餐桌旁大谈最近流行的一种草药，说它能包治百病。 Allen 说了一句： “Id like to take it with a grain of salt”。他太太笑道：“你以为它是蔬菜啊，还要加点盐再吃。健康专家可没有说过要加盐。”Allen 愣了一下，然后大笑不已， 解释道“ Take something with a grain of salt” 是“对某事有保留、持怀疑态度”的意思.原来刚才

14、Allen 是说他对这种草药的神奇疗效表示怀疑，而不是说要“放些盐再吃”。,You are in for a treat!,这天，同事们正在讨论为我和 Rhonda 开生日 party的事情，因为尊重寿星，大家让Rhonda 和我选择一家中意的餐厅。Rhonda建议去一家叫做BBQ 的美国餐厅。我从来没有去过那里，于是就问她那里有什么特色。Rhonda便开始滔滔不绝的介绍他们的招牌菜，听得我十指大动，直咽口水，Rhonda便笑着说: You are in for a treat !我愣了一下，以为Rhonda要请我去那里吃饭，心里十分不好意思，试探着问过她之后，Rhonda 笑着解释说:You

15、 are in for a treat means youll like it ! ,Speaking of the devil,几个同学聚到一起聊天，大家都到齐了，唯独不见Wayne。其中一个说今天好象没见到Wayne，另一个接着说他的女儿放暑假，东西要从宿舍里搬出来，他大概帮忙去了。正说着，只见Wayne从外面走过来。Joe于是说speaking of the devil。我心想 Wayne 这个人平常挺老实的，为什么说他是devil呢？ 于是我悄悄地去问Joe。原来speaking of the devil是一条成语，相当于中文的说曹操，曹操到。也就是刚说Wayne不在，结果他就来了。中英文在这一成语上有着这样