08 idiom,proverb专用课件.pptVIP

INTERPRETATION－08 Idioms Proverbs 习语口译 I TYPE English Set phrases 固定词组 Colloquialisms 俗语 Proverbs 谚语 Slang 俚语 Chinese four-character set phrases 四字成语 Common sayings 俗话 Two-part allegorical sayings 歇后语 II METHODS Borrowing or Idiom for Idiom 借用法，以习语译习语 Both contain similar meaning, or used in a similar situation. II METHODS 滴水石穿 Constant dripping wears the stone 破釜沉舟 To burn one’s boats 隔墙有耳 Walls have ears 积少成多 Many a little makes a mickle II METHODS The burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion 宁为鸡头，勿为凤尾/牛后。 Where there’s a will, there is a way 有志者事竟成 To kill the goose that lays golden eggs. 杀鸡取卵 II METHODS Literal Translation 直译法 Literal translation means word-for-word rendition, bringing the whole image into the target language. (Only if it’s easy for the target audience) II METHODS 易如反掌 As easy as turning over one’s hand/palm 鼠目寸光 As short-sighted as mice 君子动口不动手 A gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 There will never be a shortage of firewood as long as green hills remain. II METHODS Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水 To play with fire 玩火 To show one’s cards 摊牌 To be armed to teeth 武装到牙齿；全副武装 II METHODS Paraphrasing or Free Translation 意译法 To interpret cultural difference and the meaning between words and lines in cases where misunderstanding might be caused otherwise by direct translation II METHODS 王小二过年，一年不如一年 To be going from bad to worse ‘To grow a year older but not a penny richer’ (Scrooge, Xmas Carol, Dickens) 擀面杖吹火——一窍不通 To know practically nothing about a complete amateur to 打开天窗说亮话 Frankly speaking; To be perfectly honesty with you II METHODS A fly on the wheel 螳臂挡车，不自量力 A bull in a china shop 肆意捣乱 Flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡；洞天福地 By hook or crook 不择手段；无所不用其极 II METHODS Literal Translation combined with paraphrasing 直译加注法 Used when certain names or images are involved which cause inconvenience in understanding. II METHODS 杀鸡给猴看 To kill the chicken to frighten th