英汉汉英翻译实训教程Chapter Eight English Wording for Cuisine.pptVIP

Contents Warm-up Exercises Translate the following passage into English: 在中国，一桌标准宴席包括四至八个事先制作好的冷 盘，八道现做的热炒、两道观赏性大菜（如全鱼、乳猪、全 鸡等），此外还有汤、米饭和点心。晚宴结束前还有一道水 果。来华访问的海外宾客应记住，赴宴不可贪吃，每道菜 “浅尝辄止”。 Listen to Doctor Translator 1. 一桌标准宴席包括四至八个事先制作好的冷盘，八 道现做的热炒。 A standard banquet will consist of four to eight prepared cold plates, eight hot dishes served as soon as it is cooked. (误译) Listen to Doctor Translator 2. 晚宴结束前还有一道水果。也可译作 ： The dinner usually finishes up with a serving of fruits. 3. “浅尝辄止”这里的意思其实是每道菜只尝小口，因此这句 可译为： “ It is often unnecessary to eat more than a single mouthful of a dish.” Translate the following passage into English: 中国宴席桌上的酒通常为啤酒、黄酒和烈性白酒三种。 人们往往以“干杯”的方式互相敬酒。“干”了“杯”中的酒，可 以表示心诚和欢乐。 Listen to Doctor Translator 4. 中国宴席桌上的酒通常为啤酒、黄酒和烈性白酒 三种。 Often beer, yellow wine and strong white liquor are served at a Chinese banquet. (误译) Listen to Doctor Translator 5. 人们往往以“干杯”的方式互相敬酒。 People at a table will usually “bottoms up” when toasting each other. [注]:“干杯”即一口喝干杯中的酒，在比较正式的场 合，“干杯”一般不宜译作比较口语化的Bottoms up。 这里直接音译为Gan Bei即可。 Translate the following passage into English: 但是，中国的普通家餐却完全不同于宴席。一个成年 人平时在家就餐时，通常只吃两小碗米饭，或一大碗面条， 或几只馒头，外加几个荤素炒菜。对大多数中国人来说，从 一餐饭中所摄取的热量有65%来自谷粮，而不是来自肉和蔬 菜。 Listen to Doctor Translator 6. 一个成年人平时在家就餐时，通常只吃两小碗米饭。 At an everyday home meal, an adult may consume two small bowls of rice. (误译) [注]:中餐里面米饭可以是“炒米”，即fried rice，也可以是“白 饭”，即steamed rice。如果没有明确说明，一般将米饭译成 steamed rice。 Translate those passages again to check your progress. In China, a standard banquet will consist of four to eight prepared cold dishes, eight hot dishes served one at a time, two whole-size showpiece dishes (such as a whole fish, a whole suckling pig or a whole chicken), in addition to soups, steamed rice and pastries. The dinner finishes up with fruit. Overseas visitors should remember that it is often unnecessary to eat more than a single mouthful of a dish at a Chinese ban