颜色词的翻译.pptVIP

颜色文化与翻译 对色彩的感知的一致性: 赤橙黄绿青蓝紫 red orange yellow green blue indigo violet 我们家那小破土屋的前后左右呀，就像座小花园似的了，红是红，绿是绿，紫是紫，黄是黄，五彩缤纷，赏心悦目极了，美丽极了。（梁晓声 《黑纽扣》） The four sides of our shabby little house had become a true garden spot, a riot of color; red and green, purple and yellow---very pleasant to look at. 我曾绕树徘徊，细看叶片的颜色，当他青葱的时候是从没有这么注意的。它也并非全树通红，最多的是浅绛，有几片则在绯红地上，还带着几团浓绿。一片独有一点蛀孔，镶着乌黑的花边，在红，黄，绿的斑驳中，明眸似的向人凝视。 I paced round the tree to take a good look at the leaves, which I had never examined so closely when they were green. Not all of them had turned red; indeed, most were a pale puce, and some still had dark green spots on a crimson background. There was one in which an insect had made a hole, which, fringed with black, stared at like some bright eye from the chequered red, yellow and green. 在不同的文化背景下，人们对色彩的感知与联想是不同的。 米色------cream/creamy/butter yellow 红色 可巧连日有王宫侯伯世袭官员十几处，皆系荣宁非亲即友或世交之家，或有升迁，或有黜降，或有婚嫁红白等事，王夫人贺吊迎送，应酬不暇，前变更无人。 It happened now that a dozen or so promotions, demotions, marriages or funerals in the families of nobles or hereditary officials related to or friendly with the Rong and Ning houses kept Lady Wang busy for several days in a row, paying visits of congratulation or condolence. This left her less time than ever to attend to affairs at home. 霍克斯： Some translated titles of 红楼梦 are somewhat misleading. The image they conjure up--- that of a sleeper in a crimson-colored room --- is a highly evocative one, full of charm and mystery; but unfortunately it is not what the Chinese implies. In old China storeyed buildings with red-plastered outer walls --- this is the literal meaning of honglou --- were a sign of opulence and grandeur. ( In Peking it is the former palaces, temples and yamens that have red walls; the habitations of commoners are for the most part grey. ) Honglou acquired another, more specialized meaning. It came to be used specifically of the dwellings of rich men’s