中餐菜名翻译手法.pptVIP

(四)直译＋释意法 对于艺术命名法的菜名，其名称本身既不反映菜的原料，也不反映烹调方法，若要讲清其意义，必须讲述一个故事或一段历史 ，这在饭桌上翻译人员可以拿来做为活跃气氛的话题。翻译时则先直译出菜名的中文意思，再进行解释。 叫花鸡? Beggar’s Chicken -- There’s a legendary story connected to it. Long long ago there was a beggar. One day he stole a chicken and was pursued by the owner. He was almost caught when he suddenly hit upon a good idea. He smeared the chicken all over with clay, which he found nearby and threw it into the fire he had built to cook it. After a long while the beggar removed the mud-coated from the fire. When he cracked open the clay he found, to his astonishment, t