翻译颜色词语精粹-color_words.ppt

Translation of Color Words;I. Classification of color words;II. Change of Colors ; e.g. 1）粉红色的吴少奶奶，苹果绿色的一位女郎，浅黄色的又一女郎，都在那里疯枉地跳、跳! (茅盾：(子夜)) 　Mrs．Wu Sunfu in pink，a girl in apple--green，another in light yellow，all were frantically leaping and whirling around him． 2）橱窗里的那件浅黄色外衣吸引了她。 　She was attracted by the yellowish coat in the shop window． ; e.g. 惨黄的太阳在窗前弄影，远远的微风吹来了浑浊的市声． (茅盾：《子夜》) A pale yellow sunlight threw shadows on the curtain and a faint breeze brought the hum of traffic from the distant street． ; e.g. 屋后是一块翠绿的菜园。 There was a vegetable garden of a vivid green behind the house． ;5. 汉语中还有表色彩的复合词，如；黄绿色。在“黄”与“绿”两种词素中，“绿”色占主导地位，“黄”色修饰绿色，译成英语时，也可用两个词来表示，排列的词序相同，即：yellow green。同理，蓝绿色一blue green、红绿色red green、金绿色gold green、紫绿色一purple green、桔绿色一orange green、金黄色中带银白色—silvery golden或golden tinged with silver、银白色中带金黄色一golden silver等。 如果两种颜色不混合，也可用复合词表示。e.g. ：红黑花色的蝴蝶一red-and-black butterflies ;III. Color Words and Context;3. .……都倒影在澄碧的小河中，……(鲁迅：《好的故事》) 4. 他对着浮游在碧海里似的月亮，觉得自己的身子非常沉重。 (鲁迅：《奔月》) 3. .…… reflected in the azure stream，…… 4. As he watched the moon floating in a sapphire sea，his own limbs seemed very heavy． ;5．她明亮清澈的眼睛及红润的双颊给我留下了深刻的印象。 6．他肤色红润，看上去很健康。 5. Her Bright eyes and rosy cheeks made a deep impression on me． 6. His ruddy complexion tells of his good health． ;7．听了这话，她的脸刷地红了，勉强挤出笑容来。 8．王平激动得脸通红，冲进办公室。 7. On hearing this，she blushed and forced a smile． 8. Flushed with execitement，Wang Ping hurried into the office． ;IV. Pragmatic Meaning of Color Words;Red 1. Semantic Correspondence: Symbolize happiness: E. red-letter day 节日 to roll out the red carpet for someone/to give the red carpet treatment 隆重欢迎某人 to paint the town red 倾城倾夜地狂欢 C. 红喜事（婚姻） red ceremony 红对联 couplets written in red 红双喜(表喜庆） double happiness written in red 2）Symbolize danger, safety red light 红灯（危险信号） in the red 财政赤字 Red Cross 国际红十字会 ;3）Express the same facial expression: