中英习语谚语等对比.doc

英汉语成语、习语、俗语的比较与翻译 Lead up: The Pure Brightness Day; All Souls’Day; The Clear-and-Bright Feast; the Rainy Season of Spring; the Tomb-visiting Day; The Mourning Day 吴钧陶　译 The Pure Brightness Day It drizzles thick on the Pure Brightness Day; I travel with my heart lost in dismay. Is there a public house somewhere, cowboy? He points at Apricot Bloom Village far away. 杨宪益、戴乃迭 译：In the Rainy Season of Spring It drizzles endless during the rainy season in spring, Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern, He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms. 许渊冲译 The Mourning Day A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourners heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours? A cowherd points to a cot mid apricot flowers.  例句 to kill two birds with one stone to flog a dead horse；do sth in vain; make futile efforts鞭打死马；白费力气 a drop in a bucket 沧海一粟；太仓一粟；九牛一毛；微不足道；微乎其微；不足挂齿 to teach a pig to play on a flute 教猪吹笛；对牛弹琴； 过街老鼠 （直译）like a rat crossing the street (意译) the object of universal condemnation; a bad man hated by everybody 门庭若市 (直译) the courtyard is like a market. （意译）a much visited house; a busy town; bustling; crowded 望梅止渴 （直译）to gaze at plums to quench one’s thirst （意译）to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies (illusion); imagined satisfaction; a Barmecide （《一千零一夜》中一个口惠而实不至的人物）feast. 危如累卵 （直译）as dangerous as a pile of eggs （意译）hazardous in the extreme; great insecurity; in a precarious condition; at stake, at risk; at hazard; in peril; in danger; perilous; risky; critical... A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. （直译）点头也好，眨眼也好，示意盲马，同样无效。 （意译）犟汉难劝，狂人难喻。 The worst wheel of a cart creaks most. （直译）最坏的车轮最会嘎吱响。 （意译）能猫不叫，叫猫不能。 A creaky wheel gets the oil. （直译）嘎吱响的轮子有润滑油。 （意译）会哭的孩子有奶吃。 山雨欲来风满楼 （直译）The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountains. （意译）A turbulent situation foretells