高考英语汉译英中习语的翻译.ppt

汉译英中习语的翻译 ［例1］这小孩太调皮了，使得他那忙于工作的父母常常心烦意乱。（So）（2006年） So naughty is the child that he often upsets his parents (who are) busy with their work. [例2]我向她请教，她总是有求必应，而且解释得令我十分满意。（satisfaction）（2006年春） Every time I ask her for advice, she is always ready to help, and explains to my full satisfaction. ［例3］他进公司后不久就独立完成了一项艰巨的任务，同事们对他刮目相看。（so）(2005) He finished a difficult task on his own/independently soon after he entered the company, so his colleagues looked at him with new eyes. ［例4］演出以一段五十多岁的人耳熟能详的经典音乐开始。（2013） The show started with a piece of music familiar to people in their fifties. What is the way to translate idioms? ——意译 Ⅰ. the way to translate idioms 1.用英语演讲对一个英文 教授来说易如反掌。Chinese meaning: ____________ It’s very easy for sb. to do… 2.巴金大名鼎鼎，但平易近人。Chinese meaning: _______________ _________________ (be) famous / well-known 3. 开卷有益。 Chinese meaning: ______________ It is good to read a lot. Reading does good (to us). Reading benefits us. We can benefit from reading. Reading is beneficial to us. II .The translation of idioms  1. 毫无疑问，毋庸置疑 2. 显而易见 It is obvious ( / apparent / clear/ distinct / evident) that … Obviously, /Apparently, / Clearly, / Distinctly, /Evidently, … 3. 感激涕零，不胜感激 Thank you very much for … I’m grateful / thankful / obliged to you for… I appreciate one’s doing… Ⅲ .The translation of idioms (成语/习语的翻译) 简而言之 in a word/in brief/in short 不知所措 be at a loss 胸有成竹 be sure that 全心全意 heart and soul/heartedly 受益匪浅 benefit a lot (from) 出人意料 beyond expectation 心甘情愿 be willing to do/willingly 天方夜谭 It’s impossible that 情不自禁 can’t help doing 一事无成 accomplish nothing /achieve nothing 一无所知 know nothing 自吹自擂 show off 梦寐以求 dream of doing/long for sth./long to do 聚精会神 be absorbed in Ⅳ.Group-work: Translate the sentences on your sheet. First，write down the Chinese meaning of each underlined idioms. Then, translate the whole sentence. 1.集邮集币其乐无穷。（collect） It’ interesting to coll