2.5 颜色词的译法.pptVIP

Translation of Color Words Part I The Characteristics of English color words 基本颜色词（Basic color words）：即专门用于描绘事物色彩的词 red──红，赤 yellow──黄 purple──紫 black──黑，青 blue──蓝 white──白 brown──棕，褐 green──绿，青 Grey ──灰 实物颜色词（color words indicating colors of objects）：实物本身具有突出醒目的颜色，其名称不但可以代表该实物，还可以指称一种颜色 gold——金黄 silver ——银白 orange ——橙黄 lead-grey —— 铅灰 orange-red ——橘红 waxy-yellow ——蜡黄 chocolate ——巧克力色 Literal translation 　 Part IIThe Comparison between Chinese color words and English color words I. Red In English culture 1. “Celebration” red letter day “纪念日”或“喜庆的日子” to paint the town red 恭喜恭喜!让我们好好庆祝一下 2. “In debt” red?figure 赤字? in?the?red 亏损? 3.Voilance red battle 血战 4. Communalism red belt 赤化区 better red than dead 用于表示美国人民宁可受共产党的统治，也不要 死于核战争。 In Chinese culture 1.Happiness 红利 红包 dividend red envelop 红火 红运 prosperous good luck ?红事 wedding? 2. Success Good luck 开门红： have a good start 3. Revolution 红旗 red flag 红军 red army 又红又专 to be both socialist-minded and vocationally proficient Cross-culture Translation 红旗 red?flag? 红糖 brown?sugar? 红茶? black?tea? 红榜? honor?roll? 红豆? love?pea? 红酒 red?wine? II Green (in English Culture ) 1. Jealousy Eg：green?with?envy; green-eyed? 2. Money; financial power Eg: In?American?political?elections?the?candidates that?win?are?usually?the?ones?who?have? green?power?backing?them. 在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是些有财团支 持的人物。  3. Lack of experience knowledge Eg: The?new?typist?is?green?at?her?job. 刚来的打字员是个生手。 You?cannot?expect?Mary?to?do?business?with? such?people.?She?is?only?eighteen?and?as?green?as?grass. 你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意，她只有十八岁，还毫无经验。  III Yellow (in English culture ) 1. Timidness a?yellow?dog? 可鄙的人，卑鄙的人 a?yellow?livered? 胆小鬼 He?is?too?yellow?to?stand?up?and?fight. 他太软弱，不敢起来斗争。  2. Defined meanings Yellow?Pages? 黄页?（电话号码簿，用黄纸印刷） Yellow?Book? 黄皮书?　　? yellow?boy? （俗）金币 　　　　?  IV Blue 1. Depression sadness They?felt?rather?blue?after?the?failure?in?the? football?match. 球赛踢