第5讲 colr terms.pptVIP

Translation of Colours Contents 1. A Comparative Study on Color Terms 2. Translation Studies 3. Practice Discribing the Mixture of Colors ① Color + Color yellow green (黄绿色，绿中带黄) blue green (蓝绿色，绿中带蓝) grey green (灰绿色，绿中带灰) purple green (紫绿色，绿中带紫) yellowish green, bluish green ② Object + Color (using simile) violet green (紫绿色) orange green (桔绿色)gold (en) green (金绿色)silvery green (银绿色，绿中带灰) ③颜色词-and-颜色词 a yellow-and-black leopard  一只黄底黑斑的花豹 花豹 spotted leopard；a yellow leopard with black spots a red-and-black grid cap 一顶红黑方格帽子 a red-and-white striped blouse  一件红条纹白底衬衣 他穿着一身浅灰色底子蓝色条子的西装，打着一条玫瑰红的领带。 (周而复《上海的早晨》) He was dressed in a pale gray western suit with blue stripes and a rosecoloured tie. 汉语颜色词的构词 ①表程度或性状的形容词+颜色词 深红、鲜红、纯白、洁白、 嫩绿（viridescence）、淡蓝 ② 颜色词+颜色词 紫红（mauve）、粉红、绯红(crimson)、 绛紫、乌黑（jet black）、朱红 （Vermilion） ③表事物的名词+颜色词枣红、桔红、火红、银白、雪白、乳白、漆黑、油黑、炭黑、湖蓝、米黄、鹅黄、蜡黄 汉语颜色词的构词 ④颜色词+词素“色” 紫色、粉色、绿色 ⑤ 表事物的名词+词素“色” 肉色、金色、土黄色 柠檬黄、葡萄紫、茄子紫、鱼肚白、孔雀绿 红彤彤、白茫茫、绿油油、金灿灿、黄澄澄、灰蒙蒙 “白不呲咧”、“红不棱登”、“黑不溜秋”、“灰不溜丢” Phrases with color terms to paint the town red yellow blight blue ribbon 亮黄牌 红杏出墙 他俩争得脸红脖子粗。 狂欢、痛饮 一种致植物及树木于死地的疾病 象征着最高的荣誉，因为英王常用来赐给那些成绩卓越的臣民带有blue ribbon礼物 to show yellow card to an apricot flower coming out of the wall；a woman who has been unfaithful to her husband Quarrelling with each other, both of them saw red. Phrases with color terms An ape is an ape, a varlet is a varlet, though they be clad in scarlet. give sb. a black eye give sb. a pink slip a white faced man 白发三千丈，缘愁似个长?不知明镜里，何处得秋霜? 一个坏人，尽管穿上了紫袍(地位显赫了)，也还是改变不了他的劣根性。 把某人眼睛打青使丧失信誉; 使丢脸 解雇；开除 to give a notice of termination of employment. 不健康的人 Gray hair Phrases with color terms brown paper to marry into the purple Joe is a yellow-bellied guy, don’t send him such a tough assignment! white-collar workers blue-collar workers gray-collar workers pink-collar workers 白开水 牛皮纸 与皇室或贵族联姻 乔是个胆小鬼，不要给他如此艰难的工作。 白领阶层(指受过专门教育或技术训练的脑力劳动者) 蓝领阶层(普通体力劳动者) 灰领阶