英语习语的翻译演示教学.pptVIP

Translation of English Idioms;Pandora’s Box 潘多拉的盒子（比喻祸害的根源） A Sphinx’s riddle 斯芬克斯之谜（比喻难题或难解之谜） Sour grapes 酸葡萄（得不到的东西就说它不好） The tower of ivory 象牙塔（比喻脱离现实生活的小天地、世外桃源） The Trojan horse 特洛伊木马（比喻暗藏的敌人或危险） Waterloo滑铁卢（比喻惨重的失败、致命的打击） Wolf in sheep’s clothing 披着羊皮的狼（比喻伪装友善的敌人）;To shed crocodile tears 流鳄鱼眼泪——假慈悲 The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼居水底——有价值的东西不能轻易得到。 三、汉语习语套译法 Can the leopard change his spots! 江山易改，本性难移。 Let another’s shipwreck be your sea-mark. 前车之覆，后车之鉴。;In the end things will mend. 车到山前必有路。 Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。(直译：盲人之邦，独眼称王。) When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。（直译：牧人自相口角，恶狼乘机大嚼）;He that sows the wind will reap the whirlwind. 玩火者必自焚。（直译：播风的人必将收到旋风） Many straws may bind an elephant. 烂麻搓成绳，也能拉千斤。（直译：草多可缚大象。） Like begets like. 龙生龙，凤生凤。（直译：什么种生什么苗。）;四、意译Mary and her mother are as like as two peas. 玛丽和她妈妈长得一模一样。（而不是“像两颗豌豆一样相似”） I’m too old a dog that can’t learn new tricks. （说话人运用了谚语an old dog can’t learn new tricks.(老狗学不了新花样)。表达了诙谐的口吻，如果直译恐怕难以被中国读者接受。）意译：我太老了，再也学不进什么新鲜玩意儿了。 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she thinks she can do whatever she likes. 她生长在富贵之家，认为凡事都可随心所欲。;Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 人人都有糊涂的时候。（不宜直译“人人袖子里都装着傻瓜。”） When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 两雄相争，其斗必烈。 It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. 对人人都有害的事儿，天下少有。（不宜直译“不给任何人带来好处的风的确是恶风。”）;五、英语习语翻译的注意点 （一）切忌望文生义 Pull somebody’s leg 愚弄人，开某人的玩笑。不是：拉后腿。 Move heaven and earth 竭尽全力；不遗余力，想法设法。不是：翻天覆地、惊天动地。 Child’s play 简单、容易的事情。不是：儿戏。 Eat one’s word 承认自己说错了话。不是：食言（不履行诺言）。;Dog eat dog 你死我活，残酷争夺的关系。if a situation is dog eat dog, people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people. e.g. In showbusiness it‘s dog eat dog - one day you’re a star, the next you‘ve been replaced by younger talent. 不是：狗咬狗。 Throw a sprat to catch a whale 吃小亏占大便宜。不是：抛砖引玉。 ;Have the face 恬不知耻，厚脸皮。不是：有面子 A miss is as good as a mile. 虽然只差