《E时代大学英语——读写教程3》Unit 6.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Part Ⅳ 平遥古城 平遥古城的居民以居住四合院为主，大家族会修建二进、三进甚至更大的院落，院落之间用装修华丽的垂花门分隔。民间有句俗话说平遥“房子半边盖”，指单坡内落水式房屋，蕴含“四水落堂”或“肥水不流外人田”之意。山西气候干旱，风沙较大，将房屋建成单坡能增加外墙的高度，且临街不开窗户能够有效抵御风沙并保证院落安全，而院内紧凑的布局则显示出对外排斥，对内凝聚的民族性格。 Part Ⅳ Pingyao Ancient City The main type of local residence in Pingyao Ancient City is Quadrangle. Those wealthy and influential families built mansions with two, three or even more courtyards. The courtyards are usually separated by lavishly decorated pendant gate with flower patterns. As the folk saying goes, “the houses Pingyao are built with one side only,” which means the houses have only one sloping roof for water to drip inside the courtyard and embody the philosophy of “water from the four sides converging into the courtyard” and “never let rich water flow into others’ fields.” Shanxi Province has a dry climate and is susceptible to tremendous sandstorms, by building houses with only one sloping roof the height of the outer wall increases; moreover, the act of not opening windows on the street side helps to effectively withstand the sandstorm and ensure the security of the courtyard; whereas the compact layout within the courtyard manifests the ethnic traits of excluding outsiders and uniting insiders. Part Ⅳ 【精讲与分析】 四合院：是具有民族特色的词汇，可以用 Quadrangle 来表示。 二进、三进：是指四合院的大小，四进就可以称为大宅门。翻译这个句子时采用意译的方法，译为 with two, three or even more courtyards。 垂花门：是指门上檐柱不落地，而是悬于中柱穿枋上，柱上刻有花瓣联、莲叶等华丽的木雕，因垂花门的位置在整座宅院的中轴线上，界分内外，建筑华丽，所以，垂花门是全宅中最为醒目的地方。此处翻译为 lavishly decorated pendant gate with flower patterns， 把垂花门中隐含的信息全部表达出来了。 Part Ⅳ 【精讲与分析】 民间有句俗话说：“俗话”结合上下文翻译成了 folk saying，“说”翻译成了 go，比较 符合英语的习惯表达。 斜坡：翻译为 sloping roof。 蕴含……之意：直接翻译为 mean 即可。 四水落堂：是指四周的水都汇集到院子里，此处意译即可，可翻译为 water from the four sides converging into the courtyard。 肥水不流外人田：汉语习语，never let rich water flow into others’ fields 是采用了直译的方法，把原句的形式和内容直接用英语表达了出来。在中文原文中，也是用的该习语的字面意思。 对外排斥，对内凝聚：翻译为 excludin