对“吃”字的了解.docx

Howmuchdoyouknowabout“Chi”

摘要：本文探究了英语中关于“吃”的各种不同表达法；以汉语中“吃文化”为线索，对由“吃”字诞生的惯用语及谚语进行归类，然后在此基础上讨论其各自英文翻译。通过实例阐述了翻译中必须做到对源语言理解透彻，再对其进行意译，而绝不能逐字硬译。

关键字：吃基本义引申义比较翻译

Abstract:Thispapercommentsonthevariousexpressionfor“eat”;withtheclueof“Chinesecultureof“eating”,itbringsthephrasesandidiomsrelatingto“eat”intocategories,andthenbasedonthisclassification,itdiscussestheirtranslation.Throughexamples,thispaperhasinducedthattranslatorsshouldhaveathoroughgraspforthe

KeyWords:Chi originalmeaning appliedmeaning comparison translationIntroduction:whenreferringto“chi”,theword“eat”willoccurtotheChinesepeopleastheequal.Infact,wedon’tuse“eat”inmanycircumanstance.

Takeasentencefrom forexample:“你们坐着吃罢，我可去了。 ”The

translationshouldbe:“Sitdownandgoonwithyourmeal.I’mleavingyou.” Anotherexample:你尝尝罢，好吃得很呢！你林妹妹弱，吃了不消化；不然，他也爱吃。”Therearethree“chi”inthesentence,but“eat”canbeseennowhereintheEnglishversion,andthetranslationissupposedtobelikethis: “Goandtastesome.It’sreallydelicious.CousinDaiyu’ssodelicate,itwouldgiveherindigestion.Ifitweren’tforthat,she’dlikesome,too.”

Thereisasentenceinthe11thActof :“好男不吃分家饭”，whichwetranslateitinto“Goodsonsdon’tliveontheirinheritance.”

Comparisonoforiginalmeaningbetween“Chi”and“eat”.

givesthedefinitionof“chi”:toputfoodintothemouthandswallowitafterchewing(includingsuckinganddrinking).Suchas“chifan/yao/dianxin”

OxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary(the4thedition)defines“eat”as

follows:“eatv:take（solidfoodorsoup）intothemouthandswallowitfornourishment”eg.：eatameal/apples/snacksetc.

Judgingfromtheoriginalmeaning,itseemsthatthereislittledifferencebetweentheChinesecharacter“chi”andtheEnglishword“eat”.However,therearevariousexpressionsinEnglishevenwhen“chi”merelymeanstoputfood