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歇后语的翻译
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2010-06-18 00:09 字体: [ ] 
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歇后语名称的翻译

目前,对“歇后语”一词的翻译难以统一。有人翻译为chinese enigmatic folk similes,这一译法的缺点是歇后语中不全是比喻,也有谐音或双关式歇后语。有人翻译为quiz-cracks(隐语或谜语),同样也不全面。于是有人提议直接翻译为xiehouyu in chinese,这倒是有一定的可借鉴性。因为歇后语是中华民族的独特文化,正如二胡(erhu)、中国功夫(chinese gongfu)等。但是,追根溯源,歇后语最早是文人之间的一种文字游戏,最早叫做“俏皮话”,因此,有人据此大胆翻译为chinese folk wisecracks。

谐音或双关式歇后语的翻译方法

解释法:解释法是一种行之有效的翻译方法,也是揭示源语文化内涵的重要途径,它是指在译文里保留原来的文化色彩,并加上简要的解释说明以突出其形象性。解释法可以细分为解释性替代和解释性增补两种类型。

解释性替代

解释性替代是指当词语在源语和译语中的内涵意义相同,但联想意义不同时,不能按照字面翻译,而应该用解释性替代的方法翻译原文。汉语中的成语即谚语翻译一般用解释性替代的方法来进行翻译,例如: 挥金如土 spend money like water

解释性增补

解释性增补是指当源语中词语的内涵意义在译语中出现词汇空缺,其联想意义也出现空白时,译者必须保留源语的词语形象,而将其深层含义以解释的形式翻译出来,揭示出源语的文化特性或文化背景。汉语中特有的歇后语在译成英语时,可以保留原语形象,再用解释性增补以表现其喻意。

利用汉语的谐音

牛角抹油——又尖(奸)又滑(猾) spreading oil on an ox horn——to make it sharper and more slippery or cunning and 1.

李双双见到丈夫——有喜旺(希望)

li shuangshuang sees her husband——she has xiwang now; like li shuangshuang meeting her husband xiwang, a homophone for the chinese word xiwang meaning hope, there is hope now.

利用双关语义

井底雕花——深刻 2 a flower design on the bottom of a well——carving deeply or get to the essence of something.

擀面杖吹火———一窍不通 a rolling pin used as a 3 —no good at all.

王小二过年——一年不如一年

wang xiao'er spending the new year——one year is worse than another; like wang xiao’er's life, one year is worse than another.

飞机上跳伞——一落千丈

bale out from a flying plane——drop down a thousand zhang or suffer a drastic decline; like jumping from a flying plane, they decline drastically.

利用典故

英汉两种语言中存有大量由历史典故形成的习语,如,“东施效颦”、“名落孙山”、“叶公好龙”等等。英语典故习语多来自《圣经》和希腊罗马神话,如achilles'heel(唯一致命弱点)、meet one's waterloo(一败涂地)、penelope's web(永远完不成的工作)、a pandora's box(潘多拉之盒,代表灾难、麻烦、祸害的根源)等。

有关典故的这些习语结构简单,意义深远,往往是不能单从字面意义去理解和翻译的。在翻译利用典故的歇后语时,如果仅仅使用解释性增补方法是远远不够的,我们还应该对译文加以注释,从而从文化上和历史上更准确地传达汉语歇后语所包含的民族和文化特色。

八仙聚会——又说又笑

a 4 of eight 5——speaking and laughing; like the eight immortals at a gathering, they are talking and laughing merrily.

note: the eight immortals refer to the eight taoists in a chinese legend, namely, han zhongli, zhang guolao, lü dongbin, tieguai li, han xiangzi, cao guojiu, lan caihe and he xiangu.

王羲之写字——横竖都好

a character out of wang xizhi’s hand——6 strokes are as good as horizontal ones; like wang xizhi's 7, it is good in every way.

note: wang xizhi was a famous chinese 8 and a chinese character is usually composed of strokes, of which the vertical and horizontal ones are the most commonly used. hengshu here has two 9: 1) the horizontal and vertical strokes; 2) horizontally or 10, that is, in any way.

灶王爷扔石头——砸锅

the kitchen god throwing stones——to break the pot or ruin the matter.

note: the literal meaning of zaguo is to break a pot but it is usually used to mean ruining the matter.

秦叔宝卖马——穷途末路

qin shubao selling his horse——the last resort to overcome his difficulty; like qin shubao selling his horse, they are driven into a dead end

note: qin qiong, styled shubao, was a famous general in the tang dynasty. before becoming a general, he was once penniless and had no way out but to sell his own horse.

比喻性歇后语的翻译方法

直译法: 对大多数喻义歇后语,由于比喻部分生动形象,喻义部分逻辑推理合乎情理,不包含一词两义的双关或谐音,通常采用直译法,既传达源语的内容,又维持源语的形象,便于读者阅读和欣赏。例如:

瞎子点灯--白费蜡。 it is as useless as a blind man 11 a candle.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年--不怀好意。 a weasel wishing happy new year to a chicken-harboring no good intention.

肉包子打狗--有去无回。 chasing a dog by throwing meat dumplings at it-gone, never to return.

竹篮打水--一场空。 like ladling water with a wicker basket-all is empty (nothing).

八仙过海--各显其能。 (like) the eight immortals crossing the sea-each showing his or her special prowess. ( each of them shows their true worth.)

隔着门缝看人--把人瞧扁了。 if you peer at a person through a crack-he looks flat.

兔子尾巴长不了。 the tail of a rabbit-cannot be long; won't last long.



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1 eg7y5     
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
参考例句:
  • the surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
  • the frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
2 5wezxw     
n.雕刻品,雕花
参考例句:
  • all the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
  • he acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
3 ly5zlv     
n.风箱;发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的名词复数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的第三人称单数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
参考例句:
  • his job is to blow the bellows for the blacksmith. 他的工作是给铁匠拉风箱。 来自辞典例句
  • you could, i suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想,你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱。 来自辞典例句
4 chmxz     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • he called on mr. white to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • he is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
5 75abd022a606c3ab4cced2e31d1b2b25     
不朽的人物( immortal的名词复数 ); 永生不朽者
参考例句:
  • nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals. 谁也不相信人能成仙的神话。
  • shakespeare is one of the immortals. 莎士比亚是不朽的人物之一。
6 ziywu     
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置
参考例句:
  • the northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
  • vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。
7 bsrzp     
n.书法
参考例句:
  • at the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上,人们请他留字。
  • his calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
8 pt6ys     
n.书法家
参考例句:
  • people would ask, then, how come a young calligrapher should choose to marry a cold-drink peddler? 以后人家会说——年轻的书法家,怎么找一个卖冷饮的? 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
  • wang xizhi was a great calligrapher in ancient chiina. 王羲之是中国古代一位伟大的书法家。
9 a61815f6fe8955c9d235d4082e30896b     
n.解释( interpretation的名词复数 );表演;演绎;理解
参考例句:
  • this passage is open to a variety of interpretations. 这篇文章可以有各种不同的解释。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible. 这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 sfmzyg     
adv.垂直地
参考例句:
  • line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线,以便制作图表。
  • the human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。
11 cpszpl     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • the gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • the lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
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