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画蛇添足的习语英汉翻译

画蛇添足原文楚有祠者，赐其舍人卮酒，舍人相谓曰：“数人饮之不足，一人饮之有余，请画地为蛇，先成者饮酒。

”一人蛇先成，引酒且饮之，乃左手持卮，右手画蛇曰：“吾能为之足。

”未成，一人之蛇成，夺其卮曰：‘蛇固无足，子安能为之足？’遂饮其酒。

为蛇足者，终亡其酒。

译文楚国有个搞祭祀活动的人，祭祀完了以后，拿出一壶酒赏给门人们喝。

门客们互相商量说：“这壶酒大家都来喝则不足够，一个人喝则有剩余。

我们各自在地上比赛画蛇，先画好的人就喝这壶酒。

”有一个人先把蛇画好了，他拿起酒壶正要喝，却左手拿着酒壶，右手继续画蛇，说：“我能够给它画脚。

”没等他画完，另一个人已把蛇画成了，把壶抢过去说：“蛇本来是没有脚的，你怎么能给它画脚呢！”然后他便把壶中的酒喝了下去。

为蛇画脚的人，最终失去了酒。

成语寓意编辑以后人们根据这个故事引申出"画蛇添足"这句成语，比喻有的人自作聪明，常做多余的事，反而把事情办糟了。

比喻节外生枝，多此一举，反而坏事。

英译版本There was a man in the state of Chu who was engaged in sacrificial activities. After the sacrifice, take out a pot of wine for the door people to drink.When the door people saw that there was only one pot of wine, they agreed with each other, "this pot of wine is not enough for several people to drink together; if one person drinks it, there will be some surplus. We can draw snakes on the ground together. Whoever draws the snake first will drink the pot of wine. "So, we found branches and tiles and quickly drew them on the ground.A man drew a snake first, and was about to drink it when he picked up the wine. He found that no one else had finished the painting, so he held the wine pot in one hand, and then drew again in the other hand. While drawing, he said triumphantly, "I can also add some feet to the snake! "Before he had finished drawing the snake's feet, another man had finished drawing the snake. He grabbed the wine pot and said, "the snake has no feet. How can you draw feet for it? "After that, he raised his neck and gulped up the wine. The man who added feet to the snake stood beside him, looking blankly at the loss of a chance to drink。

跨文化交际中英汉成语、习语和谚语的互译

*跨文化交际中
英汉成语的互译
铜仁一中杨光辉
2015年4月
在跨文化交际中，难免涉及到一些两国文化中的各自特有的习语。如果我们不了解其文化背景，望文生义，那就要闹笑话。前面两章我们分别介绍了一些关于动物和颜色的习语，这一章咱们就简要地了解一下汉语成语的英译和英语习语的汉译。由于是习语，其翻译是固定译法，所以，同学们必须得认真去记。
drink like a fish 牛饮 talk horse 吹牛对牛弹琴 cast pearls before swine a drowned rat 落汤鸡胆小如鼠 chicken-hearted 害群之马 black sheep 一丘之貉 birds of the same feather 鹤立鸡群 triton among the minnows 摸老虎屁股 twist the lion’s tail
Idleness is the root of all evil
天下没有不散的筵席 All good things must come to an end 物以类聚 Birds of a feather flock together 得饶人处且饶人 Live and let live 亲身下河知深浅、亲口尝梨知酸甜 The proof of the pudding is in the eating
四面楚歌beseiged on all sides
Tom,Dick and Harry; 张三李四 the man in the street
临时抱佛脚 seek help at the lastmoent道高一尺魔高一丈
the more illumination, the more temptation
骑虎难下 hold a wolf by the ears 呆如木鸡dumbstruck/root to the ground 鼠目寸光 not see beyond one’s nose 费九牛二虎之力 kill oneself 蜻蜓点水 scratch the surface 驴唇不对马嘴 out in the left field 替罪羊 scapegoat 狼吞虎咽 make a lion’s meal of

汉译英习语

汉译英习语一根筋one track-minded败家子a black sheep他那号人people of this sort无知之人an ignoramus没有坏心眼的人the sort of the earth 出众的人a lulu骗子a phony两面派two-faced难对付的人a hard nut to crack大人物a bigwig多面手jack-of-all-trades令人扫兴的人a wet blanket兴趣相投的人a soul mate老色迷a fool for women傻大个a lummox马屁精an apple-polisher捡破烂的人a bag lady收破烂的人a rag man细高个a bean-pole乡巴佬a hayseed胆小鬼a chicken guy墙头草，两边倒sit on the fence当二把手play second fiddle天生爱哭的人a natural crier受气包儿doormat瘦得像一把骨头be all bones不知羞耻的人a law-down dirty shame 最甜的人be honey-lipped废物a born loser乐天派good-time Charlie老古董a stick-in-the-mud年纪太大了be long in the tooth人到中年be over the hill扫把星a jinx外粗内秀的人a rough diamond海量have a hollow leg不分上下be neck and neck略胜一筹be a notch above有头脑be a brain很能干to have a lot on the ball有名无实a poor apology绞尽脑汁rack one’s brain没骨气have no guts真了不起really something昙花一现a flash in the pan一窍不通not know beans about something寡不敌众be outnumbered单枪匹马play a lone hand吃得开have a big drag with出视不利get off on the wrong foot怯场get stage fright口才the gift of gab还嫩点儿still wet behind the ears糊涂虫a nitwit被蒙在鼓里be kept in the dark饭量小eat like a bird当家wear the pants in the family痛失良机let something slip through one’s fingers嘴硬never say uncle能下床走动了be up and about找到窍门get the hang of有门道have the means of占上风gain the upper hand有资格be in a position不示弱give as good as one gets上圈套rise to a bait断然行动take the plunge你骗不了我I’m from Missouri头脑有点不正常have a few buttons missing见机行事play to the score站不住脚not hold water唆使put somebody up to心有余而力不足the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak 轰动全世界set the world on fire盲从follow like sheep听其自然let things slide脑瓜好使have a mind like a steel trap偷懒耍滑头goof-off大动肝火be up in arms保持冷静keep cool说话兜圈子be about the bush心怀叵测have an ax to grind心术不正not have one’s heart in the right place背后捅刀子stab in the back说某人坏话badmouth somebody厚着脸皮去做have the gall to do大献殷勤dance attendance on血口喷人smite with the tongue这山望着那山高the grass is always greener on the other hill 上瘾get into one’s blood等不及了champ at the bit点头哈腰bow and scrape疯疯癫癫go gaga说话不算数go back on one’s words废话连篇beat one’s gums恩将仇报bit the hand that feeds太不像话了the idea of somebody’s doing得寸进尺give somebody an inch and he will take a mile待客周到keep a good house偷鸡摸狗be on the sly省吃俭用pinch and scrape哪壶不开提哪壶touch the tender spot脚踏两条船serve two masters不当一回事as soon do...as look at说到做到be the equal of one’s words不依不饶take off the gloves to满口脏话swear like a trooper性子急be too quick on the trigger撒娇play the woman占人便宜load the dice against为自己捞油水be on the take心凉了半截cool one’s ardor饶不了某人not put anything past somebody一门心思想要have one’s heart set on那可不行nothing doing容易极了nothing to it敬而远之give a wide berth to稍微、、、就行了give ...a once-over死也不同意over one’s dead body让过去的事就过去吧let bygones be bygones。

英汉习语翻译

A wolf in sheep’s clothing 披着羊皮的狼. to be on the ice 如履薄冰. to sit on pins and needles 如坐针毡. An ass is known by his ears 见耳识驴it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock（）鸡司晨，家之不祥. it’s ill to waken sleeping dogs/ Let sleeping dogs lie 勿惹睡狗. A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion 吠犬不可怕，睡狮难提防. The great fish eat up the small 大鱼吃小鱼. He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount 骑虎难下. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour 好马无劣色. to be as mild as a lamb 驯如羔羊.合抱之木，生于毫末Great oaks from little acorns grow. 人靠衣服马靠鞍It’s the saddle that makes the horse and the tailor , the man. 旧瓶装新酒new wine in old bottles. 玩火者必自焚He who plays with fire gets burned. 羽毛丰满to become full-fledged. 风驰电掣to pass swiftly like the wind or lighting.The ap ple of one’s eye 掌上明珠. as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠. as strong as a horse 大力如牛. as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗. Man proposes, God disposes 谋事在人,成事在天. Everyone for himself, God for us all 人人为自己, 老天为大家.A small bird wants but a small nest 燕雀无鸿鹄之志. Take notthe musket to kill a butterfly 杀鸡焉用牛刀. When the cat’s away, the mice will play 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王. You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk 鱼与熊掌不可兼得. Beat the dog before a lion 杀鸡给猴看Love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of lion 宁为鸡口，不为牛后. He killed the goose that laid the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵.A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion 狗急跳墙. Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep, and then eat them 猫哭耗子假慈悲. castle in the air 空中楼阁. a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳. six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两. after one’s own heart 正中下怀. kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕. show the cloven hoof 露出马脚. fish in the air 水中捞月. kick down the ladder 过河拆桥. between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷.To draw one’s blood 伤人感情，惹人生气. to hang o n sb’s sleeve 依赖某人. to hang on one’s lips 对某人言听计从. to make a monkey of sb 愚弄某人. to bend an ear to 倾听，聚精会神地听. to bury one’s head in the sand 采取鸵鸟政策. to have an axe to grind 别有用心. to talk through one’s hat 胡言乱语. to leave no stone unturned 千方百计不遗余力. to call a spade a spade 直言不讳. to pull one’s leg 愚弄某人，开某人的玩笑. to eat one’s words 被迫收回前言,承认自己说了错话. to be full of beans 精力旺盛,精力充沛. to be like square pegs in round holes 格格不入. a skeleton in the feast 扫兴的人或事物. a fly in the ointment美中不足. with a grain of salt 半信半疑. with one’s tongue in the one’s cheek 说说而已，非诚心诚意.扬眉吐气to feel proud and elated. 灯红酒绿to be dissipated and luxurious. 开门见山to come straight to a point . 单枪匹马to be single-handed in doing sth. 大张旗鼓on a large spectacular scale. 风雨飘摇(of a situation)being unstable. 胸有成竹to have a well-thought-out plan before doing sth. 海阔天空(to talk) at random.四面楚歌to be besieged on all sides. 毛遂自荐to volunteer one’s service. 初出茅庐at the beginning of one’s career. 倾城倾国to be exceedingly beautiful. 罄竹难书(of crimes )too numerous to mention.To spend money like water 花钱如流水/挥金如土. to spring up like mushrooms 如雨后春笋般出现. a stony heart 铁石心肠. at one’s fingertips 了如指掌. to have a hand like a foot 笨手笨脚. as mute as a fish 噤若寒蝉. to shut one’s eyes against to 视若无睹. return good for evil 以德报怨. to turn a deaf ear to充耳不闻. Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧. to face the music 临危不惧. plain sailing 一帆风顺. at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟. to be dead drunk 烂醉如泥. laugh and grow fat 心宽体胖. to fly into a rage 勃然大怒. to look for a needle in a haystack 海底捞针. a leap in the dark 轻举妄动. to show one’s colors 原形毕露. to make a noise in the world 名噪一时More haste, less speed 欲速则不达. neither fish nor flesh 不伦不类. to pick holes in 吹毛求疵. to mind one’s P’s and Q’s 谨言慎行. to be at the end of one’s rope 山穷水尽. to log a dead horse 徒劳无益. to turn over a new deaf 改过自新to put all one’s egg in one basket 孤注一掷. to take French leave 擅自离开. Out of sight, out of mind 久离情疏. to hold the purse string 掌握经济大权. to have forty winks 迷糊了一会儿. to talk black into white 颠倒黑白. to give sb’s the green light 给某人开绿灯. to be armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿. to laugh off one’s head 笑掉牙齿. to be out at elbows 捉襟见肘. to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生在富贵人家. A rolling stone gather no moss 滚石不生苔.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. 祸不单行Misfortunes never come alone. 隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳Hedges have eyes, andwalls have ears. 时不待我，岁月无情Time and tide wait for no man. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲A young idler, an old beggar. 健康胜于财富Health is better than wealth. 无官一身轻Out of office, out of danger. 居安思危In time of peace prepare for war. 前事不忘，后事之师/前车之覆,后车之鉴The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 吃一堑，长一智 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean. 杀鸡儆猴beat the dog before the lion. 班门弄斧teach fish to swim. 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling. 一朝怕蛇咬，十年怕井绳Once bit, twice shy . 物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. 无风不起浪There is no smoke without fire. 本末倒置put the cart before the horse. 佛要金装，人要衣装Fine feathers make fine birds. 得寸进尺Much will have more. 喧宾夺主The sauce is better than the fish. 挂羊头，卖狗肉He cries wine and sells vinegar 青出于蓝而胜于蓝The pupil outdoes the master. 天涯何处无芳草There are plenty of fish in the sea. 棋逢对手Diamond cut diamond. 拿了收短，吃了嘴软Gifts blind the eye 天下乌鸦一般黑Dogs bite in every country. 滴水穿石Little strokes fell great oaks. 条条大路通罗马All roads lead to Rome. 百川入海，殊途同归All rivers run into the sea. 口蜜腹剑Peace on the forehead and war in themind. 身正不怕影子斜 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全It is better to die with honor than to live with shame. 醉翁之意不在酒Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子Nothing venture, nothing have. 入乡随俗Do in the Rome as the Romans do. 木已成舟/覆水难收Things done cannot be done. 为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门 A clear conscience is a sure card . 做贼心虚A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart . 事与愿违All your swans are geese. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has long arms. 君子之交淡如水A hedge between friendship green. 大智若愚He knows most who speaks least/Still water runs deep. 自食其果As you make the bed, so you must lie in it. 盲目乐观count one’s chickens before they are hatched. 一失足成千古横Short pleasure, long lament. 若要人不知，除非己莫为What is done by night appears by day. 患难与共/有福同享，有难同当stick together through thick and thin. 江山易改，本性难移 A leopard(豹子)cannot change its spots/You cannot make a crab walk straight. 随遇而安Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福Accidents will happen/Every tide has its ebb. 智者千虑，必有一失The best horse stumbles. 罗马并不是一日建成Rome was not built in a day. 留得青山在，不愁没柴烧The shepherdwould rather lose the wool than the sheep. 小小漏洞沉默大船A little leak will sink a great ship. 心急吃不了热豆腐 A watched pot never boils.。

英汉互译中的习语

realization: n. 实现；领悟 doubt: n. 怀疑；疑问；疑惑 v. 怀疑；不信；恐怕；拿不准
唯一能限制我们实现明天的就是我们对今天的怀疑。
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today . ----(Franklin Roosevelt , American president)
谚语
Beyond the mountains there are people to be found.
山外有山，天外有天，人外有人。
beyond： n. 远处 prep. 超过；越过；那一边；在...较远的一边 adv. 在远处；在更远处
在山的另一边，会有人被发现
A book is known in time of need.
idle： adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的 vt. 虚度；使空转 vi. 无所事事；虚度；空转
→adj.懒惰的
needy： adj. 贫困的；贫穷的；生活艰苦的
懒惰的青年时代，导致贫困的老年
While there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
有生命,就有希望。
早餐时,吃的像一个国王。午餐时,吃的像一个王子。晚餐时,吃得像一个乞丐。
谚语的翻译
谚语具有诗歌的活泼，文学的凝重，熟语的简洁，道理的深刻，寓意广远，因而在各种文体中常见。谚语的特点：富于形象，用具体来表达抽象的意思；简练概括，以极少的词语表示极丰富的内容。其修辞手法是比喻、拟人、对偶、押韵等。
书到用时方恨少。
已读的书本知识在有需要的时候很及时。
Cry for the moon.

汉英翻译第三章习语翻译

汉英翻译第三章习语翻译习语是人们长期使用的一些独特的固定短语和短句，包括成语、俗语、谚语和歇后语。

成语是一种现成的话，跟习用语、谚语相近，但是也略有区别。

最主要的一点是习用语和谚语是口语性质的，成语大都出自书面，属于文语性质的。

其次在语言形式上，成语几乎都是约定俗成的四字结构，字面不能随意更换，而习用语和谚语总是松散一些,可多可少,不限于四个字。

例如“快刀斩乱麻”、“九牛二虎之力”、“驴唇不对马嘴”、“前怕狼，后怕虎”，这是常说的习用语；“百闻不如一见”、“真金不怕火炼”、“有志者事竟成”、“路遥知马力，日久见人心”，这是一些经验之谈，表示一个完整的意思，属于谚语一类。

成语跟习用语、谚语是不一样的。

俗语是熟语之一，指约定俗成，广泛流行，且形象精练的语句。

俗语包括谚语、歇后语（引注语）、惯用语和口头上常用的成语，但不包括方言词、俗语词、书面语中的成语，或名著中的名言警句，例如：“小二”管“大王” ，按下葫芦起来瓢，八抬大轿请不去，八字没一撇，拔根汗毛比腰粗，白披一张人皮，半斤对八两，半路上出家，饱汉不知饿汉饥，背着抱着一般沉，被人卖了还帮着数钱，笨鸟儿先飞，鼻子气歪了，比登天还难，比上不足，比下有余，比死人多口气，便宜没好货，好货不便宜，兵败如山倒，兵来将挡，水来土掩，冰冻三尺，非一日之寒，病从口入，祸从口出，病急乱投医，不比不知道，一比吓一跳，不吃黄连，不知啥叫苦，不吃馒头争（蒸）口汽，不吃羊肉惹身臊，不打不相识，不打无把握之仗，不打无准备之仗，不当家不知柴米贵，不到黄河心不死，不费吹灰之力，不分青红皂白，不够塞牙缝的，不管三七二十一，不见棺材不落泪，不见兔子不撒鹰，不见真佛不烧香，不进山门不受戒不经一事，不长一智，不看僧面看佛面，不可不信，不可全信，不可同日而语，不拉屎占茅坑，不怕不识货，就怕货比货，不怕慢，就怕站，不怕没好事，就怕没好人，不怕人不敬，就怕己不正，不怕一万，就怕万一，不怕贼偷，就怕贼惦心，不求同日生，只愿同日死，不入虎穴，焉得虎子，不食人间烟火，不是省油的灯，不是鱼死，就是网破，不是冤家不聚头，不死也扒成皮，不听老人言，吃亏在眼前，不养儿不知父母恩，不在话下，不知道哪头炕热，不知哪块云彩下雨，不知天高地厚，不撞南墙不回头，苍蝇不叮没缝的蛋，操心不见老，拆东墙，补西墙，常骂不惊，常打不怕，常说口里顺，常做手不笨，常在河边站，哪有不湿鞋，长他人志气，灭自己威风，长叹不如慢磨，长添灯草满添油，唱对台戏，朝中有人好做官，炒豆众人吃，炸锅一人事，车到山前必有路，扯淡，陈芝麻烂谷子，撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的，成人不自在，自在不成人，成事不足，败事有余，成者王侯败者寇，秤杆离不开秤铊，秤有头高头低，秤铊虽小压千斤，吃饱了撑的，吃别人嚼过的馍不香，吃不了兜着走，吃错了耗子药，吃定心丸，吃饭想撑死，干活怕累死，吃力不讨好，吃了豹子胆，吃了迷混药，吃了枪药了，吃人不吐骨头，吃人饭，拉狗屎，吃人家的嘴短，拿人家的手软，吃人家饭，受人家管，吃软不吃硬，吃哑巴亏，吃着碗里的，望着锅里的，丑话说在前头，丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆，初一一回十五一回，出多少汗，吃多少饭，出家人不说在家话，出水才见两腿泥，出头的橼子先烂，穿新鞋走老路，穿一条裤子，船到桥头自然直，船家的孩子会浮水，窗户纸一点就破，吹胡子瞪眼，此地无银三百两，此时无声胜有声，此一时，彼一时，聪明一世，糊涂一时，从刀尖上爬过来的，从小离娘，到大话长，打不着狐狸惹身骚，打不着野狼打家狗，打柴的不能跟放羊的走，打倒不如说倒，打灯笼找不着，打掉门牙往肚里咽，打狗还得看主人，打虎不成反被虎伤，打酒向提瓶子的要钱，打开窗户说亮话，打开天窗说亮话，打破砂锅问到底，打如意算盘，打铁还需本身硬，打退堂鼓，打瞎子，骂哑巴，打一巴掌，给个甜枣，打肿脸充胖子，打着灯笼找不着，大白天说梦话，大白天做梦，大海里捞针，大路朝天，各走半边，大门不出，二门不迈，大难不死，大事化小，小事化了，大树底下好乘凉，大眼瞪小眼，大意失荆州，大丈夫能屈能伸，胆小不得将军做，当地生姜不辣，当耳旁风，当面鼓对面锣，当面是人，背后是鬼，当着矬子不说短话，刀架脖子上，刀快不怕脖子粗，刀枪药虽好，不破手为高，刀子嘴，豆腐心，到什么山上唱什么歌，到什么时候说什么话，得便宜卖乖，得理不让人，得了便宜卖乖，得饶人处且饶人，低头不见抬头见，地在人种，事在人为，点腊烛不知油价爹死娘嫁人，各人顾各人，丁是丁，卯是卯，顶风臭十里，丢下嘴里的肉，去等河里的鱼，东一榔头，西一棒子，斗大字不识一升，豆腐掉到灰堆里，豆腐一方扁担一条，肚子疼怨灶王爷，端人家碗，受人家管，断了线的风筝，对事不对人，多一事不如少一事，躲得了初一，躲不了十五，躲雨跳到河里，恶人先告状，儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫，儿大不由娘，儿女情长，英雄气短，耳听为虚，眼见为实，二一添作五，翻脸不认人，反其道而行之反咬一口，方是真的，药是假的，房顶开门，灶坑打井，防君子不防小人，放长线钓大鱼，放屁砸了脚后跟，肥的瘦的一锅煮，肥水不流外人田，费力不讨好，费了九牛二虎之力风里来，雨里去，佛烧一炷香，人争一口气，福不双降，祸不单行，该吃九升，不吃一斗，干打雷不下雨，干的早不如干的巧，干活不由东，累死也无功，甘蔗没有两头甜，赶鸭子上架，赶早不赶晚，敢怒不敢言，刚出狼窝，又入虎口，胳膊拧不过大腿胳膊肘往外扭，隔墙有耳，隔行如隔山，各打五十大板，各人的梦各人圆，给个棒棰就当针，给脸不要脸，功到自然成，恭敬不如从命，公道不公道，自有天知道，公鸡下蛋，母鸡打鸣，公说公有理，婆说婆有理，狗改不了吃屎，狗眼看人低，狗嘴吐不出象牙，狗耷拉舌头不干鸡跷脚干，顾前不顾后，挂羊头卖狗肉，官不大，僚不小，官船漏，官马瘦光许愿，不烧香，三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮，关键时刻掉链子，天下无难事，只怕有心人，鬼迷心窍，正儿八经，贵人多忘事，锅大勺有准，孩子哭了，抱给他娘，害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无，八辈子，唱白脸，唱反调，撑场面，吃错药，揭盖子，捂盖子，炒鱿鱼，变色龙，眼中钉，替罪羊，往伤口上撒盐，捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。

英汉与汉英翻译习语翻译

习语的翻译一、什么是习语(idiom) 习语是经过长时间的使用而提炼出来的固定短语或短句，是人民智慧的结晶。

习语大都具有鲜明的形象，适宜于用来比喻事物，因而往往带有浓厚的民族色彩和地方色彩。

习语既是语言中的重要修辞手段，同时其本身也是各种修辞手段的集中表现。

因此，翻译时应当尽量保持这些特点。

译者除了忠实地表达原文习语的意义外，还应尽可能保持原文习语的形象比喻、丰富联想、修辞效果以及其民族、地方特色等。

我们这里所谈的英语习语（idioms）是就其广义而言的，包括俗语、谚语、俚语（slang expressions）等。

例如：The new naval(海军的) base has proved to be a white elephant; A large number of American radio stations operate in the red. 二习语英译汉的三种主要方法1直译法2汉语同义习语的套用法3意义法二习语英译汉的三种主要方法1 直译法：例如：to break the record armed to the teeth the most-favored-nation clause A rolling stone gathers no moss. a gentleman’s agreement bad egg A cat has nine lives. the Trojan horse the heel of Achilles the cold war Blood is thicker than water. Barking dogs do not bite. 2 汉语同义习语的套用法：（1）双方有完全相同的形象比喻：另外，中国人和英国人共同的劳动经历也使这两个民族产生一些相同的人生经验，故而有完全相同的形象比喻的习语存在。

如：试翻译下列习语：to praise to the skies to fish in troubled waters to add fuel to the fire to be on thin ice Walls have ears. (2)双方有大体相同的形象比喻：试翻译下列习语：As stubborn as a mule To fish in the air To drink like a fish To be at the end of one’s rope To spend money like water One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy. 3 意义法：例如：I guessed when he asked for an interview that Smith had an axe to grind. The teenagers don’t invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket. Among so many well-dressed and cultured people, the country girl felt like a fish out of water. To break the ice, Ted spoke his interest in mountain climbing, and they soon had a conversation going. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she thinks she can do what she likes. 三小结习语不仅是语言的精华，而且是语言的缩影，是语言特征的集中反映：语言是人在劳动中创造的，大部分习语就来自普通老百姓的生产活动和生活经历。

英汉汉英翻译教程第十章习语的翻译

第十章习语的翻译
10.5 折中译法 10.6 略译法、补译法、直译加注法 10.7 不含文化意象的习语
一、折中译法
中英文化差异导致语言表达上的悬殊，是的许多习语无法使用异化或归化译法进行翻译，勉强使用的话，只会产生风格不符和意义扭曲等问题，读者无法理解和接受。在这种情况下只好退而求其次，使用折中译法，化去原文中的意象，译出其核心意义，这种译法文珊
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• 4.Even before they were acquainted, he had admired Osborn in secret. Now he was his valet, his dog, his man Friday. • 他没有认识奥斯本之前，已经暗暗佩服他。如今便成了他的听差，他的狗，他的忠仆星期五。 • 星期五(Friday)是《鲁滨逊漂流记》故事中Robinson Crusoe的忠实奴仆。
Examples:
• 1.“三十六计，走为上计”应译为 The best stratagem is to quit, 因为英美人不知道中国古代兵法有著名的“三十六计”，如果译成Of the thirty-six stratagems, the best is to quit,英美读者可能会纠缠在thirtysix这个数字上，造成误解。 • 2.“一朝一夕”译为overnight

汉译英中的习语翻译(1)

1.one track-mind 一根筋儿（track [træk] n.轨道；足迹）一个人的心思只往一个方向想stop reasoning with him.don't you know he is one track-mind。

别跟他较劲了。

他一根筋儿，你还不知道吗。

2.a black sheep 败家子（在英文里面是俚语，意思是害群之马，因为黑羊比较廉价，而白羊比较好，一群白羊里面有一只黑羊，表明在一群好的事物之中有个不好的事物，引申出来的意思就是害群之马）splash a big sum.挥霍一大笔钱（splash [splæʃ]溅；婆sum [sʌm]金额）Dick is a black sheep,always bringing trouble to family.3.people of his sort他那号人（sort 种类）how could he think l would go back on my words? l am not his sort,who is fickle and always blowing hot and cold. （fickle[ˈfɪkl]浮躁的，易变的）他怎么知道我会变卦，我可不是他那号人，整天喜怒无常的，说变就变。

4.the salt of the earth 没有坏心眼的人（很有用的俚语，盐在古代就被看得很贵重，被认为是尊贵的象征。

这个俚语出自《新约。

马太福音》耶稣对他的门徒说：“you are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor,where with shall it be salted ?你们是世上的盐，盐若失了味，如何才能再咸呢？）所以意思就是中坚力量，精英，高尚的人Alice is really the salt of the earth, she has neither lied to nor harmed anyone.Alice没有一点坏心眼，从来不说谎话，也没做过对不起别人的事。

习语的翻译(汉英)

3. 意译法: 牺牲形象, 割舍文化因子
胸有成竹 To have a well-thought-out经过周详之考虑的 plan before doing sth 桃李满天下 To have students all over the world 叶公好龙 Professed love of what one really fears 东施效颦 Crude imitation with ludicrous荒谬的effect 南柯一梦 A fond dream or illusory joy 四面楚歌 To be besieged on all sides
改变形式的五个条件
直译会导致意义上的错误时；引入外来语形成语义空白（Semantic Zero），读者有可能自己填入错误的意义时；形式对等引起严重的意义晦涩时；形式对等引起作者原意所没有的歧义时；形式对等违反译入语的语法或文体规范时。
习语汉译英的原则
形象性原则简练性原则不可滥用字面意义直译法尽量少用意译法和直译加注法
•掌上明珠 •A pearl in the palm •The apple of one’s eye •守口如瓶 •To keep one’s mouth closed like a bottle •To keep a still tongue in one’s head •雪中送炭 •To send charcoal in snowy weather •To help a lame dog over stile横路栅栏 •画蛇添足 •To draw a snake and add feet to it •To paint the lily
3)不借用形象或比喻的, 可放心借用迂回曲折 twists and turns 断断续续 off and on 乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens 挖空心思 to rack one’s brains 针锋相对 to give tit for tat

汉译英中的习语翻译

汉译英中的习语翻译001 一根筋儿one track-mindedEg1:别跟他较劲了。

他一根筋儿，你还不知道吗？Stop reasoning with him, Don`t you know he is one track-mindedEg2:和一根筋儿的人在一起工作真憋气。

You feel choked to work with those who are one track-minded* to jump down one`s throat 粗暴的和某人顶嘴，把某人气得说不出话来002 败家子a black sheepEg:乔是个败家子。

几年内他竟挥霍掉十几万美元。

Joe is the black sheep of his family.He splashed(挥霍) nearly a hundred thousand U.S dollars in a few year.003他那好人people of his sortEg1:他怎么知道我会变卦？我可不是他那号人，整天喜怒无常的，说变就变。

How could he think I would go back on my words（说话不算数，食言）? I am not his sort, who is fickle（轻浮的）and always blowing hot and cold（喜怒无常）. Eg2:我可不是他那号人，老爱占别人的便宜。

I’m not you sort, who always wants to get the best of others.* (be) down and out 没钱了，把钱花个精光；一塌糊涂* You can turn to me when the chips are down(没钱了).（语气略轻于down and out）To get out from under摆脱困境，硬撑下来004出众的人；冒尖儿a luluEg1:要说漂亮，我们公司新来的秘书可算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。

汉译英--习语翻译

自食其果 eat the bitter fruit of one's own making
坏蛋
bad egg
人善被人欺，马善被人骑 All lay load on the willing horse.
赴汤蹈火 go through fire and water
把黑的说成白的 swear black is white (颠倒黑白，不择手段)
➢ If you run after two hares you will catch neither. →To run after two hares.
➢ It's no good crying for spilt milk. →To cry over spilt milk. / The milk is spilt. / spilt milk
➢ call a spade a spade
➢ as sure as eggs is eggs
➢ Diamond cut diamond.
➢ They that know nothing fear nothing. ➢ Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. ➢ 利用对仗：只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯；路遥知马力，日久见人心；狼吞虎咽；
Features of Idioms
➢ 6、由于各民族的文化和思维有着巨大的“共核”(common core)，英汉习语有时有惊人的相似之处。 ➢ 喻义相同，结构相同：了如指掌 To know something like the palm or back of one’s hand 火上浇油 to pour oil on the flames / add fuel to the flames 滴水石穿 Constant dropping wears the stone. 浑水摸鱼 to fish in the troubled waters 自吹自擂 blow one's own trumpet 空中楼阁 castle in the air 破釜沉舟 to burn one’s boats 如履薄冰 be skating on thin ice 晴天霹雳 like a bolt from the blue 趁热打铁 to strike while the iron is hot 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect. 时间不等人 Time and tide wait for no man. 时间就是金钱 Time is money. (耳听为虚), 眼见为实 Seeing is believing. 隔墙有耳 Walls have ears.

英语习语的翻译

1. 习语的翻译直译法1)汉译英feel just like fish in watersharpen one’s spear only before going into battleThe fox borrows the tiger’s terror.The cat weeps over the mouse.play the harp to a bulllike bamboo shoots after a spring showerAn inch of time is an inch of goldMan propose, God dispose.Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至金石为开优势：再现形象和修辞色彩，文化传播局限性：破坏意义的整体性胸有成竹：have a bamboo in one’s chesthave a well-thought-out plan before doing something 2) 意译法：放弃意象手忙脚乱：in a frantic rush立竿见影：get instant result噤若寒蝉：keep quiet明火执仗：do evil things openly牵肠挂肚：be full of anxiety and worry快马加鞭：speed up藕断丝连：have not cut off relations completely五光十色：multicolored归心似箭：be very anxious to return home鸡毛蒜皮：trifling开门见山：come directly to the point狗急跳墙：do something desperate黔驴技穷：at one’s wit’s end单枪匹马：all by oneself生龙活虎：bursting with energy顺手牵羊：walk off with something守株待兔：trust to chance and stroke of luck 3) 套译法字面意义和蕴含意义基本一致：肉中刺：a thorn in the flesh浑水摸鱼：fish in troubled water趁热打铁：Strike while the iron is hot隔墙有耳：Walls have ears自投罗网：throw oneself into the trap嗤之以鼻：turn up one’s nose at一触即发：touch and go空中楼阁：castles in the air充耳不闻：turn a deaf ear to破釜沉舟：burn one’s boat晴天霹雳：a bolt from the blue熟能生巧：Practice makes perfect事实胜于雄辩：Facts speak louder than words 意象差异、喻意基本一致：laugh one’s head off 笑掉大牙at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟look right and left 东张西望throw a sprat to catch a herring 抛砖引玉seek a hare in hen’s nest 缘木求鱼spend money like water 挥金如土as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠like a rat in a hole 瓮中捉鳖Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头卖狗肉New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火Go for wool and come back shorn. 偷鸡不成蚀把米Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人Diamond like diamond.4) Back translation:an eye for an eyea gentleman’s agreementarmed to the teeth5) 加注法Show one’s proficiency with an axe before Lu Ban, the master carpenter. 喻意比文化蕴含更重要时，放弃意象，概括喻意望梅止渴，画饼充饥：fantasy or an illusion。

习语及习语的汉英翻译

On Idioms and Their Translation from Chinese into English习语及习语的汉英翻译AbstractIdioms are just like incomparably resplendent bight pearls emitting dazzling rays in the palace of literature. Throughout the ages, they animate the works of countless men of literature and writing. Idioms have fixed patterns and abundant connotations. Their vivid images explicitly convey incisive meanings. Chinese idioms are part of the essence of Chinese culture with a history of thousands of years. In this thesis, the English translation of Chinese idioms will be discussed on the foundation of simply introducing the definitions, origins, features, and classifications of idioms, and a series of principles and methods of idiom translation will be put forward, mainly involving the translation of the Chinese idioms which have similar and dissimilar implications in English.Key words：Chinese Idioms；Similarity；Dissimilarity摘要习语犹如文学殿堂里一颗璀璨无比的明珠放射着历久不衰的光芒，古往今来，无数文人墨客的笔下都闪耀着它的异彩。

英汉口译常用谚语习语

英汉口译常用谚语习语英汉口译中常用谚语一、常用汉语谚语1．百花齐放，百家争鸣。

Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend．2. 搬石头砸自己的脚。

Lifting a rock only to have his own toes squashed.3．宾至如归。

When the visitor arrives，it is as if returning home．4．不到黄河心不死。

Until all is over ambition never dies. 5．不管三七二十一。

No matter what you may say.6．不人虎穴，焉得虎子。

How can one get tiger cubs even without entering the tiger's lair.7．趁热打铁。

Strike while the iron is hot.8. 没有不带刺的玫瑰。

There's no rose without a thorn.9．成则公侯败则寇。

People may become princes or thieves，depending on whether they're successful or not.10．大智若愚。

He knows most who speaks least. 11．但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moon- light，even though miles apart.12. 独立自主，自力更生。

To maintain independence and keep the initiative in our hands and rely on our own efforts．13．独木不成林。

习语的来源及翻译(英汉对照)

习语的来源金清中学张奎Summary:As one of the most important language forms, idiom has experienced a long period of history. It comes from the conclusion of human being’s experience of existence, the thinking of human nature, and the attitude towards human life. The cultural characteristics of the idioms have a closed relation to the meaningful and abundant original. There are lots of idioms reflected the different characteristics of geographical environment between China and Britain; and exist many idioms which are produced from the literal works with its own characteristics of the two countries; and the life custom, thinking conceptions etc. of the two natives have been reflected by those lively idioms. Sometimes, the similar life experience and recognization of the two natives show the similar cultural characteristics by some idioms to some extend. The cultural communication between the two countries have also brought about many meaningful idioms. But this is just the small part in the numbers. However, the other great number of idioms show the quite different language customs and cultural characteristics between the two countries.关键词文化背景语言习语熟语信息度有效度一个民族既有自己的语言，又有自己的文化。