中文菜单英文译法

“麻婆豆腐”翻译成“Bean curd made by a pock-marked woman”(满脸雀斑的女人制作的豆腐)，“夫妻肺片”翻译成“Husband and Wife's lung slice”(丈夫和妻子的肺切片)，“童子鸡”翻译成“Chicken Without Sexual Life”(没有过性生活的鸡)……这些让中外食客啼笑皆非、莫名其妙的菜单的翻译，将在北京奥运会期间乃至以后渐渐消失，代之以最新统一的翻译方法。

此前，类似于前面所提的菜名翻译的笑话很多，再如“四喜丸子”被翻译成“四个高兴的肉团”、“红烧狮子头”被译成“烧红了的狮子头”等，不一而足。为了杜绝在奥运会期间贻笑大方，给国外游客带来不便，或引发国际笑话，北京市旅游局去年8月就拟出一份《中文菜名英文译法》的讨论稿，对外公布并征求市民建议。

通过各个途径，征求了广大民众的建议后，经过半年多的征求意见、讨论和修改，北京市旅游局日前出台了统一的《中文菜单英文译法》。北京城八区三星级以上饭店从6月12日起就可前往北京市旅游局饭店餐饮管理处领取。

据悉，《中文菜单英文译法》是为提高北京奥运会期间服务接待水平，规范北京市饭店业、餐饮业菜单英文译法而由北京旅游局和北京外办出版编辑的，对中国将近3000个菜品的名字做了英文的翻译。

记者看到，新的菜单中，有些采取了音译加描绘性说明的方式。如麻婆豆腐被翻译成了Mapo Tofu(Stir-Fried Tofu in Hot Sauce)，四喜丸子依然是“Four-Joy Meatballs”（四个高兴的肉团），不过特别加了补充说明“Meat Balls Braised with Brown Sauce”。有的采取了意译，说明了做法，如夫妻肺片的英文翻译统一为Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce，清蒸童子鸡为Steamed Spring Chicken。

奥运英语小百科：《中文菜单英文译法》

中餐Chinese Food

冷菜类Cold Dishes

白菜心拌蜇头：Marinated Jellyfish and Chinese Cabbage in Vinaigrette

白灵菇扣鸭掌：Mushrooms with Duck Feet

拌豆腐丝：Shredded Tofu with Sauce

白切鸡：Boiled Chicken with Sauce

拌双耳：Tossed Black and White Fungus

冰梅凉瓜：Bitter Melon in Plum Sauce

冰镇芥兰：Chinese Broccoli with Wasabi

朝鲜辣白菜：Korean Cabbage in Chili Sauce 朝鲜泡菜：Kimchi

陈皮兔肉：Rabbit Meat with Tangerine Flavor 川北凉粉：Clear Noodles in Chili Sauce

刺身凉瓜：Bitter Melon with Wasabi

豆豉多春鱼：Shisamo in Black Bean Sauce 夫妻肺片：Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce

干拌牛舌：Ox Tongue in Chili Sauce

干拌顺风：Pig Ear in Chili Sauce

怪味牛腱：Spiced Beef Shank

红心鸭卷：Sliced Duck Rolls with Egg Yolk

姜汁皮蛋：Preserved Eggs in Ginger Sauce

酱香猪蹄：Pig Feet Seasoned with Soy Sauce

酱肘花：Sliced Pork in Soy Sauce

金豆芥兰：Chinese Broccoli with Soy Beans

韭黄螺片：Sliced Sea Whelks with Hotbed Chives

老北京豆酱：Traditional Beijing Bean Paste

老醋泡花生：Peanuts Pickled in Aged Vinegar

凉拌金针菇：Golden Mushrooms and Mixed Vegetables

凉拌西芹云耳：Celery with White Fungus 卤水大肠：Marinated Pork Intestines

卤水豆腐：Marinated Tofu

卤水鹅头：Marinated Goose Heads

卤水鹅翼：Marinated Goose Wings

卤水鹅掌：Marinated Goose Feet

卤水鹅胗：Marinated Goose Gizzard

卤水鸡蛋：Marinated Eggs

卤水金钱肚：Marinated Pork Tripe

卤水牛腱：Marinated Beef Shank

卤水牛舌：Marinated Ox Tongue

卤水拼盘：Marinated Meat Combination

卤水鸭肉：Marinated Duck Meat

萝卜干毛豆：Dried Radish with Green Soybean 麻辣肚丝：Shredded Pig Tripe in Chili Sauce 美味牛筋：Beef Tendon

蜜汁叉烧：Honey-Stewed BBQ Pork

明炉烧鸭：Roast Duck

泡菜什锦：Assorted Pickles

泡椒凤爪：Chicken Feet with Pickled Peppers 皮蛋豆腐：Tofu with Preserved Eggs

乳猪拼盘：Roast Suckling Pig