练习比喻性词语的翻译II

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leave no stone unturned call a spade a spade Too many cooks spoil the broth
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弃（意译法，放弃形象）
他这一阵心头如同十五个吊桶打水，七上 八下，老是宁静不下来。(周而复:《上海
的早晨》)
His mind was in turmoil these days
Lecture
比喻性词语的译法 (II)
比喻性词语的具体译法
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Ways of Translation of Idioms
焦点和难点，就是对“形象”地处 理问题。
一般情况下的做法是：
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I. 保 literal Translation (直译) （保留形象）
II. 弃 Free Translation (意译) （放弃形象）
and he was quite unable to think
straight.
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弃（意译法，放弃形象）
a white elephant hen-pecked rat race
油老虎 炒鱿鱼 dismiss, sack people
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弃（意译法，放弃形象）
《艺妓回忆录》
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B. C-E Translation
雨后春笋 易如反掌 猫哭老鼠 梁上君子 调虎离山 衣冠禽兽
水中捞月
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保（直译法，保留形象）
井底之蛙 鸟瞰 捅马蜂窝 狗崽子 鳄鱼眼泪 驼鸟政策 鸽派；鹰派
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保（直译法，保留形象）
牛市 熊市 披着羊皮的狼 也有英借中的：如纸老虎
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as happy as a mosquito at a swimsuit shoot
像只蚊子遇上了泳装秀，乐不可支 -- 瞧 那广阔天地，何处不好大展拳脚？
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as happy as a mosquito at a swimsuit shoot
像只蚊子遇上了泳装秀，乐不可支 – 瞧那广阔天地，何处编不辑ppt好大展拳脚？ 17
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Burn the boat Round-table conference baptism of fire trump card
armed to the teeth sour grapes war-monger new/fresh blood
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double faced political capital Golden age new wine in old bottles first/second-hand laugh in somebody’s face open secret tower of ivory
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保（直译法，保留形象）
(方鸿渐受到两面夹攻，才知道留 学文凭的重要。)这一张文凭，仿 佛有亚当、夏娃下身那片树叶的 功用，可以遮羞包丑。 -----自 己没有文凭，好象精神上赤条条 的，没有包裹。 （《围城》）
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英译文
This diploma, it seemed, would function the same as Adam and Eve’s fig leaf. It could hide a person’s
A. E-C translation To be led by the nose To look through colored spectacles to fish in troubled waters castles in the air
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To go into the red After one’s own heart Hang by a hair To show one’s cards
III.改 Borrowing or Replacing (借用法, 替换法,套用法) （改变形象）
IV. 略 Omission (省略法)
V. 补 Addition (增添法) （直译加注法， 补译文形象之不足）
VI、还原法
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I. literal Translation (直译)
有些比喻不能从字面来译:切忌望文生义 提心吊胆
in a pig’s whisper draw blood hang on sb’s lips talk through one’s hat
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Question: happy as a mosquito?
He’s happy as a mosquito at a swimsuit shoot.
shame and wrap up his disgrace.----
Without it, it was as if he were spiritually stark naked and had
nothing to bundle up in.(12)
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II、Free Translation(意译)
GeБайду номын сангаасsha---party girl,social butterfly
中文的鸡， “妓”谐 音，故有下等妓女之 喻意
穿着泳衣拍照，他快乐得像只蚊 子？
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At a "swimsuit shoot," there is lots of exposed skin so a mosquito is likely to be very happy.
A mosquito is happy because of all the bare skin at a swimsuit shoot.
make a monkey of bend an ear to a skeleton at the feast bury one’s head in the sand
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切忌望文生义
pull sb’s leg move heaven and earth child’s play eat one’s words