汉译英中习语的翻译.ppt

汉译英中习语的翻译,卓 潇 敏,I.The translation of idioms(成语/习语的翻译)Phrases,凤毛麟角 天方夜谭,简而言之情不自禁一事无成化为乌有自吹自擂梦寐以求聚精会神,怒发冲冠不知所措胸有成竹全心全意寓教于乐出人意料心甘情愿,II.The translation of idioms Sentence Patterns,1.毫无疑问，毋庸置疑,Without doubt/question,.There is no doubt that It is out of question that,2.显而易见,It is obvious(/apparent/clear/distinct/evident)that Obviously,/Apparently,/Clearly,/Distinctly,/Evidently,3.感激涕零，不胜感激,Thank you very much for Im grateful/thankful/obliged to you forI appreciate ones doing,.the way to translate idioms 1.用英语演讲对一个英文 教授来说易如反掌。Chinese meaning:_,Its very easy for sb.to do,很容易,2.巴金大名鼎鼎，但平易近人。Chinese meaning:_ _,(be)famous/well-known,很有名,容易相处，可亲近的,(be)accessible/approachable(be)easy to get along with,3.开卷有益。Chinese meaning:_,It is good to read a lot.Reading does good(to us).Reading benefits us.We can benefit from reading.Reading is beneficial to us.,读书有益(于我们),What is the way to translate idioms?,意译,free translationStep 1:Step 2:,Find out the Chinese meaning.,Look for suitable English expression.,.Group-work:Translate the sentences on your sheet.,First，write down the Chinese meaning of each underlined idioms.Then,translate the whole sentence.,集邮集币其乐无穷。（collect）由于粗心大意，汤姆错过了这个机会。（miss）（98高考）依我看，要做这个实验简直是天方夜谭。(it)科学家们投身工作时常常废寝忘食。(devote)政府费了九牛二虎之力维护生态平衡。(balance)尽管他俩是双胞胎，但性格截然不同，各有千秋。(despite),7.他在异国他乡 孤身只影/孤家寡人，举目无亲。,He was alone in the foreign country(far from his home),and no relative was near(him).,Homework:,Prepare for the test of phrases(E-F).Finish translation exercises.,