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1、TranslationofChineseIdiomsUltimategoalThegoaloftranslationistostriveforculturalcoexistenceandcommunication.That’swhywehavetotryhardtoretaintheoriginalculturalflavorbykeepingtheformalelementsorlinguisticimageoftheoriginal.Butbecauseofthegreatdisparitybetweenlanguages,thec
2、ulturalflavorissometimesveryhardtoretain.Asaresult,suchculturalcoexistencecannotalwaysbeachieved.Atsuchoccasions,wehavetoturntoculturalsupplementationorculturalintegration.ThegeneraltechniquesThegeneraltechniques:directliteralrendering,free(liberal)translation,annotation
3、,replacementwiththetargetidioms.(直译、意译、直译加注释、意译加注释、套译等方法)对牛弹琴Directtranslation:toplayatuneforacow,toplaythelutetoacow,(harp)liberaltranslation:toreasonwithstubbornpeopleortalkingtothewrongaudiencetoaddressthewronglistener,replacingwithEnglishidioms:tocastorthrowpearlsbef
4、oreaswinetopreachtodeafears班门弄斧towieldaxatthedoorofLuBan——afamouscarpenterinancientChina;toshowoffone’scarpentryskillbeforeamaster,todisplayone’sslightskillsbeforeanexperttoteachfishhowtoswim;toteachone’sgrandmahowtosuckeggsPrinciplesofIdiomTranslation1.以对上下文的理解作为选择译法的依据
5、2.译“意”而非译“字”3.认识汉语行文特点,适当“清理”(重复信息),以适应英语习惯4.正确使用汉英词典,忌讳就词译词,忌讳死查汉英词典Directtranslation贾母听了,如火上浇油一般,便骂:“是谁做了棺椁?”(曹雪芹《红楼梦》第二十五回)Thisaddedfueltothefireoftheoldlady’sanger.“Whoorderedcoffins?”shescreamed.(杨宪益、戴乃迭译)(2)directtranslationwithnotes直译加注释“难道这也是个痴丫头,又像颦儿来葬花不成?”因又自笑道
6、:“若真也葬花,可谓东施效颦了;不但不为新奇,而是更加可厌。”(《红楼梦》)第34回)“CanthisbeanotherabsurdmaidandcomestoburyflowerslikeTaiYu?”Hewonderedinsomeamusement.“Ifso,she’sTungShihimitatingHsiShih,(HsiShihwasafamousbeautyintheancientkingdomofYieh.Tungshihwasanuglygirlwhotriedtoimitateherway)whichisn’tor
7、iginalbutrathertiresome.”Semantictranslation意译1)东施效颦2)南柯一梦3)初出茅庐4)毛遂自荐5)悬梁刺股Semantictranslation意译1)东施效颦crudeimitationwithludicrouseffect2)南柯一梦afonddreamorillusoryjoy3)初出茅庐atthebeginningofone’scareer4)毛遂自荐tovolunteerone’sservice5)悬梁刺股tobeextremelyhard-workinginone’sstudye
8、xamples人大会议应向毛遂自荐者敞开大门.TheNationalPeople’scongressshouldbeopentothosewhovolunteertoattendthemeeting.他初出