中译英技巧-隐喻翻译.ppt

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1、第二十章汉语隐喻的翻译alistofthemostcommonsourcedomainsinEnglish.TheStrategiesofTranslatingMetaphorsbetweenEnglishandChineseDynamicequivalenceisanimportantguideintheprocessoftranslatingmetaphor.Metaphorisculture-specificbecauseofdifferentphysicalenvironment,history，custom,etc.Thereare

2、greatdifferencesbetweenwesternandeasterncultures.Intherealityoftranslationthereisnosinglestrategythatgovernsallthepracticeoftranslation1.Whenthemetaphorissimilarinstructureandtheimagesorsourcesinvolvedsharethesamecommonground,thenliteraltranslationshouldbeadopted.“他是一头披着羊皮的狼

3、。”"Heisawolfinsheep'sclothing"“这种想法是他胸中的一团烈火”"thethoughtwasfireinhim"Happinessisaperfumeyoucan'tpouronotherswithoutgettingafewdropsonyourself.“幸福是香水，当你把它洒向别人时，自己身上也会留有余香.”Lifeisnobriefcandletome.生命于我不是一只短短的蜡烛AslongasimagesareacceptableandintelligibleinChinese,translatingthes

4、eimagesliterallyintoChinesecanretaintheflavorofforeigncountryabsorbnewwaysofexpressionbroadenpeople'smindaboutforeigncultures3)鱼像海军陆战队，己登陆了好几天:肉像潜水艇士兵，会长时期伏在水里。ThefishwasliketheMarineCorps.Itapparentlyhadalreadybeenonlandforseveraldays;themeatwaslikesubmarinesailors,havingbe

5、ensubmergedinwaterforalongtime.6)有人叫她“熟食铺子”(charcuterie)，因为只有熟食店会把那些颜色暖热的肉公开陈列，又有人叫她“真理”，因为据说“真理是赤裸裸的”。鲍小姐并未一丝不挂，所以他们叫她“局部真理”。(2005:5)Somecalledheracharcuterie---ashopsellingcookedmeats---becauseonlysuchawouldhavesomuchwarm-coloredfleshonpublicdisplay.Otherscalledheritissaid

6、thatisnaked."ButMissPaowasn'texactlywithoutastitchon,sotheyrevisedhernameto"partialtruth."(2003:7)8)出洋好比出痘子，出痞子，非出不可。小孩子出过瘩痘，就可以安全长大，以后碰见这两种毛病，不怕传染。我们出过洋，也算了了一桩心愿，灵魂健全，见了博士硕士们这些微生物，有抵抗力来自卫。(2005:75)It'slikehavingsmallpoxormeasles,orinotherwords,it'sessentialtohavethem.Onceac

7、hildhashadthesmallpoxormeasles,hecangrowupprotected,andifhecomesincontactwiththesediseaselateron,hehasnofearofthem,oncewehavestudiedabroad,we'vegottentheinferioritycomplexoutofsystem,andoursoulbecomestrengthened,andwhenwedocomeacrosssuchgermsasPh.D.'sorM.A.'swe'vebuiltupares

8、istanceagainstthem.(2003:77)2.Whenthemetaphorisdissimilarinstructureordueto