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1、细数外国地名的美翻译说起汉语的博大精深,有时会体现在对外国名称的翻译上。老一辈中国人,对国外一些著名的人名、地名、品牌名,都有不少经典的翻译,可谓“信达雅”的典范。比如朱自清将法国的Fontainebleau宫翻译成“枫丹白露”,一股优雅之气跃然纸上。徐志摩将它翻译成“芳丹薄罗”,发音虽然更接近,但和枫丹白露相比,却还是逊色了,最终没能流行开。另外说起最经典的名称翻译,非“可口可乐”莫属。据说1927年,可口可乐刚开始在上海销售的时候,品牌被翻译成了“蝌蝌啃蜡”,这还有人敢喝吗?!后来美国人发现了这个问题,就举办了一场公开征名活动,登报悬
2、赏求译名。一位上海教授蒋彝,便以“可口可乐”四个字击败其他对手,轻松拿走了奖金。到现在为止,这个词流行了近百年,其“信达雅”自不必多说。今天呢,CD君就带你盘点那些被翻译的美得不像话的国外旅游胜地名。TheChinesenamesofseventopworldtourismdestinations1.BuckinghamPalace(UK)Origin:BuckinghamPalacewascreatedbytheDukeofBuckinghamin1703.HebuilttheBuckinghamHouseforhimselfashis
3、grandLondonhome.ChineseTranslation:白金汉宫(BaiJinHanGong).AtransliterationfromitsEnglishpronunciationtoChinesecharacteristics,"Bucking"soundslikethe"BaiJin"inChinese."BaiJin"meansplatinum.2.Fontainebleau(France)Origin:ThePalaceofFontainebleauislocatedincommuneofFontainebleau
4、,55kilometerssoutheastofthecenterofParis.Thename"Fontainebleau"evolvesfromtheconceptof"fontainebelleeau",whichmeans"beautifulfountain".ChineseTranslation:枫丹白露(FengDanBaiLu).Thename,transliteratedbyZhuZiqing,referstotwoimages:redmapleandwhitedew,outliningfascinatingautumna
5、lscenery.3.ChampsElyseesAvenue(France)Origin:TheAvenuedesChamps-ÉlyséesisaboulevardinParis.Itisknownforitstheatres,cafés,luxuryshops,andfortheannualmilitaryparadethatcelebratesFrenchNationalDay.InEnglish,"Champs-Élysées"meanstheElysianFields,theparadisefordeadheroesinGree
6、kmythology.ChineseTranslation:香榭丽舍(XiangXieLiShe).Theliteraltranslationis“FragrantPavilionandBeautifulHouse”.4.YosemiteNationalPark(US)Origin:Thename"Yosemite"(meaning"killer"inMiwok),originallyreferstothenameofanIndiantribewholivedinthecentraleasternportionoftheUSstateof
7、California.ChineseTranslation:优山美地(YouShanMeiDi)or优诗美地(YouShiMeiDi).Theliteraltranslationis"BeautifulMountainandLand"or"Beautifulpoemandland".5.AegeanSea(Europe)Origin:TheseawastraditionallyknownasArchipelago(inGreek,Αρχιπέλαγος,meaning"chiefsea"),butinEnglishthemeaningof
8、thewordhaschangedtobetterrepresenttheAegeanIslands.ChineseTranslation:爱琴海(AiQinHai)."AiQin"canbe
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