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与动物有关的谚语

时间:2011-06-20 08:38:48

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     动物比喻(Animal Metaphors)在英汉两种语言中均有广泛的使用,它使语言生气勃勃,形象鲜明。然而,由于文化背景、思维方式的不同,人们对动物比喻的正确理解和翻译存有障碍。从翻译的角度总体说来,动物比喻可以分为两大类:

    一类是:译语与原语存在对应的关系,使动物形象再现成为可能。根据两种语言在意义、形象或风格上的相似性,翻译时可采用同值、近值互借法,以再现原语形象。例如:
    1.What a dull speech! He's merely parroting what many others have said.多么单调乏味的讲话!他不过是鹦鹉学舌,重复许多人说过的话而已。
    2. A wolf in sheep's clothing披着羊皮的狼3. One swallow does not make a summer.孤燕不成夏。
    4. He is as sly as a fox. You've got to watch him.他狡猾得像个狐狸。对他你可要当心点儿。
    5. You stupid ass1! How could you do a thing like that?你这头蠢驴!怎么会干出那种事儿来?
    6. The children were as busy as bees, making preparations for the festival.孩子们准备过节忙得像蜜蜂一样。
    另一类是:同一动物形象在原语和译语中的语用意义相去甚远,甚至完全相悖。因此,在翻译过程中就出现了动物形象名称的转换。这种动物形象的转换可以是一种动物形象转换为另一种动物形象。例如:
    1. Talk horse.吹牛。(horse译为“牛”)2. Ass in a lion's skin.狐假虎威。(ass译为“狐”,lion译为“虎”)3. Black sheep.害群之马。(sheep译为“马”)4. Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢。(horse译为“羊”)5. Cast pearls before swine.对牛弹琴。(swine译为“牛”)6. When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中无老虎,猴子称大王。(cat译为“老虎”,mice译为“猴子”)7. As hungry as a bear.饿得像狼。(bear译为“狼”)8. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵。(goose译为“鸡”)9. As timid as a hare.胆小如鼠。(hare充为“鼠”)10.Neither fish, flesh nor fowl2.非驴非马。(fish, flesh译为“驴”owl译为“马”)11.Break a fly upon the wheel.杀鸡用牛刀。(fly译为“鸡”)

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1 ass qvyzK     
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
参考例句:
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
2 fowl fljy6     
n.家禽,鸡,禽肉
参考例句:
  • Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
  • Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后,我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉,少吃红色肉类。