蓝花 英语翻译
颜色词翻译

等因素的影响,各种颜色对于不同民族的人而言,在视觉和心理上象有时却用不 同颜色来加以描述,翻译时应该特别注意其中的差异。比如,英国人喝black tea 的在汉语中不叫“黑茶”而叫“红茶”。美国人谈到皮肉受伤时说be bruised black and blue,而中国人则说“被打得青一块,紫一块”。可见,色 彩不仅具有物理属性,还有着丰富的文化内涵和延伸意义,因此是语言、文化 及翻译研究中的一个重要课题。本文通过对几个主要颜色词在英语和汉语中的 比较,来考查它们不同的文化内涵和翻译方法。
另外,由于美元纸币是绿颜色的,所以green在美国也指代“钱财、钞票、有经济实 力”等意义,如: In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green power backing them. (在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是些有财团支持的人物。) greenhorn: adj. Novice没有经验的 I wouldn‟t hire that greenhorn if I were you. 我要是你就不雇佣他。他还是个新手。 green-eyed monster: envy嫉妒 I can‟t believe you would say something like that. You know it‟s just green-eyed monster talking.我真不敢相信你会说那样的话,那是嫉妒。 green thumb (to have a): to have a talent for gardening and making plants grow 园艺方面的专长,尤其指花木蔬菜的本领 You have so many plants here. You must really have a green thumb.你这里种了 这么多的花木。你必然是个园艺能手。 the grass is always greener on the other side: things are always better elsewhere那边的草总比这边绿;这山望着那山高 I like to move to a small town where there are no cars, no pollution and no hassles. But I suppose the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. 我想搬到一个没有汽车、没有污染、没有争斗的小镇去。着可能是这山望着那山高吧。
英语中颜色的特殊表达

英语中关于颜色的一些词汇:①red 红色、pink粉红色、baby pink浅粉红色②green绿色、moss green emerald green dark green深绿色③white 白色、off white 灰白色、ivory 象牙色、snowy white雪白色oyster white乳白色。
④blue 蓝色cobalt blue 钴蓝色、navy blue天蓝色⑤gray 灰色、smoky gray 炭灰色、misty gray雾灰色⑥purple紫色lavende r淡紫色、lilac浅紫色、pansy紫罗兰色。
下面的词语中都含有颜色的单词,但意思特别。
如:red letterdays(纪念日,喜庆日子) 在西方一般指圣诞节或其它节日,因为这些日子在日历上都是用红色标明的,所以“red letter”的意思可以转译成“可纪念的、有纪念意义的、喜庆的”,①to paint the town red 狂饮,痛饮,胡闹(西方国家的夜生活非常流行,这里它指夜生活中的狂欢作乐,酗酒胡闹,而不是“把全城染红”的意思。
)②roll out the red carpet for somebod y隆重欢迎,它的本意是“展开红地毯”,隆重地欢迎某人。
He was the first Europea n head of the state to visit their country, and they rolledout the red carpetfor him。
他是第一个访问该国的欧洲首脑,他们用隆重的礼节来欢迎他。
④be in red 亏损⑤in the red 赤字be in the red 负债,亏空,财政赤字the red carpet treatme nt 隆重接待red cent 很少的钱catch…red-handed当场被捕red tape 繁文缛节see red 突然发怒black letterdays倒霉的日子,在日历上大部分日子都是用黑体字写的,但它不可以翻译成“平常的日子”,而是表示“倒霉的日子。
色彩文化语翻译

• black sheep字面上的意思是“黑羊”,实际是指集 体中的败类、败家子。它源于英国古代的迷信传 说过去英国人认为黑色羊毛的羊羔是魔鬼的化身, 因此牧羊人总觉得一只黑羊挤在一群白羊中很不 吉利。黑色的羊毛也值不了多少钱,被当成无用 的东西。这样black sheep就转义为“无用之人,败 家子”。相当于汉语的“害群之马”。 • 历史上还有两个Black Thursday,一是指1851年2月 6日的星期四,当时澳大利亚发生了一场特大森林 火灾,火到之处,一片焦黑;一是指1943年10月14 日,也是个星期四美德空军在德国史温盗佛镇上 空发生激战,战火激烈,两败俱伤,史称该日为 Black Thursday.
Red
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red alert (台风,空袭)紧急警报 the red carpet 隆重的欢迎 red battle 一场血战 red ruin 火灾
• 红色在汉语中含有“热烈、欢乐、喜庆、革 命“等意思。 • 红妆(妇女的红色装饰,泛指妇女的艳丽装 束) • 红颜(貌美的女子,现代常指女性,如“红 颜知己”) • 走红运、事业红火
实物颜色词
• The entity colour terms are, originally, the names of some things in the nature. And gradually, these names obtain new senses, for these objects themselves represent some distinctive colours. Therefore, these entity colour terms have dual meanings: the objects and the colors they represent.
【英文翻译】 关于颜色的词汇总结.

红色red朱红vermeil; vermilion; ponceau粉红pink; soft red; rose bloom梅红plum;crimson;fuchsia red玫瑰红rose madder; rose桃红peach blossom; peach; carmine rose樱桃红cherry; cerise桔红reddish orange; tangerine; jacinth; salmon pink; salmon 石榴红garnet 枣红purplish red; jujube red; date red莲红lotus red浅莲红fuchsia pink豉豆红bean red辣椒红capsicum red高粱红Kaoliang red芙蓉红hibiscus red; poppy red; poppy胭脂红rogue red carmine; cochineal; lake鲑鱼红salmon玳瑁红hawksbill turtle red海螺红cadmium orange宝石红ruby red玛瑙红agate red珊瑚红coral金红bronze red铁红iron oxide red铁锈红rust red镉红cadmium red铬红chrome red土红laterite; reddle郎窑红lang-kiln red均红Jun-kiln red釉底红underglaze red威尼斯红Venetian red法国红French vermilion茜红alizarin red; madder red洋红carmine; magenta品红pinkish red; magenta猩红scarlet red; scarlet; blood red 油红oil red紫红purplish red; madder red; wine red; wine; carmine; amaranth; claret; fuchsia; magenta; heliotrope; mauve 玫瑰紫红rose carmine; rose mauve深紫红prune; mulberry深藕红conch shell棕红henna暗红dark red; dull red鲜红scarlet red; scarlet; bright red; fresh red; blood red; madder; ruby; cerise; cherry血红blood red; incarnadine血牙红shell pink; peach beige绯红scarlet; crimson; geranium pink米红silver pink深红deep red; crimson补充两个puppy罂粟,有深橘红色的意思cardinal红衣主教,有深红色的意思淡红light red; carnation二.橙色类橙色orange三.黄色类黄色yellow桔黄orange; crocus; gamboge; cadmium orange深桔黄,深橙deep orange浅桔黄,浅橙clear orange; light orange; rattan柠檬黄lemon yellow lemon citrine citron玉米黄maize橄榄黄olive yellow樱草黄primrose yellow稻草黄straw yellow芥末黄mustard杏黄apricot; apricot buff; bronze yellow蛋黄vitelline; yolk yellow;egg yellow藤黄rattan yellow鳝鱼黄eel yellow象牙黄ivory日光黄sunny yellow石黄mineral yellow土黄earth yellow; yellowish brown; yellow ocher; golden apricot砂黄sand yellow金黄golden yellow, gold铁黄iron oxide yellow; iron buff 镉黄cadmium yellow铬黄chrome yellow钴黄cobalt yellow深黄,暗黄deep yellow棕黄tan青黄bluish yellow灰黄isabel sallow grey yellow米黄apricot cream cream嫩黄yellow cream鲜黄cadmium yellow canary鹅黄light yellow中黄midium yellow浅黄light yellow;pale yellow;buff 淡黄jasmin(e; primrose四.绿色类绿色green豆绿pea green bean green浅豆绿light bean green; asparagus green橄榄绿olive green olive茶绿tea green celandine green plantation葱绿onion green pale green苹果绿apple green原野绿field green森林绿forest green洋蓟绿artichoke green苔藓绿moss green bracken green草地绿,草绿grass green meadow green oliver green olive drab 水草绿water grass green深草绿jungle green灰湖绿agate green水绿aqua green海水绿marine green酸性绿acid green水晶绿crystal green玉绿jade green石绿mineral green松石绿spearmint; viridis铜绿verdigris铜锈绿patina green镉绿cadmium green铬绿chrome green钴绿cobalt green孔雀绿peacock green威尼斯绿Venetian green巴黎绿Paris green king's green墨绿blackish green green black; jasper; dark green deep green 墨玉绿emerald black深绿dark green petrol; Chinese green; bottle green暗绿sap green dark green deep green青绿dark green碧绿azure green; turquoise green viridity翠绿emerald green; jade green bright green verdancy viridity 深翠绿viridian蓝绿blue green aquamarine黄绿yellow green灰绿grey green sage green hedge green; mignonette; sea spray; celadon 褐绿breen品绿light green malachite green鲜绿clear green; emerald green vivid green 嫩绿pomona green verdancy 中绿medium green; golf green浅绿light green淡绿pale green五.青色类青色cerulean blue blue green豆青pea green; bean green花青flower blue茶青tea green葱青onion green天青celeste; azure霁青sky-clearing blue石青mineral blue铁青electric blue river blue蟹青turquoise ink blue鳝鱼青eel green蛋青egg blue影青misty blue; white blue黛青bluish群青,伟青ultramarine暗青dark blue; deep cerulean藏青navy blue; dark blue; Ming blue靛青indigo大青smalt粉青light greenish blue鲜青clear cerulean浅青light blue; light cerulean淡青pale cerulean light greenish blue六.蓝色类蓝色blue天蓝sky blue; azure celeste; azure cerulean blue; Parisian blue 蔚蓝azure; sky blue月光蓝moon blue海洋蓝ocean blue海蓝sea blue湖蓝acid blue深湖蓝vivid blue中湖蓝bright blue浅湖蓝canal blue清水蓝water blue冰雪蓝ice-snow blue孔雀蓝peacock blue宝石蓝sapphire; jewelry粉末蓝powder blue铁蓝iron blue钴蓝cobalt blue king's blue普鲁士蓝Prussian blue北京蓝Beijing blue士林蓝indanthrene blue品蓝reddish blue royal blue;king's blue 靛蓝indigo; indigo blue; benzo blue菘蓝woaded blue石磨蓝stone-washed indigo藏蓝purplish blue; navy blue; navy海军蓝navy blue; navy宝蓝royal blue墨蓝blue black绿蓝turquoise blue紫蓝hyacinth;purplish blue浅紫蓝Dutch blue青蓝ultramarine深灰蓝blue ashes深蓝deep blue; dark blue navy blue mandarin blue Antwerp blue mazarine smalt ultramarine暗蓝deep blue; dark blue鲜蓝clear blue中蓝medium blue azure blue浅蓝light blue淡蓝pale blue baby blue calamine blue七.紫色类紫色purple; violet紫罗兰色violet紫藤色lilac紫水晶色amethyst葡萄紫grape茄皮紫aubergine; wineberry玫瑰紫rose violet丁香紫lilac钴紫cobalt violet墨紫violet black绛紫dark reddish purple暗紫violet deep; dull purple; damson乌紫raisin蓝紫royal light鲜紫violet light深紫amaranth; modena浅紫grey violet淡紫pale purple lavender; lilac; orchid 淡白紫violet ash 青莲pale purple; heliotrope深青莲amaranth purple雪青lilac墨绛红purple black暗绛红purple deep浅绛红purple light八.黑色类黑色black土黑earth black煤黑coal black碳黑carbon black charcoal black 古铜黑bronze black铁黑iron oxide black iron black 橄榄黑olive black棕黑sepia; brown black青黑liv idity深黑,漆黑pitch-black pitch-dark 暗黑dull black九.白色类白色white象牙白ivory white; ivory牡蛎白oyster white珍珠白pear white gray lily玉石白jade white银白silver white铅白flake white; lead white; ceruse white 锌白zinc white 锌钡白lithopone; pearl white羊毛白wool white米白off-white; shell乳白milky-white雪白snow-white; snowy white灰白greyish white; off-white青白bluish white纯白crisp-white;pure white本白raw white; off-white粉红白pinky white淡紫白lilac white十.灰色类灰色grey; gray银灰silver grey;chinchilla; gray mom铁灰iron grey铅灰liv idity; leaden grey碳灰charcoal grey驼灰doe豆灰rose dust藕灰zephyr莲灰elderberry浅莲灰pale lilac鸽子灰dove grey鼠灰stale grey; mouse蟹灰 storm blue 天灰 sky grey 土灰 dust grey 水泥灰 concrete grey 烟灰 smoky grey; ash 雾灰 misty grey 黑灰 grey black; charcoal grey 紫灰 purple grey;cadet;dove grey 深紫灰 heron 淡紫灰 lilac grey 浅绿灰 eucalyptus 浅米灰 moon light 卡其灰khaki light 蓝灰 blue grey;slate;steel grey;pike grey 青灰 lividity; steel grey;balsam green 白灰 pale grey 深灰 dark grey; dull grey; Oxford grey 暗灰 deep grey 中灰medium grey 浅灰 light grey;ash grey 十一.棕色类棕色,褐色 brown 红棕 umber;chili 金棕 auburn 铁锈棕 rustic brown 桔棕 orange brown 橄榄棕 olive brown 十二.褐色类赤褐 sorrel; maroon;terra cotta 11棕褐 summer tan 茶褐 auburn umber 黑褐 black brown 紫褐 puce 黄褐 drab; fulvouos;cinnamon;ocher;tawny;russet brown 栗褐 chestnut brown 灰褐taupe;mouse;greige beige;rose beige 浅灰褐 putty 橙褐 orange brown 土褐 clay 深褐dark brown;bistre;burnt sienna 暗褐 deep brown; fuscous;dun 淡褐 light brown;caramel 十三.其它类咖啡色 coffee 酱色 caramel;reddish brown 紫酱色 marron 茶色umber;dun;dark brown 赫色 ocher;auburn;chocolate;sienna;umber;rust 琥珀色amber;succinite 栗色 chestnut;sorrel;marron 金色 gold 古金色 old gold 银色silver;argent 铅色 lividity 锌色 zinc 铁锈色 rust 青古铜色 bronze;bronzy 黑古铜色dark bronze 12紫铜色 purple bronze 黄铜色 brassiness 木色 wood 土色 lividity;sallow 驼色camel;light tan 米色 beige; buff;cream;gray sand 卡其色 khaki 奶油色 cream 豆沙色cameo 浅豆沙色 pale mauve 藕荷色 bisque 肉桂色 cinnamon 肉色 flesh , carnation;incarnadine;pastel peach; yellowish pink 水晶色 crystal 荧光色 iridescent 彩虹色 iris; rainbow 13。
英文颜色表述大全及应用大全解析

Natural color; begin colour 自然色Primary colour ; fundamental colour 原色Pure colour 纯色Complementary colour 补色Fashion colour; trend colour 流行色Inter colour 国际流行色Essential colour 基本色Similar colour 同类色Multicolour 多种色彩Full colour 彩色Plain colour 素色Secondary color 混合色Contract colour 对比色Cold colour 冷色Warm colour 暖色Neutral colour; intermedium colour 中间色Soft colour 柔和色Rich in colour 浓色Advancing colour 前进色Receding colour 后退色Expansive colour 膨胀色Contracting colour 收缩色Ground colour 底色Surface colour 表面色Transparent color 透明色Metal colour 金属色Accent colour 强调色Colour matching; colour combination 配色Colour mixing 调色========================================= red 红色vermeil, ponceau 朱红pink; soft red; rose bloom 粉红色plum; crimson; 梅红rose 玫瑰红peach blossom; 桃红cherry 樱桃红salmon pink 桔红色garnet石榴红purplish red; date red 枣红色lotus red 莲红色fuchsia pink 浅莲红bean red 豆红capsicum red辣椒红Kaoliang red 高梁红poppy red 芙蓉红lake; rouge red胭脂红salmon 鲑鱼红hawksbill turtle red 玳瑁红cadmium orange 海螺红ruby red 宝石红agate red 玛瑙红coral珊瑚红bronze red金红iron oxide red铁红rust red铁锈红chrome red铬红brick red砖红reddle 土红purplish red; wine red; 紫红(酒红)prune; mulberry深紫红henna棕红dark red; dull red暗红fresh red; blood red; bright red鲜红scarlet绯红silver pink米红deep red深红light red 淡红===================================== 橙色orange黄色yellow深桔黄deep orange浅桔黄light orange; clear orange柠檬黄lemon yellow; lemon玉米黄maize橄榄黄olive yellow稻草黄straw yellow芥末黄mustard杏黄broze yellow蛋黄york yellow; egg yellow藤黄rattan yellow象牙黄nude日光黄sunny yellow土黄earth yellow ; yellowish brown;砂黄sand yellow金黄golden yellow; gold深黄deep yellow棕黄tan青黄bluish yellow灰黄sallow; grey yellow米黄cream嫩黄yellow cream鲜黄cadmium yellow鹅黄light yellow中黄midium yellow浅黄light yellow ,pale yellow; buff淡黄primrose; jasmine==========================================绿色green豆绿pea green; bean green浅豆绿light bean green;橄榄绿olive green; olive茶绿tea green; plantation葱绿onion green;苹果绿apple green森林绿forest green苔藓绿moss green草地绿grass green灰湖绿agate green水晶绿crystal玉绿jade green石绿mineral green松石绿spearmint ; viridis孔雀绿peacock green墨绿green black ; jasper墨玉绿emerald black深绿petrol ; bottle green; Chinese green暗绿deep green青绿dark green碧绿azure green; viridity蓝绿blue green黄绿yellow green灰绿grey green;褐绿breen中绿medium green; golf green浅绿light green淡绿pale green================================================ 靛青ingigo蓝色blue天蓝; 蔚蓝sky blue ; azure 月光蓝moon blue海洋蓝ocean blue海蓝sea blue湖蓝acid blue深湖蓝vivid blue中湖蓝bright blue冰雪蓝ice-snow blue孔雀蓝peacock blue宝石蓝sapphire; jewelry blue 粉末蓝powder blue藏蓝purplish blue ; navy海军蓝navy blue宝蓝royal blue墨蓝blue black紫蓝purplish blue浅紫蓝dutch blue青蓝ultramarine深灰蓝blue ashes深蓝dark blue ; deep blue鲜蓝clear blue中蓝medium blue浅蓝light blue淡蓝pale blue ; baby blue=================================== 紫色purple ; violet紫罗兰色violet紫水晶色amethyst葡萄紫grape茄皮紫wineberry; aubergine玫瑰紫rose violet丁香紫lilac墨紫violet black绛紫dark reddish purple暗紫violet deep; dull purple乌紫raisin蓝紫royal purple鲜紫violet light深紫modena浅紫grey violet淡紫pale purple ; lavender淡白紫violet ash青莲heliotrope雪青lilac墨绛红purple black暗绛红purple deep浅绛红purple light================================ 黑色black炭黑carbon black; charcoal black暗黑pitch-black ; pitch-dark漆黑dull black白色white象牙白ivory white牡蛎白oyster white珍珠白pearl white玉石白jade white银白silver white羊毛白wool white乳白milky white米白off-white; shell雪白snow-white灰白greyish white纯白pure white本白raw white ; off white粉红白pinky white浅紫白lilac white灰色grey银灰色silver grey炭灰色charcoal grey烟灰smoky grey雾灰misty grey黑灰grey black金色gold银色silver青古铜色bronze; bronzy驼色camel ; light tan米色beige; cream; gray sand 卡其色khaki奶油色cream豆沙色cameo brown水晶色crystal荧光色iridescent彩虹色iris; rainbow棕色brown茶褐umber; auburn淡褐light brown咖啡coffee琥珀色amber========================= Taupe 浅灰褐色lavender 浅紫mushroompistachio 淡黄绿色(开心果的颜色)hunter green 森林绿色fanionaquamarine 海蓝宝石的蓝色palominochestnut 栗褐色mocha 咖啡色burgundy 葡萄酒红bordeaux 波尔多红,紫红======================英汉语中某些颜色的词语,在平时的运用中其客观色彩意义已经淡化,而常用来表示不同的喻义。
颜色的英文翻译

颜色的英文翻译Color is a visual perception that occurs when light strikes an object and is reflected back into our eyes. In the English language, there are numerous words to describe different colors. In this article, we will explore the translations and meanings of some commonly used colors.1. Red: The color red is associated with strong emotions such as love, anger, and passion. It can also symbolize danger or warning. Examples of red objects include fire trucks, roses, and apples.2. Blue: Blue is often associated with calmness, tranquility, and stability. It is also linked to sadness or feeling down. Examples of blue objects include the sky, the ocean, and blue jeans.3. Green: Green is the color of nature and symbolizes growth, harmony, and fertility. It is also associated with envy or jealousy. Examples of green objects include trees, grass, and money.4. Yellow: Yellow is often associated with happiness, joy, and energy. It can also symbolize caution or warning. Examples of yellow objects include the sun, bananas, and school buses.5. Orange: Orange is a warm color that combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is often associated with enthusiasm, creativity, and determination. Examples of orange objects include oranges, pumpkins, and sunsets.6. Purple: Purple is a color often associated with royalty, luxury, and power. It can also symbolize mystery or spirituality. Examplesof purple objects include grapes, amethysts, and lavender.7. Pink: Pink is a color often associated with femininity, tenderness, and love. It is also linked to innocence or youthfulness. Examples of pink objects include roses, cotton candy, and baby clothes.8. Brown: Brown is a color often associated with earth, stability, and simplicity. It can also symbolize warmth or comfort. Examples of brown objects include trees, chocolate, and coffee.9. Black: Black is the darkest color and is often associated with power, mystery, and elegance. It can also symbolize evil or death. Examples of black objects include night sky, black cats, and tuxedos.10. White: White is the absence of color and often symbolizes purity, innocence, and simplicity. It can also represent peace or neutrality. Examples of white objects include snow, wedding dresses, and doves.It is important to note that different cultures may interpret colors differently, and the meanings and associations of colors can vary. Additionally, there are many more colors and shades beyond the ones mentioned in this article. Color is a fascinating aspect of our world and plays a significant role in our perception and understanding of the world around us.。
所有颜色的英文各种“颜色”英语单词

所有色彩的英文各种“色彩”英语单词色彩与人类的生活息息相干,我们我们无时无刻不在与色彩打交道。
下面是作者为您收集整理的各种“色彩”英语单词,供大家参考!所有色彩的英文绿:green红:red蓝:blue黑:black灰:grey黄:yellow紫:purple白:white棕:brownamber 琥珀色 antique violet 古紫色aquamarine blue 蓝绿色 baby pink 浅粉红色beige 灰褐色blue 蓝色brown 褐色, 茶色camel 驼色charcoal gray 炭灰色chocolate 红褐色, 赭石色 cobalt blue 钴蓝色, 艳蓝色emerald green 鲜绿色, 祖母绿 gray 灰色green 绿色ivory 象牙色khaki 卡其色lavender 淡紫色, 熏衣草花 lilac 浅紫色,丁香maroon 褐红色,栗色mauve 淡紫红misty gray 雾灰色moss green 苔绿色navy blue 藏青色, 深蓝色, 天蓝色 off-white 灰白色 olive green 橄榄绿oyster white 乳白色pansy 紫罗兰色pink 粉红色purple, violet 紫色red 红色salmon pink 橙红色sandy beige 浅褐色scarlet 绯红, 猩红shocking pink 鲜粉红色 smoky gray 烟灰色snowy white 雪白色turquoise blue 土耳其玉色 white 白色wine red 葡萄酒红各种“色彩”英语单词大千世界的色彩种类无穷无尽,有各自的特殊物理属性,在语言中也有鲜明生动的体现。
对色彩的认知,是人类最基本的认知范畴之一。
人类对色彩的认知,是有很明显的共同处的。
发映在语言上,就是虽然各种语言表达色彩的辞汇数量差别较大,但是表达色彩的基本辞汇,如黑、白、红、黄、绿、蓝等,在很多语言中都是相通的,是非常一致的。
英语中七种主要颜色词的含义

英语中七种主要颜色词的含义色彩与人类的生活息息相关,是人类认识世界的一个重要领域。
色彩不仅具有物理属性,还有着丰富的文化涵和延伸意义。
世界各民族语言表达颜色的词语多寡不一,分类各异。
汉语中有赤、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫等根本颜色词,英语中有red红,white白,black黑,green绿,yellow黄,blue蓝,brown棕等根本颜色词,从中可以看出英语和汉语中对根本颜色词的分类差异不大。
但是,颜色词除表示其具体实际的色彩外,还会由于不同国家的不同文化而具有不同的涵义。
例如:白色在汉语中总是和恐惧、死亡和不吉利联系在一起,如白日做梦、白色恐怖、白云仓狗,在中国,许多民族的人们在亲人去世参加葬礼时必须穿白色衣服,因为在他们的文化里白色代表着死亡。
但是在英语中白色那么类同于无色,是纯洁无暇的象征,所以西方女子在结婚的时候会身着一袭白色的婚纱步入教堂。
可见各种颜色对于不同民族的人而言,在视觉和心理上所引发的联想和象征意义也不尽一样,我们在阅读和翻译时应特别注意其中的差异。
下面就英语中几个主要颜色词分别举例略做说明。
1.red红色在汉语文化中红色往往和喜庆、幸福、吉祥联系在一起,如红红火火的日子、红光满面的老人、一身红衣的新娘、节日里的红灯笼、迎接贵宾的红地毯等等有太多的好事和红色相关联。
在英语中红色有时可以完全和汉语对应,如red flag(红旗)、red wine(红酒)、red1etterdays(纪念日,喜庆的日子),在西方一般指圣诞节或其他节日,因为这些日子在日历上是用红色标明的,所以red1etter的转义就是“可纪念的、喜庆的〞O(普通的日子印的是黑色。
)又如to paint thetown red表示“狂欢〞、“痛饮〞、“胡闹〞,多指夜生活中的狂欢作乐,饮酒胡闹,不是“把全城染红〞We will roll out the red carpet for the delegationred carpet在句中的意思是隆重的接待或欢迎。
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肖霞2010012783夏天,村里的贵二爷又归天了。
银娇奶奶问秋秋:“你知道他们家什么时候哭丧?”秋秋答道:“奶奶说,明天下午。
”第二天下午,银娇奶奶又问秋秋:“他们家不要人帮哭吗?”秋秋说:“不要。
”其实,她听奶奶说,贵二爷家里的人已请了高桥头一个帮哭的了。
“噢!”银娇奶奶点点头,倒也显得很平淡。
这之后,一连下了好几天雨,秋秋也就没去银娇奶奶的茅屋。
她有时站到门口去,穿过透明的雨幕看一看茅屋。
天晴了,家家烟囱里冒出了淡蓝色的炊烟。
秋秋突然对奶奶说:“银娇奶奶的烟囱怎么没有冒烟?”奶奶看了看,拉着秋秋出了家门,往小茅屋走去。
过不一会工夫,秋秋哭着,从这家走到那家,告诉人们:“银娇奶奶死了……”That summer, Grandpa Guier in the village passed away.Granny Yinjiao asked Qiuqiu, “Do you know when they will hold the funeral?”Qiuqiu answered, “Grandma said it is tomorrow afternoon.”The next afternoon, Granny Yinjiao asked Qiuqiu again, “Don’t they need any keeners?”“No, they don’t.”Qiuqiu said.In fact, she heard from her grandma that the family had already hired a mourner from Gaoqiaotou.“I see.” nodding her head, Granny Yinjiao looked quite calm.After that, it rained for several days, which preventedQiuqiu from going to Granny Yinjiao’s thatched hut. Sometimes, she would go to the doorway and took a look at the hut through the transparent curtain of rain. When the sun shines again,paleblue smoke rose from the chimney of every household except one. Suddenly,Qiuqiu turned to her grandma, “Why is there no smoke coming from the chimney of Granny Yinjiao’s?”Taking a look, her grandma led her by the hand and went to the small thatched hut. Afew moments later, Qiuqiu went from door to door, crying and telling people that Granny Yinjiao had gone.几个老人给银娇奶奶换了衣服,为她哭了哭。
天暖,不能久搁,一口棺材将她收敛了,抬往荒丘。
因为大多数人都跟她不熟悉,棺后虽然跟了一条很长的队伍,但都是去看下葬的,几乎没有人哭。
秋秋紧紧地跟在银娇奶奶的棺后。
她也没哭,只是目光呆呆的。
人们一个一个散去,秋秋却没走。
她是个孩子,人们也不去注意她。
她望着那一丘隆起的新土,也不清楚自己想哭还是不想哭。
田埂上走过九宽和虾子。
九宽说:“今年九月十三,我们捞不到钱了。
”虾子说:“我还想买支小喇叭呢!”秋秋掉过头来,正见九宽和虾子在蹦蹦跳跳地往前走,便突然打斜里拦截过去,并一下子插到他俩中间。
不等他们反应过来,她已用两只手分别揪住了他俩的耳朵,疼得他俩吱哇乱叫:“我们怎么啦?我们怎么啦?”秋秋不回答,用牙死死咬着嘴唇,揪住他俩的耳朵,把他俩一直揪到银娇奶奶的墓前,然后把他俩按跪在地上:“哭!哭!”Several old man changed clothes for Granny Yinjiao and wail for a while. Her villagers put her dead body in a coffin and carried to the bleak hill for her body cannot stayed long under the hot weather. Since most people weren’t familiar with her, almost nobody cried. Although the line behind the coffin was very long, all of them went there just to watch burial.Following the coffin closely, Qiuqiu didn’t cry either, merely with a dull look in her eyes.People left one after another except Qiuqiu. She is only a child and no one paid attention to her. Looking at the new tomb, she didn’t know whether she want to cry or not.Alongthe ridge of field came Jiukuan and Xiazi.Jiukuan said, “September 13th of this year, there are no money for us to pick up any more.”Xiazi said, “I was intended to buy a bugle.”Turning her head over, Qiuqiu found Jiukuan and Xiazi bouncing about on the way. She suddenly stopped themfrom the sideway and stood between them.Before they realized what had just happened, Qiuqiu grasped them by the ear, which made them crying with great pain, “What is happening to us? What is happening to us?”Tightly bitingher lip with her teeth, Qiuqiu didn’t say a word but pulled them by the ear to the front of Granny Yinjiao’s tomb. Pushing them to kneel down, she shouted, “Wail!Wail!”九宽和虾子用手揉着耳朵说:“我们……我们不会哭。
”他们又有点害怕眼前的秋秋,也不敢爬起来逃跑。
“哭!”秋秋分别踢了他们一脚。
他们就哭起来。
哭得很难听。
一边哭,一边互相偷偷地一笑,又偷偷地瞟一眼秋秋。
秋秋忽然鼻子一酸,说:“滚!”九宽和虾子赶紧跑走了。
田野上,就秋秋一个人。
她采来一大把小蓝花,把它们撒在银娇奶奶的坟头上。
那些花的颜色极蓝,极鲜亮,很远就能看得见。
秋秋在银娇奶奶的坟前跪了下来。
田野很静。
静静的田野上,轻轻地回响起一个小女孩幽远而纯净的哭声。
那时,慈和的暮色正笼上田野……Rubbing their ears with hands, Jiukuan and Xiazi said, “We… we don’t know how to wail.” In fear of Qiuqiu right that moment, they dare not to run away.“Wail!” Qiuqiu kicked them respectively.Hence, they start wailing but their wails were unpleasant to hear. While they were crying, they sniggered and glanced at Qiuqiu secretly.All of a sudden, a lump came into Qiuqiu’s throat, and she said, “Get away!”Jiukuan and Xiazi hurried away.Now, Qiuqiu was the only one left in the fields. She picked up a large bunch of small blue flowers and scattered them over Granny Yinjiao’s tomb.Those flowers were so blue and bright that they could be seen from far away. Qiuqiu knelt down in front of Granny Yinjiao’s tomb.The field was covered with silence. Across the silent fields resounded a little girl’s deep, remote and pure wailing.At that moment, the benign dusk was starting to enshroud the fields.。