谚语的汉英翻译
谚语及诗句的中英对比
锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。
Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop, even metal and stone can be engraved.
逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。
The passage of time is just like the flow of water, which goes on day and night.
顺天者存，逆天者亡。
Those who follow the Heaven’s law will survive; those who go against it will perish.
祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。 NhomakorabeaMisfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies.
见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。
On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects.
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.
独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。
英语成语和谚语的翻译
一、英语成语及谚语中某些常见误解与误译由于汉语与英语、东方人与西方人之间文化背景及思维方式的巨大差异,中国人在理解英语成语、谚语时极易产生偏差。
比如,有一个成语Claw me,and I’llclaw t hee.有人把它译成“以牙还牙”。
这样理解就错了。
应译成“你吹捧我,我吹捧你。
”错译的人认为,claw 一词意为“用爪子抓”,你既然要抓我,作为报复,我也就抓你,这不是顺理成章的“以牙还牙,以眼还眼”吗?其实,大谬不然。
Claw过去意为stroke;tickle(拍;呵痒),因而引申为“讨好,恭维”。
由此可见,切不可单就一个词似是而非的表面意义,进行想当然的推理或类比来理解成语。
另外,中国人学习英语成语往往容易犯的一个毛病就是把英语中的某些单词与汉语中概念相类似的内容进行同比,从而造成理解上的错误。
例如,把to pullone’s leg(取笑某人)误解为“拖某人后腿”。
把towake a sleeping wolf(自找麻烦),误解为“打草惊蛇”,把to keep the wolf from the door(使免于饥饿)误译为“御敌于门外”等等。
要知道,上述例子中,pull sb’s leg寓有“故意愚弄”之意。
To wake a sleeping wolf(吵醒一条睡着的狼),其后果不是把狼吓跑,而很有可能是这头狼扑过来咬你,故不应理解为“打草惊蛇”而应该是“自找麻烦”。
还有,有人把a walking skeleton(骨瘦如柴的人)误解成“行尸走肉”。
这一错误估计根源于skeleton(骨骼,骷髅)这个词的词意。
这一成语的寓意旨在形容一个人瘦得只剩一付骨头架子。
然而某些联想力丰富的人就把skeleton类比为“僵尸”,在加上前面正好有walking一词,于是“,行尸走肉”这样一个现成的中国成语就被错误的引申出来了。
请看,由于理解的不同,同一个成语的两种译义竟会如此大相径庭。
还有些人不懂得英语成语的特点,只单纯从表面上的词义来进行推理判断。
英语常用翻译
身壮如牛As strong as a horse如鱼得水Like a duck to water蠢得像猪As stupid as a goose胆小如鼠As timid as a rabbit害群之马Black sheep挥金如土To speng money like water吹牛Talk horse瘦得像猴As thin as a shadow一贫如洗as poor as a church mouse 热锅上的蚂蚁like a cat on a hot tin roof 烂醉如泥drunk as a sailor画蛇添足gild the lily海底捞针to look for a needle in a haystack胸有成竹to have a card up one’s sleeve掌上明珠the apple of somebody’s eye如履薄冰To tread upon eggs守口如瓶dumb as an oyster水中捞月to fish in the air过牛马生活lead a dog’s life●挂羊头卖狗肉cry up wine and sell vinegarDuring the wartime, years likethese would have meant certain death for many people. Many would have become beggars and others would have been compelled to sell their children.●战争期间碰到这样的年景，很多人肯定会死去，很多人会逃荒要饭，很多人会被迫卖儿卖女。
英语靠词形变化组句，汉语凭词序。
1)He jumped up and hastened to the mirror in the bathroom, taking away the towel to examine the cut •upon •his cheek.他跳起身，跑到洗手间的镜子前，拿去脸上的毛巾，察看面颊上的伤口。
英语谚语习语总结ppt课件
• 他论事不论人
• he see things not people
• 我们志同道合
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we sang the same songs
• 我希望你也能来
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I hope you in the roll
• 我们各付各的吧
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let’s go Dutch
• 说曹操, 曹操就到
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speak of the devil
• 千里之行始于足下。
• Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
• Pour cats and dogs
Facts speak plainer (清楚,明白) than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。
Where there is a will, there is a way. (A willful man will have his way. )
can‘t make him drink！ 〔谚〕带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！
Chichen 小鸡 19．Come on! Don’t be chicken! 来，别害怕！ 20．Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken ．她当然不再是个小丫头了。 21．Don't count your chickens before they're
12. Just hold your horses！ 忍耐一下吧！ 13. She works like a horse all day long． 她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。 14．That’s a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。 15．You can take a horse to the water，but you
中国谚语的英语翻译
中国谚语（汉英互译）三人行，必有我师焉。
择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。
Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure. Their good qualities are to be followed, and their shortcomings are to be aoided.There must be a mentor/teacher for me among any three travellors.爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many;to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.不眠之夜 white night不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best不打不成交 No discord, no concord.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out the old year and ring in the new大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce itto nothing at all大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home脚踏实地 be down-to-earth君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.谋事在人，成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.拿手好戏 masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./One can't make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.强强联手 win-win co-operation瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy世上无难事，只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. "世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;死而后已 until my heart stops beating岁岁平安 Peace all year round上有天堂，下有苏杭 "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.三十而立 "A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)四十不惑 Life begins at forty.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 "Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.山不在高，有仙则名 "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue团结就是力量 Unity is strength.“跳进黄河洗不清” "eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneselfclean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name "歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy唯利是图 draw water to one's mill无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots无中生有 make/create something out of nothing无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off心想事成 May all your wish come true心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear循序渐进 step by step一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.有识之士 people of vision有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.与时俱进 advance with times以人为本 people oriented; people foremost因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 "to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.优胜劣汰survival of the fittest英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.冤假错案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful债台高筑 become debt-ridden致命要害 Achilles' heel众矢之的 target of public criticism知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place永远不要因为害怕三振出局而退出比赛Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.。
与动物有关的英汉谚语比较
与动物有关的英汉谚语比较谚语是一个民族广大群众在生产生活中总结的智慧结晶，包含动物名称的谚语是其中非常重要的部分。
通过对英语谚语和汉语谚语的比较，分析中西方在通过动物来表达生活经验、事物道理时所具有的使用特点，比较同一种动物在两种语言体系中，人们对它们的感情色彩和评价是否一致，从而更好地了解中西方动物形象的使用偏好。
标签：谚语；特点；使用偏好0引言谚语是一个民族前辈在历史的长河里沉淀下来的宝贵经验，是该民族文化、民族语言的重要组成部分，是人类智慧的体现。
谚语取材广泛，风格多变，语言简练，寓意深刻，特别是包含动物的谚语，生动形象，贴近生活，给我们生活的导向。
根据谢大任所著的《精选英语谚语3000句》的统计，包含动物的谚语占了谚语总量的7.4%，所占比例最大，与宋京生在其他的谚语书籍统计中的结果保持一致。
笔者认为出现这种现象的原因是，人类本身就是由动物进化而来，在日常生活中，与动物的关系一向密切。
在与动物朝夕相处的过程中，人们逐渐了解它们的生活习性，并把动物的外貌、行为习惯、品质特征等与身边的人或某些社会现象联系起来，于是，包含动物的谚语应运而生。
如：Care kills a cat.忧虑愁死猫。
但并不是所有的谚语都是根据字面意义来理解，有一类谚语常作隐喻性理解，如：He dare not say “Boo” to a goose.在鹅面前也不敢“呸”一声。
/胆小软弱。
在此谚语中，goose的潜在意义是“无力之人”。
这类谚语常具有一定的国俗语义。
“国俗语义是语义民族性的一种表现，它反映使用该语言国家的历史文化和民情风俗，具有民族文化的特色。
也就是说，语义在反映概念的基础上增添了附加的民族文化色彩，离开民族文化背景难以理解语言单位的含义。
由于地域文化、历史风貌、价值体系、神话传说等不同，具有相同国俗语言的动物在英汉两种语言中毕竟是同少异多，这就给理解英语动物谚语，即需要做隐喻性理解的谚语带来困难。
”（该段引自王德春的《国俗语义学略论》）本文从分析英语动物谚语的国俗语义着手，分析包含10常见动物的谚语。
汉译英_成语的翻译 2
二、 将四字词组译成短语，如介词短语、
副词短语、不定式短语
这种方法往往是套用英语中最简单的词
组或句型。
某位领导的讲话要求外交人员“立场坚
定、目光远大、头脑敏捷、业务熟练、 才华出众、风格高尚”， “A Chinese diplomat should be firm in stand, broad in vision, swift in wit, qualified in profession, outstanding in talent, noble in character.”
三、套用英语中意思相同及功能对等 的习语
四字词组中有很大一部分是固定词组，即成语。成语
往往带有浓厚的民族色彩和地方色彩。翻译时除了要 忠实地表达原文意义之外，还要尽可能保持原文成语 的形象比喻，丰富联想，修辞效果以及其民族、地方 特点等。有的成语和英语中的习语在内容和形式上都 相符合，双方不但有相同的意义和修辞色彩，并且有 相同或大体相同的形象比喻。汉译英时，如果遇到这 种情况，不妨直截了当地套用英语同义习语。这样的 译文可能会增色不少，基本能实现四字词组的美学价 值转移。
谚语俗语
亡羊补牢
Mend the fold after the sheep is stolen. 外来语 一尘不染 Free of dust 心花怒放
Be wild with joy\be elated
新生成语
分秒必争
Seize every minute and second Race against time 百花齐放
香港人、爱护香港人的旭日辉映下，满怀信心，升锚 启航，向着振兴中华，祖国统一的宏伟目标乘风奋进。 We are embarking on a new era. With the respect and trust from the entire nation, we will be much more equipped to sail forward with confidence and with conviction.We will play a part in facilitating the reunification of the entire nation, and bringing a better life to all in the nation.
英汉谚语互译_外语翻译
英汉谚语互译_外语翻译外语翻译摘要:谚语是历史文化中的一个重要组成部分,它具有浓厚的民族色彩和文化个性。
如何有效地翻译谚语历来是翻译的难点往往在一定程度上关系到译品的成功与否,本文拟就英汉谚语互译的方法以及一些应该注意的问题作些探讨。
关键词:谚语;文化;翻译引言我国着名美学家朱光潜先生说过:“外国文字最难了解和翻译的第一是联想意义,它带有特殊的情感氛围,在字典中无从找出,如果我们不熟悉一国的风土人情和历史文化,对于文字的这种意义就茫然,尤其是在翻译时这一种字义最不容易对付。
”谚语是一种最富联想意义的语言现象,它是由一种简单符号传达复杂信息的方式,其特点是能够引起读者联想到与之相关的历史故事、民间传说以及文学故事等。
一、谚语的内涵何谓谚语?谚语是指“在群众中间流传的固定语句,用简单通俗的话反映出深刻的道理。
”谚语的绝大部分是人民群众对长期生活经验的科学总结,有的是来自文学名着的警句妙语。
英语谚语中有很大一部分于圣经,以格言或箴言的形式,总结生活的经验、阐述做人的道理,因此在群众中广为流传。
在语言形式上,英汉谚语具有非常相似的特征。
二、英汉谚语的特征(一)用词精炼、句式整齐经过长期的实践,谚语的用词十分讲究,单句间接凝练、言简意赅,双句大多采用对仗,结构整齐、对称。
汉谚:1、滴水穿石nstant drpping ears the stne2、路遥知马力,日久见人心。
As distane tests a hrse's strength.stie reveals a persn's heart.英谚:1、ut f sight,ut f ind.眼不见,心不烦。
2、Like father,like sn,有其父,必有其子。
(二)音韵和谐、易于上口谚语经过人们长期的使用流传,具有很强的口语化特点,单句讲究韵律,双句讲究对仗,因此说起来朗朗上口,听起来悦耳动听。
汉谚:1、嘴上无毛,说话不牢。
Dny lips ake thughtless slips.2、失之东隅,收之桑隅。