中国古谚语翻译.pdf

1.合则两利，斗则俱商张璐译文:A peaceful and harmonious biliateral relationship between these two countries will make both winners,while a confrontational one will make both losers.2.行百里者半九十。张璐译文:Half of the people who have embarked on a one-hundred-mile journey mayfall by the wayside.译文直译:在百里的旅途中，有一半人会在途中放弃。点评:“fall by the wayside”在英语中是半途而废的意思，用英语中的成语来翻译中国古语，对接得很巧妙。3.华山再高，顶有过路。张璐译文:No matter how high the mountain is,one can alwaysascend to its top.译文直译:无论山有多高，我们都能登到顶峰。点评:后半句翻译得非常好。always(一直)表现出誓要登顶的坚定信念。4.亦余心之所向兮，虽九死其尤未悔。张璐译文:For the ideal that I hold dear to myheart,Id not regret at thousand timesto die.译文直译:我遵从我内心的想法，即使要死千万次我也不会后悔。点评:“九死”翻译成 thousand times(上千次)，很地道。5.人或加讪，心无疵兮。张璐译文:My conscience stays untaintedin spite of rumors and slanders from the outside。译文直译:我的良知纯洁没有污点，不管外界的流言飞语和造谣中伤。点评:如果把 my 改成 ones 会更客观一些，总体来说用词非常好，把握得恰到好处。6.兄弟虽有小忿，不废懿亲。张璐译文:Differencesbetween brothers can not sever their bloodties.译文直译:兄弟之间的分歧，是无法割断他们的血脉亲情的。点评:“小忿”有愤恨的意思，在极短的时间内，能想到用 differences(分歧)，而不是用angry 等表示愤怒的词，非常有急智，比较得体。点评人:中国传媒大学外国语学院英语系主任洪丽7.不畏浮云遮望眼，只缘身在最高层。张璐译文:As a chinese poem reads we have no fear on the clouds that may block our sights as we are already at the top of the hight.解析：出自宋代诗人王安石的登飞来峰，意思是不怕浮云遮挡住远望的视线,是因为自己站在飞来峰的最高层。8.入则恳恳以尽忠 出则谦谦以自悔张璐译文:When one is in office he should discharge his duty conscientiously,when leaving office he should conduct himself with humanity and exercise self-reflection.出处解析：出自元代张养浩为政忠告书，又名三事忠告,意思是在其位时,勤勤恳恳,尽职尽忠;不在其位,谦虚谨慎,自我反省。9.苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。张璐译文:I shall dedicate myself to the interests of the country in life and death irrespective of personal will and world.出处解析：林则徐赴戍登程口占示家人，意思是“只要有利于国家，哪怕是死，我也要去做；哪能因为害怕灾祸而逃避呢。”10.知我罪我，其惟春秋张璐译文:There are people who will appreciate what I have done,but there are also people who will criticise me ultimately,history will have the final say.出处解析：出自孟子滕文公下，大意是说，我做的这些事，后人一定会毁誉不一、褒贬不一的，但我只要认为这是对的，是有价值的，不论别人如何评说，我都会坚定的做下去！