1、Translation: Translation of Words (3),Zhangyu,假朋友,personal remark “個(gè)人評(píng)論” “人身攻擊” bank holiday 銀行節(jié) 公共假期,假朋友,coming of age 時(shí)代來(lái)臨 成年 an apple of love 愛情之果 西紅柿 drawing room 畫室 客廳,假朋友,Smallpotato 小土豆 小人物 Green room “綠色房間” “演員休息室” 高等院校 “institutions of higher learning” “colleges and universities”,假朋友,black

2、stranger 完全陌生的人 white coal (作動(dòng)力來(lái)源用的)水 red tape 官僚習(xí)氣；官樣文章 green hand 新手,假朋友,China policy 對(duì)華政策 Indian summer 愉快寧?kù)o的晚年;小陽(yáng)春 Greek gift 害人的禮品；:“別有用心”的禮物 black art 妖術(shù),假朋友,criminal lawyer 刑事律師 service station 加油站 sporting house 妓院 Busybody 愛管閑事的人,假朋友,eleventh hour 最后時(shí)刻 horse sense 常識(shí) capital idea 好主意 fourth

3、 estate 記者或新聞界,假朋友,full of beans 精力充沛 sweet water 淡水 dead president 美鈔 pull ones leg 開玩笑,假朋友,in ones birthday suit 赤身裸體 handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆 bring down the house 博得全場(chǎng)喝彩 familiar talk 庸俗的交談,詞義空缺,1.他這是吃不了兜著走。 譯文He landed himself in serious trouble 2.千萬(wàn)別走漏半點(diǎn)風(fēng)聲。 譯文Do remember never to let any si

4、ngle soul know about it,這家工廠是紡紗、織布、印染一條龍生產(chǎn)的大型聯(lián)合企業(yè)。 譯文This factory is a big united enterprise on the production lines of spinning，weaving，printing and dyeing。 該廠形成了產(chǎn)供銷一條龍. This factory has formed an integrated system of production, supplies and marketing,配套服務(wù)貫穿“一條龍”。 The necessary service shall take

5、“one continuous line” with one person in charge from beginning to the end 這是一家以外貿(mào)為龍頭、以實(shí)業(yè)為基礎(chǔ)的企業(yè)集團(tuán)。 This is a group enterprise with foreign trade as the key line and industry as the basic root,3.他們成不了什么氣候。 They cannot prevail 你們不能草率行事，應(yīng)先找李先生給你們點(diǎn)撥點(diǎn)撥。 譯文You should not take any hasty actionYou should fir

6、st ask MrLi to prime you,例：你怎么能夠相信他呢?他是個(gè)墻頭草，誰(shuí)硬就跟誰(shuí)。 譯文How can you trust him? Dont you know that he always sits on the fence and falls on the side of the stronger? 例：他真是軟棉花捏的，挨了罵都不敢還嘴。 譯文Hes wishy-washyHe dare not talk back when being cursed,她在京劇中扮演包公。 She played the male role of Judge Bao （the just a

7、nd impartial judge in Chinese history) in Beijing opera,該公司把三個(gè)部門合成了一個(gè)部門。 初譯The company has combined the three departments into one department,成語(yǔ)與四字格的翻譯,【例1】讓我們把房子打掃打掃。 譯文Lets clean up the house 【例21當(dāng)?shù)弥煞蚝蛣e的女孩子約會(huì)時(shí)，她就大吵大鬧起來(lái)。 譯文When she learned that her husband had dated other girls，she started yellin

8、g bloody murder,成語(yǔ)與四字格的翻譯,【例3】聽說(shuō)你們公司有個(gè)空位，我很想去試一試。但你能先為我牽線搭橋嗎? 譯文I hear there is an opening in your company and I would like to fill itBut will you pull some strings for me?,時(shí)不待人 Time and tide wait for no man. 趁熱打鐵 Strike while the iron is hot. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢 Its never too late to mend. 無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪 There is no smoke

9、 without fire.,同工同酬 Equal pay for equal work. 本末倒置 Put the cart before the horse. 驕兵必?cái)?Pride goes before a fall. Dont paint the lily. 不要畫蛇添足。,謀事在人，成事在天。 Man proposes, God disposes. 心有余而力不足 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. 。 A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣皆通，樣樣稀松。,吃得苦中苦, 方為人上人

10、 if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter.,成語(yǔ)與四字格的翻譯,我們要培養(yǎng)出適應(yīng)社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)需要的一代“四有新人”。 We must cultivate a new generation of well-educated and self-disciplined people with lofty ideals and moral integrity, such as are necessary for driving our socialist modernization,質(zhì)

11、地優(yōu)良to be excellent in quality(或with superior quality) 品種齊全in complete range of articles 款式繁多with various patterns 批發(fā)價(jià)格wholesale price 貨到付款payment against arrival 出類拔萃above average 馳名中外to be popular both at home and abroad,久負(fù)盛名with a long standing reputation 萬(wàn)古流芳will be remembered throughout the age

12、經(jīng)濟(jì)特區(qū)special economic zone 扭虧為盈to reduce losses and increase profits 開拓進(jìn)取to work hard with a pioneering spirit 德才兼?zhèn)鋡ith both professional ability and political integrity,直譯法：,瞎子點(diǎn)燈-白費(fèi)蠟。It is as useless as a blind man lighting a candle. 兔子尾巴長(zhǎng)不了。The tail of a rabbit-cannot be long; wont last long.,黃鼠狼給雞

13、拜年-不懷好意。 A weasel wishing Happy New Year to a chicken-harboring no good intention.,Like ladling water with a wicker basket-all is empty (nothing). 竹籃打水-一場(chǎng)空。,Chasing a dog by throwing meat dumplings at it-gone, never to return. 肉包子打狗-有去無(wú)回。,Boiling dumplings in a teapot-no way to get them out. 茶壺煮餃子，有

14、東西倒不出來(lái),A girl sitting in a bridal sedan chair-the very first time. 大姑娘坐轎子頭一遭,Han Xin commanding troops-the more the better 韓信點(diǎn)兵多多益善,解釋性替代,a rolling pin used as a bellows no good at all 搟面杖吹火一竅不通,Wang Xiaoer spending the New Yearone year is worse than another; Note: Wang Xiaoer in Chinese can mean an

15、y poor fellow at the bottom of the society. 王小二過(guò)年一年不如一年,carving a flower design on the bottom of a wellcarving deeply or get to the essence of something 井底雕花深刻,the Kitchen God throwing stonesto break the pot or ruin the matter Note: The literal meaning of zaguo is to break a pot but it is usually used to mean ruining the matter. 灶王爺扔石頭砸鍋,L