1、Unit 20 修辭的翻譯,Warming up,1.The boy was creeping like snail unwillingly to school. 2.The boy stood rooted. 3. We are dying for the greatest nothing. 4. -What does that lawyer do after he dies? -Lie still.,1. 那男孩像只蝸牛慢慢向前挪動(dòng)，嘟噥著不愿去上學(xué)。 2. 那男孩一動(dòng)不動(dòng)地呆著。 3. 我們?yōu)槟莻ゴ蟮囊晃牟恢档男拍疃馈?4. - 那個(gè)律師死后能干什么？ （1）-靜靜地躺著。 （2）-躺

2、著說(shuō)鬼話。,quiet, light, fresh ,blind, clear, stubborn, cunning, old ,slippery, busy,As _ as a bat. As _ as a bee. As _ as a bell. As _ as a daisy (a kind of flower). As _ as an eel (a kind of fish). As _ as a feather. As _ as a fox. As _ as the hills. As _ as a mouse. As _ as a mule.,常用的修辭,比喻、矛盾、雙關(guān)、借代、擬

3、人、夸張、委婉、重復(fù)、反語(yǔ)、排比、對(duì)照等。 由于中英兩種語(yǔ)言、文化存在著差異，修辭手段與內(nèi)容則各具特色。翻譯時(shí)盡量保持原有的修辭風(fēng)格，做到形神兼?zhèn)?。兩者矛盾時(shí)去“形”?！吧瘛?。,一、形似（直譯）,The fury of the crowd erupted like a volcano. 群眾的憤怒像火山一般爆發(fā)起來(lái)。 2. I cant save myself any more than a clay idol can save itself while swimming across a river. 我本人是泥菩薩過(guò)河，自身難保。 3. If we attack quickly, we c

4、an nip掐掉 the enemys plans in the bud. 如果我們迅速進(jìn)攻，就可以把敵人的計(jì)劃消滅在萌芽狀態(tài)。,二、神似（意譯）,1. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 2. I cant earn enough to keep my body and soul together. 3. When my ship comes in, I will take a trip to Africa. 4. Every life has its roses and thorns.,少時(shí)所學(xué)，到老不忘。 我賺的不

5、夠吃。 當(dāng)我發(fā)了財(cái)時(shí)，我要到非洲去。 每個(gè)人的生活都有甜有苦。,三、靈活處理的代替法,Doea dear, a female deer. Ray a drop of golden sun. Me a name I call myself. Far a long long way to run. Sew a needle pulling thread. La a note to follow sew. Tea a drink with jam and bread. That will bring us back to doe.,對(duì)比兩種譯文：,譯文1. Doe 是鹿，是一頭母鹿，Ray是金色陽(yáng)光

6、，Me是我，是我自己，F(xiàn)ar是奔向遠(yuǎn)方，Sew是引針穿線，La跟在Sew后面走，Tea喝茶加點(diǎn)心。那就重會(huì)到Doe。 譯文2. 朵，美麗的花朵。來(lái)啊，大家都快來(lái)！密，你們來(lái)猜秘密。發(fā)，猜中我把獎(jiǎng)發(fā)。索，大家用心思索。拉，快點(diǎn)猜莫拖拉。體，怎樣練好身體，做茁壯成長(zhǎng)的花朵。,各種修辭的翻譯（能直譯就直譯，不能再用意譯， 直+意）,比喻：simile明,metaphor隱, metonymy轉(zhuǎn) 1. He jumped back as if he had been stung, and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face. 他往后一跳，好像被什么東西叮了一

7、下似的，他那張布滿皺紋的臉頓時(shí)漲得通紅。 2. He bombarded her with questions. 他連珠炮似的向她提出了許多問(wèn)題。 3. Most of us are too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. 我們中的很多人太容易給別人批評(píng)的冷風(fēng)，而不愿意給自己的同伴贊揚(yáng)的陽(yáng)光。,More,1. Men are April when they woo, Dece

8、mber when they wed, maids are May when they maids, but the sky changes when they are wives. (Shakespeare) 男人求愛時(shí)如和煦的4月，婚后卻像寒冬臘月；閨中少女則宛若溫暖的5月，而為人婦后卻像易變的天氣陰晴莫測(cè)。 2. The man said to woman, “ We could make beautiful music together.” 我們也許會(huì)是和諧幸福的一對(duì)兒。 3. My 15 students read Emerson, Thoreau, and Huxley. 我的15

9、位學(xué)生讀了愛默生、梭羅和赫胥黎的作品。,借代 （synecdoche),試著譯,1. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 2. It cant be defined by the span of a single journey from diaper to shroud. 3. The kettle is boiling. 4. The whole room broke into laughter. 5. Children who were now gray with age . 6. I hope your idea takes wi

10、ng. 我希望你的想法成真。,夸張（Hyperbole),1. Ive been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想見到你。 2. She has more teeth, white and large and even, than are necessary for any practical purpose. 她有一口潔白整齊的大牙，為數(shù)之多已超過(guò)任何實(shí)際需要。 3. I lived a year in a minute. 我度日如年。,矛盾（Oxymoron),1. His cruel kindness is simply beyond words. 他那害人不淺的仁慈。

11、 2. She cried ,with a touch of sorrowful gladness. 她悲喜交加地哭了。 3. Parting is such sweet sorrow. (Romeo) 別離是如此地又甜蜜又令人心酸。 4. We are terribly pleased to hear the good news. 我們聽到這一好消息真是欣喜若狂。,委婉（Euphemism),1. That luster has taken a fancy to Middle Eastern dancing. 那個(gè)好色之徒現(xiàn)在開始喜歡看肚皮舞。 2. Social diseases are

12、now on the increase in the whole world. 現(xiàn)在全世界性病在不斷增多。 3. She is a little confused. 她瘋了。,More 猜猜看，下列是什么？,mental healthy center trouble is over now / To breathe ones last to powder ones nose /May I be excused? bubble dancer /domestic engineer meat technologist /beautician below average students /the s

13、enior citizens love child /correctional center,擬人（Personification),1. But the hope that was in his brain died. 2. The night crawled slowly like a wounded snake and sleep did not visit Rainsford . 3. Night found him leg weary .,反語(yǔ)、雙關(guān)、重復(fù)等,1. Oh, thats right, I forgot. Youre always calm. 2. You dirty d

14、og, you! 3. The Best a Man Can Get。 4. A cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms. 5. That was a million years ago. A million years ago.,練習(xí),1. He seemed nailed to the ground. 2. He was like a defeated fighting cock. 3. He was a mixture of the tiger and the ape. 4. His words are as plain as ABC. -But I am DEF. 5. I skimmed over the book to taste the tone of it. 6. The ship plows the sea. 7. He doesnt have an idea of his own. He just parrots what other