七夕是几月几日:"七夕"用英语怎么说?
英语课
“七夕”在网上有很多种翻译方法:Qixi Festival(七夕节),Double Seventh Festival(双七节)甚至Magpie Festival(喜鹊节)。其实这些翻译都有舍近求远之嫌,不了解中国文化的外国人是不会明白的。下面我们来学习一段前些年的BBC新闻,看一看“七夕”如何翻译比较好。
以下新闻摘自BBC官网(节选)
Celebrated 1 this year on August 15, the Chinese Saint Valentine's Day was created in memory of two ancient lovers who were separated by a goddess and only allowed to meet once a year.
Many Chinese also commemorate 2 the Western Valentine's Day on February 14, with shop owners and florists 4 cashing on the rush of flowers and gifts for loved or desired ones and restaurants fully 5 booked.
【语言点解析】
1. the Chinese Saint Valentine's Day 中国情人节(七夕)。笔者认为,这是最务实,最有效率的翻译方法。类似地,“梁山伯与祝英台”其实翻译为Chinese Romeo and Juliet(中国的罗密欧与朱丽叶)就可以了。
2. in memory of 纪念(死去的人)。文中的...was created in memory of...这个句型常常可用来解释一个节日,如中国的端午节:The Dragon Boat Festival was created in memory of an ancient Chinese poet, Qu Yuan.
【例】a statue in memory of those who died in the war 一座纪念阵亡人士的纪念碑(来源:Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)3. lovers 情侣。请注意,lover用复数通常表示“情侣”,而不是有着不正当关系的“情人”。
【例】young lovers strolling in the park 在公园漫步的年轻情侣(来源:Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)4. commemorate /k?ˋm?m??ret/ 庆祝;纪念
【例】We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday. 我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
(来源:Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)5. florist 3 /ˋfl?r?st/ 花店老板;花商
6. cash on(以不道德的手段)获取利润。还可以说成cash in on。
【例】The shops are cashing in on temporary shortages by raising prices. 商店趁一时缺货而提高价格从中获利。
(来源:Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)7. desire /d?ˋza?r/ 希望获得;想得到
【例】We all desire happiness and health. 我们都希望幸福和健康。
(来源:Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
vt.纪念,庆祝
- This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
- We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
n.花商;种花者
- The florist bunched the flowers up.花匠把花捆成花束。
- Could you stop at that florist shop over there?劳驾在那边花店停一下好不好?
n.花商,花农,花卉研究者( florist的名词复数 )
- The little dressmaker bought an envelope of nasturtium seeds at the florists. 那个个子矮小的女裁缝在花铺里买了一包金莲花种子。 来自辞典例句
- I have more important things to do than petulant florists. 我有比教训坏脾气的花匠更重要的事情要做。 来自互联网
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