求助:福如东海，寿比南山的英文怎样写谢谢了

jhwatts

朋友的父亲明天生日84岁，求助：福如东海，寿比南山的英文翻译，谢谢了

dickson

直接写中文，草书，老外肯定喜欢

raya

wish you a long life..:)

yanyan911

  高难度，同问

pal

福如东海长流水；寿比南山不老松

pal

Blessings as boundless as the East Sea; Longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains

bfox

外事不决 问google :)

这是典型的中国文化的词汇表达。外国人不一定知道“东海”和“南山”，但是一定知道“海”有多深，“山”有多高。有如大海那么宽广无边的“福”，有高山那么高的“寿”，当然是三生有幸的美事了。所以，这两句汉语可以直译，如：
May your age be as the southern mountain and your happiness as the eastern seas.
May your happiness be as boundless as the eastern seas and your life as long as the long lasting southern mountains.
然而，在一定的情况下，不一定那么译。如：
I wish you boundless happiness and a long, long life.
Much happiness and a long, long life to you.
其实，在祝贺某人的生日时，英语表示“福寿无边，长命百岁！”的表达法，也有如上汉语表达的神韵：
Many happy returns (of the day)! 福寿无边，长命百岁！
方法是多样的，不会一成不变。看场合，看语境，灵活运用，才得神韵。

最后再提供两个翻译的版本：

1.Bless the old that their happiness be like the East Sea,and longevity over the southern hill.
2.May your fortune be as boundless as the East Sea and you live a long and happy life.

jurlique

原帖由 pal 于 2008-11-7 14:43 发表
Blessings as boundless as the East Sea; Longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains

好有才啊。。！

xingbu

我一般对他们就说 many happy returns and long long life.

黑山老妖

Live a long and prosper life.

pal

beatific as the water which is forever flowing in Donghai Sea, longevous as  the pinasters which are never old in Mountain Nanshan

pal

原帖由 jurlique 于 2008-11-7 14:45 发表

好有才啊。。！

google Di

jhwatts

谢谢了，给老外你认为他能看懂的用哪句好呢？