求中英翻译爱好者 -- 分享你认为很经典的中<->英翻译

mikelee19

hsy12 发表于 2016-5-27 09:38
inward - 内向
outward - 外向

先有pizza，后有披萨

linegar

学一个词：Cakewalk, 意思是轻而易举的事情
…But finding a job is still no cakewalk
…可是找工作依旧没有那么容易

hsy12

linegar 发表于 2016-5-27 20:49
学一个词：Cakewalk, 意思是轻而易举的事情
…But finding a job is still no cakewalk
…可是找工作依旧没 ...

感谢分享。

just a piece of cake，也是小事一桩的意思。

linegar

一个词：Gut wrenching 撕心裂肺的.
Gut wrenching , 意思是极度痛苦的，撕心裂肺的.

mikelee19

linegar 发表于 2016-5-28 20:53
一个词：Gut wrenching 撕心裂肺的.
Gut wrenching , 意思是极度痛苦的，撕心裂肺的.
...

just know from you

星空来使

看看　Westpac 是如何作广告讨好 Women 。。

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Miss, Mrs & Ms Australia
Proudly supported by Westpac

Since day one, we've backed the women of Australia,
From the managing directors to directors of domestic duties.

We had Australia's first female customer, teller, and CEO. We were the first bank with a unit dedicated specially to women, and today we employ more women than men throughout our business.

But our commitment to helping women grow goes beyond banking, Through Ruby Connection, and our support of the 100 Women of influence.We're inspiring, promoting and connecting women across the country; even those who don't bank with us.

Because we know how much Australia depends on you.

看来后，是不是觉得作为一名Australian women太自豪了？

作者写的太有才了，充分体现了“简约而不简单”的真奢侈格调。

delivercn

学习

linegar

星空来使 发表于 2016-5-30 09:54
看看　Westpac 是如何作广告讨好 Women 。。

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A direct and concise message about the value Westpac places on women

linegar

get up on the wrong side of the bed：其喻义是“早晨从床的某侧下来会预示当天不开心、心情郁闷或一天不走运”等.
这个迷信惯用语源于古罗马，当时人们将从床的左侧起床视为晦气和倒霉的前兆，这种古人对“方位”的意识大概和“风水”的逻辑有点儿接近. 但是，今天使用这个惯用语则是有幽默和调侃的意味了.
比如：You sounded upset during lunch. Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?
除了比喻心情，这个惯用语还可以形容身体，如头疼等小恙. 在单位遇上脾气不好的同事，可以用此句去化解气氛.

hsy12

down to earth - 接地气？

看到人们用down to earth来形容kate winslet，虽然我不喜欢她哈。。。

lubber

cool

SoftSome

《Gone With The Wind》 译成 《飘》是否有些失去本意？ 个人觉得Gone这个词没有反映出来，因为我的理解“飘”是悬浮不定的意思，比如“北漂”(笑：不是一个字）。为什么没有译成《随风逝去》或者《随风而去》或者《随风飘去》？

hsy12

SoftSome 发表于 2016-6-21 11:07
《Gone With The Wind》 译成 《飘》是否有些失去本意？ 个人觉得Gone这个词没有反映出来，因为我的理解“ ...

同意，《随风而去》似乎更接近原意。

linegar

Gone with the wind. 随心而飘，随意而写，随风而笑，随风而去……
一个“漂”字取代，多么诗意，多么完美的翻译

Wheelershill

linegar 发表于 2016-6-23 20:33
Gone with the wind. 随心而飘，随意而写，随风而笑，随风而去……
一个“漂”字取代，多么诗意，多么完美 ...

飘

mikelee19

飘

SoftSome

hsy12 发表于 2016-6-23 09:50
同意，《随风而去》似乎更接近原意。

有意思的是，
英文小说，《Gone with the wind》，中译名：《飘》；
英文电影，《Gone with the wind》，中译名：《乱世佳人》，是中译者又起了个新名

hsy12

SoftSome 发表于 2016-6-24 21:07
有意思的是，
英文小说，《Gone with the wind》，中译名：《飘》；
英文电影，《Gone with the wind》， ...

乱世佳人，看上去很符合故事，但实际有点直白，也没有gone with the wind的意境，比飘更差。飘没有表达出一去不复返，去，的意思。

mikelee19

SoftSome 发表于 2016-6-24 21:07
有意思的是，
英文小说，《Gone with the wind》，中译名：《飘》；
英文电影，《Gone with the wind》， ...

乱世佳人易懂

hsy12

linegar 发表于 2016-6-5 20:45
get up on the wrong side of the bed：其喻义是“早晨从床的某侧下来会预示当天不开心、心情郁闷或一天不 ...

on the right/wrong side of an age - British English, looking younger/older than a particular age.

e.g. He was on the wrong side of five-and-thirty.
他看上去35岁朝上。

hsy12

a lock of hair 一缕青丝

Giving a lock of ones hair to someone has been considered a sign of love and devotion, especially before an impending separation. It is still a popular trope in fiction, particularly the romance genre.

Sense and sensibility - cutting a lock of Marianne's hair


红楼梦 - 多姑娘给贾琏的一缕青丝被平儿发现

linegar

中餐菜单翻成英文的公式：一 】以主料为主

介绍菜肴的主料和辅料：公式 1）主料(形状)+(with)辅料

                                 例：牛肉豆腐 beef with beancurd

　                                     西红柿炒蛋 Scrambled egg with to tomato
      
                                        杏仁鸡丁chicken cubes with almond

iami_returns

鸡丁是diced chicken + 部位吧。可能我自己习惯这种表达了

iami_returns

英文菜单习惯会把部位和烧法都写明，写成英文需要注意这点

hsy12

linegar 发表于 2016-7-8 20:53
中餐菜单翻成英文的公式：

介绍菜肴的主料和辅料：公式：主料(形状)+(with)辅料

感谢分享。想起一个笑话。
海外华人点菜都是点一个菜：this one。

hsy12

a rolling stone gathers no moss - People who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares.

本以为是“流水不腐，户枢不蠹”的意思，其实不是。。。

mikelee19

hsy12 发表于 2016-7-8 21:46
感谢分享。想起一个笑话。
海外华人点菜都是点一个菜：this one。

it is my way

linegar

君子坦荡荡,何须常戚戚
Never is a high-minded gentleman full of grumbles

hsy12

bump~
to bring up somebody's post typically by posting the word "bump" on a message board.

顶~（这个帖子）。

星空来使

回来了，继续分享一首诗：

　　　　　On Children 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　关于孩子
　　　by Kahlil Gibran（1883～1931）　　　　　　　　　　　卡里尔　吉不伦

Your children are not your children. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　你的孩子不是你的孩子
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.　　　他们是生命对于自身渴望而诞生的孩儿女
　　
They come through you but not from you, 　　　　　　　　　　　他们借你而来，却非因你而来
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. 　　　　他们在你身旁，却并不属于你

You may give them your love but not your thoughts. 　　　　　　。。。
For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.