动物文化与英语翻译

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1、中国动植物文化与翻译动物，文化，语言英汉动物语言类似表达as fat as a pig肥的像猪as happy as a lark像百灵鸟一样快乐make a monkey out of somebody 拿某人当猴耍类似sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾busy as bees忙碌的小蜜蜂You ass! You stupid ass! How could you do a thing like that?你这头驴！ 你这头蠢驴！怎么会干出这种事来？dog eat dog 差异chicken-hearted胆小如鼠as stupid as a goose蠢得像头猪 差异a cat on

2、 a hot tin roof热锅上的蚂蚁 one shouldnt twist the lions tail老虎屁股摸不得 donkey in a lions hide狐假虎威 差异talk horse吹牛 drink like a fish牛饮 a black sheep害群之马 差异Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡头，不做凤尾。teach a pig to play on a flute赶鸭子上架 龙的传人中国人心中的最大崇拜物是龙。 双龙，盘龙，九龙，青龙正月耍龙灯，五月赛龙舟望子成龙龙凤呈祥真龙天子龙颜，

3、龙体，龙床，龙子龙孙牛头：勤苦，忍从，拼斗， 农耕文化猪嘴：食欲， 口食文化蛇身：性欲， 性文化鱼鳞：多子欲望， 生殖文化龟颈：长寿欲望， 养生文化马：功业欲望，英雄崇拜鸟爪：权力欲望，官本位文化羊须：心性善良鹿角：君子风范狗形：忠实品格中国的龙文化有两个基本精神：第一 是“包容精神”。龙图腾能将许多不同的 图腾糅合成一种“综合体”，显示出了这 种文化极大的包容性。中国文化的第二个基本精神是“和谐” 。龙能将许多不同图腾的各种不同元素 ，统一于一体，在飞腾变化之中呈现出 优美和谐的姿态， “罢，罢，再别说起。如今就是这个样儿，我们娘儿 们跟得上这屋里哪一个儿！也不是有了宝玉，竟是得了 活龙。他

4、还是个孩子家，长的得人意儿，大人偏疼他些 也还罢了。我只是不服这个主儿。”一面说，一面伸出 两个指头来。“Well, well, dont talk about that!” The concubine snorted. “You can see how things are. My son and I are the least and lowest in this household. Of course Baoyu is the precious dragon of the house. Mind you, hes still just a child with winning ways

5、, so Ive nothing to say if his elders dote on him. But I refuse to crawl to her.” She held up two fingers. (Y) 水溶见他语言清楚，谈吐有致，一面又向贾 政笑道：“令郎真乃龙驹凤雏，非小王在世翁前 唐突，将来雏凤清于老凤声，未可量也。” The clarity and fluency of Baoyus answers made the prince turn to observe to Jia Zheng, “Your son is truly a dragons colt or yo

6、ung phoenix. May I venture to predict that in time to come this young phoenix may even surpass the old one?”牛牛与汉民族的生活关系密 切。牧犁牺牲力大如牛健壮如牛俯首甘为孺子牛牛黄牛精神，就是奉献，牺牲精神，是勤勉 ，坚韧，吃苦，忍顺精神，是拼搏，奋斗精 神。 贤弟比来比去，比到对牛弹琴，岂非把我当成牛 了？（梁山伯与祝英台） Are you saying that talking to me is like playing the flute to a waterbuffalo? “家

7、生女儿怎么样？牛不喝水强按头吗？我不愿 意，难道杀我的老子娘不成！”（红 46） It makes no odds. “You can take an ox to the water, but you cant make him drink.” Just because I refuse him, hes going to kill my parents!狗狗在汉民族的传统心理中，通常被比 喻为供人使唤或助人为恶的帮凶或用来比 喻卑鄙丑恶的人，引起卑贱，恶的联想。狗急跳墙狗仗人势狗朋狐友狼心狗肺鸡鸣狗盗丧家之犬狗嘴里吐不出象牙在西方文化中，狗却是一种爱宠。Love me, love my do

8、g. Every dog has its day.I am too old a dog to learn new tricks. “宝姐姐，你还不拧她的嘴？你问问他编排 你的话！”宝钗笑道：“不用问，“狗嘴里还 有象牙不成！”“Pinch her lips, Chai!” she said. “You should hear what shes been saying about you.” “I dont need to,” said Bao Chai. “One doesnt expect ivory from a dogs mouth!”“朱斌这个人就是狗拿耗子，多管闲事！”“Chu P

9、in! Hes like a dog worrying a mouse, cant mind his own business!” “哼！ 他妈的实力！ 不过狗仗人势！”“Huh! Pull? Hes got damn-all pull! Hes nothing more than a high officials lap- dog.”你别狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。我是好 心好意劝你，倒粘到我身上来了。Dont snap and snarl at me when Im trying to do my best for you. I give you my advice with the best

10、 will in the world and you turn round and lay the blame on me.a greedy, dirty or bad- mannered image猪The black kids all hollered, “Off the pigs!”黑人青年齐声高呼：“警察猪猡滚蛋！”他（李梅亭）坐立不安地向 外探望，阿福正躲在寡妇房外， 左手抚摩着红肿的脸颊，一眼瞥 见李梅亭，自言自语：“不向尿 缸里照照自己的脸！想吊膀子揩 油-”李先生再有涵养功夫也忍 不住了，冲出房道：“猪猡！你 骂谁？”阿福道：“骂你这猪猡。 ”李先生道：“猪猡骂我。”阿福 道：

11、“我骂猪猡。”两人“鸡生蛋 ，蛋生鸡”的句法练习没有了期 ，反正谁嗓子高，谁的话就是真 理。（围城）He peered anxiously outside. Ah Fu was lurking in front of the windows room, rubbing his swollen red cheek with his left hand. Catching sight of Li, he muttered, “Why dont you take a look at yourself in a piss-pot? You think you can sweet-talk your w

12、ay in and take liberties- ” Losing patience, Li burst from his room, demanding, “You swine, whom are cursing?” Ah Fu replied, “Im cursing you, you swine.” “The swine is cursing me,” said Li. “Im cursing the swine,” said Ah Fu. Their “chicken produces the egg,” and “egg produces the chicken” sentence practice had no end to it, but in any case, whoever shouted the loudest spoke the truth.虎Tiger stands for dignity in both cultures. He was married and had a lioness at home. 它结婚了，太太是个母老虎。