Part IV Translation

參考譯文

With China's reform and opening up, many young people nowadays tend to hold their wedding in a western style.1 The bride wears a white wedding dress, as white is regarded as the symbol of purity.2 In traditional Chinese culture, however, white is often used in a funeral.3 So be sure to keep in mind that white flowers are never used as a gift to wish for the recovery of the sick, especially the old or the critically ill ones.4 Similarly, the cash gift cannot be wrapped in a white envelope either, but in a red one instead.5

譯點(diǎn)精析

1.隨著中國的改革開放，如今很多年輕人都喜歡舉行西式婚禮：“隨著中國的改革開放”翻譯為with China's reform and opening up, 應(yīng)注意“改革開放”的翻譯reform and opening up；“如今”翻譯為today或nowadays；“都喜歡”根據(jù)語境可以翻譯為固定短語tend to, tend to do sth.本意為“傾向于做某事”，在此處可以很好地表達(dá)出“都喜歡……”這層含義；“舉辦婚禮”翻譯為hold a wedding；“西式”翻譯為in a western style。

2.新娘在婚禮上穿著白色婚紗，因?yàn)榘咨徽J(rèn)為是純潔的象征：“新娘”翻譯為bride；“穿著白色婚紗”翻譯為wear a white wedding dress；“白色被認(rèn)為是純潔的象征”翻譯為white is regarded as the symbol of purity, 其中“被認(rèn)為”可以翻譯為be regarded as或be viewed as,“象征”為symbol,“純潔”為purity。

3.然而，在中國傳統(tǒng)文化中，白色經(jīng)常是葬禮上使用的顏色：“然而”可譯作however, but, nevertheless或nonetheless；“中國傳統(tǒng)文化”翻譯為traditional Chinese culture；“白色經(jīng)常是葬禮上使用的顏色”，即“白色經(jīng)常被使用于葬禮上”，故翻譯為white is often used in a funeral。

4.因此務(wù)必記住，白花一定不要用作祝人康復(fù)的禮物，尤其不要送給老年人或危重病人：“務(wù)必記住……”翻譯為be sure to keep in mind that…；“白花一定不要用作祝人康復(fù)的禮物”翻譯為white flowers are never used as a gift to wish for the recovery of the sick, 注意“一定不要用作”應(yīng)當(dāng)翻譯為are never used as, 其中“一定不要”需翻譯為never,“祝人康復(fù)”翻譯為to wish for the recovery of the sick；“尤其不要送給老年人或危重病人”翻譯為especially the old or the critically ill ones,“危重”即“病得特別嚴(yán)重”，故譯為critically ill。

5.同樣，禮金也不能裝在白色的信封里，而要裝在紅色的信封里：“同樣”翻譯為similarly, at the same time或likewise；“不能……而……”翻譯為cannot… but… instead；“裝在白色的信封里”即be wrapped in a white envelope。