《红楼梦》成语英译.docx

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《红楼梦》成语英译

1.Afterlunch,Chin-kuideliberatelywentouttoclearthecoastforthemboth,andHsuchPanstartedmakingadvancestoPao-chan.Wellawareofwhathewanted,sheonlymadeashowofresisting.

2.Ourfamily’sshort-handedand,astheproverbsays,“Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.”Wedon’twanttofind,whenthetimecomes,thatwe’veforgottenthis,thatandtheother,sothatpeoplelaughatus.

3.AndthesefiveCousinLinhaswrittentodaycanalsobeconsideredasfreshandoriginal,aquitenewapproachtothesubject.

4.Haven’tyouheardthesaying:

“Illnesscomesasfastasawallfallingdown,butgoesasslowasunravelingacocoon?

”

5.Why,cousin,surelyyouraresufficientlywellversedinancientandmodernliteraturetoknowthetitleofthatopera.Whydoyouhavetodescribeit?

It’scalled“AbjectApologies”.

6.Butalthoughhisintelligenceandabilitywereoutstanding,thesequalitieswereunfortunatelyoffsetbyacertaincupidityandharshnessandatendencytousehisintelligenceinordertooutwithissuperiors;allofwhichcausedhisfellowofficialstocastenviousglancesinhisdirection.

7.Heraisedhishandsandslappedhimselfonbothcheeks.

8.Whenwehavenothingtodobutgossip,wealwaysagreethateachsingleoneofyougirlsisoneinahundred.Andthewonderfulthingisthateachofyouhasherowngoodqualities.

9.Fromofold,youngnymphshavepreferredyouthtoage.

10.Pairedwithabrutelikethewolfintheoldfable,

Whoonhissaviorturnedwhenhewasable.

11.Tzu-chuanflushedandflashedback,“You’represumingonyourage,madam!

”

12.Let’sfindsomethingthathighbrowsandlowbrowsalikecanenjoy.

13.ActuallyIcouldeasilyfindtheevidenceinConcubineChao’srooms,butIwasafraidthatwouldmakeanothergoodpersonloseface.Otherpeoplewouldn’tmind,butshe’dcertainlybeangry.ItwasherthatIwasthinkingof.Ididn’twanttosmashajadevasetocatcharat.

14.I’veneverseensuchasimpletonasouryoungmaster,thewayhecatchesatshadows.What’stobecomeofhim?

15.Astheproverbsays,“Alldifficultiesonearthcanbeovercomeifmenbutgivetheirmindstoit.”

16.Stormsgatherwithoutwarninginnature,andbadluckbefallsmenovernight.

17.Simplefarmerswholiveonpicklesanddressinhomespunatleastknowthejoysoffamilylifetogether.WhatpleasurecanItakeinhighrankandluxurywhenwewereseparatedlikethis?

18.But“othercountries,otherways”,youknow.WhenIenteryourdomain,Inaturallyadoptyourstandardsandlookongold,jewelsandjadeascommon,vulgarthings.

19.Ourhousehasnowenjoyednearlyacenturyofdazzlingsuccess.Supposeoneday“joyatitsheightengenderssorrow.”Andsupposethat,inthewordsofanotherproverb,“Whenthetreefalls,themonkeysscatter.”Willnotourreputationasoneofthegreatestculturedhouseholdsoftheagethenturnintoahollowmockery?

20.Whateverhappensdon’tforgettheproverb,“Eventhegrandestfeastmusthaveanend.”

21.Astheproverbsays,“OnewhowillriskbeingslicedtopiecesdareunsaddletheEmperor.”Amansodesperatelypoorwillgotoanylengths.

22.Youyoungladiesmustbetiredofthedelicaciesyoueateveryday,andyoumaycaretotryourcountryfare.Thisisjustourpoorwayofshowingourgratitude.

23.Quiteamodelofwifelysubmissionandvirtue,aren’tyou?

Onlyyoucarrythisobediencetoofar.

24.ComingherenowandmeetingHsiang-yun,Hsiang-ling,Fang-kuan,Jui-kuanandothergirls,itwasagenuinecaseof“likeattractslike”or“birdsofafeatherflocktogether”.

25.Justas“Noevengoodofficialscansettlefamilytroubles”,so“Notevenparentscansettledisputesbetweensonandwife.”

26.“I’mtheone‘sickwithlonging’,hejoked.“Andyouristhebeautywhichcaused‘citiesandkingdomstofall’.”Tai-yuflushedtothetipsofherears.

27.“Wellreally!

”saidAroma.“Herewerewepracticallybesideourselveswithanxiety,andallthetimeyouwerethereenjoyingyourself!

Youmightatleasthavesentwordtoletusknowyouwereallright.”

28.Thereisanoldsaying:

“Peopleathousandliapartmaybelinkedbymarriage.”It’sallthedoingoftheOldManoftheMoon.Ifhe’ssecretlyfastenedhisredthreadaroundtheanklesoftwoyoungpeople…

29.“Youknowtheancientsaying,”putinPaoyu,“Athousandpiecesofgoldcanhardlypurchaseasmileofabeautifulwoman,andwhatareafewfansworth?

”

30.You’resoseldomathome,floatingaboutasfreeasduckweedeveryday,oneneverknowswheretofindyou.