西湖十景 Ten scenes of West Lake
苏堤春晓 Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring
曲院风荷 Curved Yard and Lotus Pool in Summer
平湖秋月 Moon over the Peaceful Lake in Autumn
断桥残雪 Remnant Snow on the Broken Bridge in Winter
花港观鱼 Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond
雷峰夕照 Leifeng Pagoda in the Sunset
三潭印月 Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon
双峰插云 Two Peaks Piercing the Clouds
南屏晚钟 Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill
柳浪闻莺 Orioles Singing in the Willows
【小编点评学习方法】:死记硬背不如“倒过来理解”。
西湖十景全部是四字成语,读起来朗朗上口,不仅有深厚的文化底蕴,像“雷峰夕照”背后的故事和美丽传说更加耐人寻味。中文的四字成语在翻译成英文时往往进行意译——译出字面意思,所以做好翻译的前提是理解这些四字成语。从官方的译文可见一斑,比如“苏堤春晓”,可以从英文译文中了解其含义Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring——春天苏堤的拂晓黎明;“柳浪闻莺”则是柳树林里黄莺鸣叫Orioles Singing in the Willows,这样直译虽然丢失了文化韵味,但却是正确的英文译法。这样反过来细读英文来帮助记忆成语的译文,在理解意思的基础上记忆,是不是简单多了?
再来看看“新西湖十景”吧~~
新西湖十景 Ten new scenes of West Lake
宝石流霞 Precious stone hill floating in rosy clouds
黄龙吐翠 Yellow Dragon cave dressed in green
满陇桂雨 Sweet osmanthus rain at Manjuelong → 有家饭店叫“桂满陇”有没有~~
虎跑梦泉 Dream of the tiger spring
九溪烟树 Nine creeks in misty forest
龙井问茶 Enjoying tea at dragon well
云栖竹径 Bamboo-lined path at Yunqi
玉皇飞云 Flying clouds over jade Emperor hill
吴山天风 Sky wind over Wu Hill
阮墩环碧 Ruangong islet submerged in greenery