如何做好翻译

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1、以下举一些中英文对照的例句，中英文都是各自常用的通俗用语，既切合原意，又符合中英文各自的表达习惯。任人唯贤Meritocracy:Rulebypersonschosennotbecauseofbirthorwealth,butfortheirsuperiortalentsorintellect;asocialsystemformedonsuchbasis.任人唯亲Nepotism第二职业Moonlighting(workingatasecondaryjob)明升暗降Kickupstairs大材小用Tobeunderem

2、ployed编制不足Tobeunderstaffed超编Tobeoverstaffed事后诸葛亮Mondaymorningquarterback人材外流Braindrain献计献策（港称：头脑风暴）Brainstorming(amethodofsolvingproblemsinwhicheveryonesuggestsideaswhicharethendiscussed).Abrainstormingsession智囊团Braintrust发明创造BrainchildTheprojectwasthebrainchild

3、ofDavidson...满腹牢骚Abellyfulofcomplaints经验教训Painsandgains(insteadofexperiencesandlessons)小道消息Learnthroughthegrapevine有其父必有其子Likefather,likeson.家丑不可外扬Don’twashdirtylineninthepublic.喧宾夺主Stealthelimelight雪上加霜Addinsulttoinjury智勇双全Acombinationofgutsandbrains我说了算Thebuck

4、stopshere.(Truman’ssaying)心有余而力不足Mindiswilling,fleshisweak.一刀切Onesizefitsall.过犹不及Moreisless.中英文相似的谚语和格言（Idiomsandproverbs）有志者，事竟成。Thereisawill,thereisaway.谋事在人，成事在天。Manproposes,Goddisposes.患难见真知Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.本性难移。Oldhabitsdiehard酒后吐真言。Thereistruth

5、inWine.欲速则不达。Morehaste,lessspeed.Hastemakeswaste.旁观者清。Lookersonseemostofthegame.骄兵必败。Pridegoesbeforeafall.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。Oncebitten,twiceshy.千里之行，始于足下。Thelongestjourneybeginswithasinglestep.或Ajourneyofthousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.柳暗花明又一村(东方不亮西边亮)。Whenonedoors

6、huts,anotheropens.或Everycloudhasasilverlining.一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusiness.勿以恶小而为之。Itisasintostealapin.玩火者自焚。Ifyouplaywithfire,yougetburnt.无风不起浪。Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.君子报仇，十年不晚。Revengeisadishthatcouldbeeatencold.欲加之罪，何患无辞？It’

7、salwayseasytofindasticktobeatadog.人老了，难以接受新事物。Youcan’tteacholddogsnewticks.成语的直译和意译对成语(Idiom)和俗语(popularsaying)有两种译法：一种是直译(literaltranslation)；一种是意译(interpretativetranslation)。由于两种语言的文化背景不同，有的成语和俗语经过直译后，读者或受众不能理解，这就需要改成或补之以意译。意译一般比较简洁易懂，但必须吃透原文的意思，才能做出准确而通顺的意译。以

8、下举一些例子。矮子里拔将军直译pickageneralfromamongthedwarfs意译selectsomeoneforlackofabetterone;selectfromamongthemediocre/run-of-mill杯水车薪直译trytoputoutacarloadofburningfirewoodwithac