汉语四字格英语口译的策略

汉语四字格的分类

汉语四字格的分类 四字格词语是汉语词汇的一大特点，它一般由分成前后两个部分的四个词素构成。 从语法关系看，词组中前后两个部分可以是主谓、动宾、偏正或者并列关系 从结构上看，四字格由自由词组和固定词组组成。自由词组是临时组成的，可以随意拆散，重新组合，例如：“品种齐全，做工精细”等；而固定词组是一个整体，四个语素不能拆开、随意更换。 四字格的汉英翻译方法 汉语中出现的四字格，很多只是为了读起来上口，对仗，并没有太深的寓意，在英语中我们并不一定能找到一个表达形式与之对应，我们只需准确理解其真正含义，然后进行翻译： 1、将四字格前后两个词语分开 2、判断这两个词语属于什么词类 3、分析前后两个词语间的逻辑关系 4、通过逻辑关系确定翻译方法 并列关系法：将前后两个词语分别译成相应的英语译文，然后中间用并列连 词”and”连接即可。 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites青山绿水green hills and clear waters平等互利equality and mutual benefit扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government集思广益draw on collective wisom and absorb all useful ideas

语义重复法：这类四字格前后两个词语的语意是一样的，如果前后两个词语都翻译的话就构成语义重复了，所以在翻译这类四字格的时候，只需翻译一项语义就行 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another优胜劣汰survival of the fittest审时度势size up the trend of events招商引资attract investment 目的关系法：这类四字格前后两个词语具有目的关系，对于这类四字格可以采用动词不定式或者介词短语来表达目的状语 减员增效downsize (and cut payroll) to improve efficiency (for efficiency)退耕还林return cultivated land to forest or pastures集资办学raise money to set up new schools结党营私form cliques for private gain扭亏为盈turn a loss-making enterprise into a profitable one 途径方式法：具有这种逻辑关系的四字格可以采用介词through ,according to, with 等介词短语表达相应的方式状语 寓教于乐teach through lively activities因材施教teach students according to their aptitude按劳分配distribution according to performance以商养文support /sponsor cultural activities with the profits from doing business 偏正词组法：对于偏正关系的四字格必有一主一次，将其中一个词语处理为修饰性成分，而将另外一个处理为中心词 廉洁奉公honestly perform one’s official duties环境绿化environmental greening超前消费premature consumption; Over-consume; excessive consumption以强凌弱the strong domineering over the weak以人为本people foremost; People-oriented 动宾关系：优势互补complement each other’s advantages 自主经营，自负盈亏make one’s own management decisions, take full responsibility for one’s own profits and losses 条件关系：不进则退no progress simply means regression 省略意向：瞻前顾后overcautious （过于谨慎的）and indecisive(犹豫不决的)源远流长have a long history呕心沥血spare no efforts画龙点睛bring out the crucial point花天酒地go on the loose汗马功劳exploits 闻名遐迩famous独具匠心original中流砥柱mainstay, chief cornerstone鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey世外桃源a haven of peace

汉语四字格及新词翻译

汉语四字格翻译 汉语中四字结构的翻译在很多时候，非常令人头疼棘手，很多同学要么误认为这些都属于成语，要么总想在英语中找一个形式与之对应的翻译来处理。其实不然，汉语中出现的四字格，很多只是为了读起来上口，对仗，并没有太深的寓意，我们只需简单的理解一下意思，我们在很多情况下可以将四字格前后两个词语分开来处理，首先判断该结构属于什么词类，然后再分析前后两个词语间的逻辑关系，用相应的单词或者表达处理即可。 请看下面的例子： （一）并列关系 这种四字结构，前后两个词语属于并列关系，我们只要能够将前后两个词语分别译成相应的英语译文，中间用并列连词“and”连接即可。 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 这种四字结构前后两个词语的语意是一样的，如果前后两个词语都翻译就构成语意重复了，广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure

四字格的翻译

中口历年真题： 高尔基说过：“书籍是人类进步的阶梯。”0103 Gorgy once said, “Books are steps toward human progress.” 廉政建设0203 building of an honest and clean government 全神贯注0203 with rapt attention; concentrate on 改革开放0303 the reform and opening-up policy 远见卓识0303 foresighted, foresight 扩大内需0309 expand the domestic need 以邻为伴、与人为善0403 making partnership and being friendly to the neighboring countries 友好合作0403 friendly cooperation 艰辛努力0403 arduous efforts 名列前茅0503 rank among the best 携手前进0509 j oin hands and advance together 相知无远近，万里尚为邻0509 Distance can never separate real friends. 多姿多彩0603colorful 色彩斑斓0603 colorful 日新月异0603change dramatically with each passing day 光芒四射0603 shining; brilliant 鲜艳夺目0603shining; brilliant 安居乐业0603live and work in peace and happiness/contentment 朝气蓬勃，充满活力0603 dynamic; vigorous; energetic 莘莘学子0609(many) students 青春洋溢0609young 书香浓郁0609 academic/cultural atmosphere 息息相关0703 be closely related to/ concern sth. 坚定不移0709 persists unswervingly in 独立富强，民生幸福0709 an independent and prosperous country, and a comfortable and happy life for the people 孜孜以求0709 assiduously (seek) 自主创新0803 independence and innovation, independent and innovative 情投意合0809have an affinity for each other 不虚此生0903 make our life meaningful 附庸风雅0909 mingle with men of letters and p ose as lovers of culture 暗自窃笑0909 titter 翩然而至1003 advent/ arrival 此起彼伏1003(ring) one after another, echo each other 中流砥柱1003play the backbone role 力挽狂澜1003turn the tide 攻坚克难1003overcome the current difficulties 柳暗花明1003have bright prospects 华洋杂居1009co-inhabited by Chinese locals and foreign nationals 生活百态1009 all aspects of people’s life 丰富多彩1009 colorful

汉语四字格短语英文翻译

（一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure 长治久安a long period of stability 求真务实pragmatic 审时度势size up the trend of events 招商引资attract investment 誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned 功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations 继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future 路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell. 吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s always a way out 急功近利eager for instant success and quick profits

专八考试运用四字格

专八考试运用四字格 英语专业八级考试是全国性对已完成高年级阶段课程的英语专业学生是否达到教学大纲规定的八级要求进行的考试。翻译是其中很重要的一个内容，总比重占全部考试的20%，由汉译英和英译汉两部分组成，每部分为一个连续篇章。从历年翻译试题的归纳总结来看，各年的翻译选段都围绕人文话题，以人生哲理、个人见闻和随想为主，语体较为正式。在汉译英试题的汉语原文中，四字格出现的频率较高，如何准确地翻译试题中的四字格是考试的一大关注点和得分点。而在英译汉试题的汉语译文中，如能恰当地运用四字格则能达到增添文采、锦上添花的效果。本文以专八翻译试题为例，分析汉译英中汉语四字格的具体翻译方法，英译汉中译语四字格的运用标准和场合。 一、四字格简介 四字格，指的是四字短语或词组，是汉语中特有的词语组合现象，既包括汉语成语四字格，也包含非固定的普通四字格。“成语是人们长期以来习用的、形式简洁而意思精辟的定型的词组和短语。”[1]“汉语成语有百分之九十七采用四字格。”[2]而汉语中的普通四字格形式不固定，可根据具体语境自由搭配组合。汉语四字格因为其特有的修辞效果和美学价值——“音韵上的节奏美，形式上的整齐美，内容上的意象美，行文上的简介美”[3]而在汉语写作和翻译中运用越来越广

泛。恰当得体地运用四字格可以增强语言的感染力和表现力，但使用场合需加以注意，不可滥用、误用而因词害意。从历年专八翻译试题的归纳总结看，四字格在其中的运用也有广泛的趋势。如何准确地翻译汉译英试题中的四字格是考试的一大关注点和得分点，如何在英译汉试题翻译译文中恰当地运用四字格也值得探讨。 二、汉译英试题中汉语四字格的翻译 从2001～2011 年专八翻译试题的总结归纳看，汉译英试题涉及记叙、散文和论说三种体裁。围绕人文话题，以人生哲理、社会现象、文化生活、个人随想为主，语体都较为正式。几乎每一年的翻译试题原文中都有汉语四字格的出现，但其翻译并不是单纯机械地从英语中找一个形式与之相应的译文来处理。经总结，专八汉译英试题中汉语四字格翻译的具体方法如下： 1．根据语境，把握意思 翻译专八汉译英试题中汉语四字格时，应结合试题的整体语境，分析出真正的具体意思，而不是其字面意思进行翻译。例（1）：“得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道。”（2003 年真题）“横行霸道”在文中指“我”在家中做事任性，想干什么就干什么，为所欲为，可以翻译为getthings done one’s own way。全句可译为Before I fell ill,

四字格翻译

四字格翻译 （一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline* administration and institute decentralization (vt. To form into a smooth shape which moves easily through water or air 把…设计为流线型) 集思广益draw on* collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas (vt. To make use of)国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger (on, over)* with no thought of leaving for home (to wait for a time instead of going; 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea/ miraculous cure 长治久安 a long period of stability 求真务实pragmatic 审时度势size up the trend of events 招商引资attract investment 誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned 功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations 继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future 路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell. 吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s alwa ys a way out

成语四字格翻译

第五讲成语、俗语、典故的翻译 何为成语 成语既是一种结构固定而凝练、内涵丰富而深刻的语言现象，也是人类的历史和文化在人们所使用语言中的体现和反映。汉语和英语中都含有丰富的成语，在汉语中，成语指人们长期以来习用的，简洁精辟定型的词组或短语,常为四字短语，而在英语中，成语是词组，其含义不同于其中单词的含义，（idiom is phrase which means something different from meanings of the separate words）是不能明显地从构成其成分的单词的含义中找到其含义的词组和句子，必须从整体上进行理解。（phrase or sentence whose meaning not obvious through knowledge of the individual meanings of the consituent words but must be learnt as a whole） 英汉成语的相似性 两个基本特征： 一、语义的统一性或整体性：一条成语所表达的是一个整体的意思。 二、结构的固定性或定型性：成语的词序结构一般不能随意更改或颠倒，也不能随意增 减词，或者任意使用其它的词来替代某个词。 按照汉语成语和英语成语的语法功能和结构成分来分析，汉语成语可以分成动词性、名词性、形容词性和副词性成语等四大类。英语成语也包括这四大类。 Eg: 弃恶从善（动词性） turn over a new leaf （动词性） 富丽堂皇（形容词性） （as）jolly as a sand boy （形容词性） 千方百计（副词性） tooth and nail （副词性） 英汉成语中所反映的文化差异 1、生存环境的差异 成语的产生与人们的劳动和生活密切相关。英国是一个岛国，历史上航海业曾一度领先世界；而汉民族在亚洲大陆生活繁衍，人们的生活离不开土地。比喻花钱浪费，大手大脚，英语是spend money like water，而汉语是“挥金如土”。英语中有许多关于船和水的成语，在汉语中没有完全相同的对应成语，如to rest on one's oars（暂时歇一歇）, to keep one's head above water（奋力图存）, all at sea（不知所措）等等。 在汉语的文化氛围中，“东风”即是“春天的风”，夏天常与酷署炎热联系在一起，“赤日炎炎似火烧”、“骄阳似火”是常被用来描述夏天的词语。而英国地处西半球，北温带，海洋性气候，报告春天消息的却是西风，英国著名诗人雪莱的《西风颂》正是对春的讴歌。英国的夏季正是温馨宜人的季节，常与“可爱”、“温和”、“美好”相连。莎士比亚在他的一首十四行诗中把爱人比作夏天，Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate。 2、习俗差异 英汉习俗差异是多方面的，最典型的莫过于在对狗这种动物的态度上。狗在汉语中是一种卑微的动物。汉语中与狗有关的成语大都含有贬意：“狐朋狗党”、“狗急跳墙”、“狼心狗肺”、“狗腿子”等，尽管近些年来养庞物狗的人数大大增加，狗的“地位”似乎有所改变，但狗的贬义形象却深深地留在汉语言文化中。而在西方英语国家，狗被认为是人类

政治方面,四字格成语 英语翻译

政治经济活动 “达标”活动“target hitting” activities “豆腐渣”工程jerry-built project “一条龙”服务coordinated-process service 安居工程Housing Project for low-income families 按劳分配distribution according to one's performance 把握正确的舆论导向to properly guide the public opinion 把眼光放远一些to subordinate immediate interests to the long-term ones / to be farsighted / to have a broad view 把已经确定的方针政策措施落到实处to get the set principles,policies and measures implemented 百花齐放、百家争鸣Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend. 百年不遇once-in-a-century 摆门面to put up an impressive front 半拉子工程uncompleted project 包干到户work contracted to households 保重点，不撒胡椒面Resources must be channeled to (or concentrated on ) priority projects and not spread thinly (evenly) everywhere. 本位主义departmentalism 变相涨价disguised inflation 拨乱反正to set things right / to restore things to order 不顾条件，一哄而起to rush into action in disregard of objective conditions 不合理收费、集资和摊派to impose charges and quotas and collect money without authorization 不良风气unhealthy ways and customs 不正之风unhealthy practice (tendency） 部优产品Ministry-recognized quality goods / products 菜篮子工程the shopping basket project 参政议政意识the awareness of the need to participate in the discussion and administration of state affairs 超计划生育to have more children than what is planned / extra-plan babies 吃大锅饭the egalitarian practice of “everybody eating from the same big pot ” 吃皇粮to receive salaries,subsidies,or other supported from the government 传销pyramid selling / multi-level marketing 春运(passenger)transportation during the Spring Festival 磁悬浮列车maglev train (magnetically levitated train) / magnetic suspension 打白条to issue IOUs 打假to crack down on counterfeit goods 打破僵局to break the deadlock 大路货staple goods 大排档sidewalk snack booth / large stall 大腕top notch (singer etc.) / a heavyweight 待业job-waiting 党群关系Party-masses relationship 党性one's Party morale / Party spirit / Party character 倒爷profiteer 第二职业second employment / second occupation 第三产业tertiary industry / service sector

汉语四字格的翻译

汉语四字格的翻译 汉语中四字结构的翻译在很多时候，令考生非常的头疼棘手，很多同学，要么会误认为这些都属于成语，要么总想在英语中找一个形式与之对应的翻译来处理，其实不然，汉语中出现的四字格，很多只是为了读起来上口，对仗，并没有太深的寓意，我们只需简单的理解一下意思，我们在很多情况下可以将四字格前后两个词语分开来处理，首先判断该结构属于什么词类，然后再分析前后两个词语间的逻辑关系，用相应的单词或者表达处理即可。请看下面的例子： （一）并列关系 这种四字结构，前后两个词语属于并列关系，我们只要能够将前后两个词语分别译成相应的英语译文，中间用并列连词“and”连接即可。 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formation s 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 这种四字结构前后两个词语的语意是一样的，如果前后两个词语都翻译就构成语意重复了，广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure 长治久安a long period of stability 求真务实pragmatic 审时度势size up the trend of events 招商引资attract investment 誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned 功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generation s

巧用汉语四字格

第二节巧用汉语四字格词语 四字格是中国语言艺术的结晶，它是中国古典文籍中重要的叙事表情形式。虽然古文作为一种文化传递载体已不具鲜活力，但四字格表达结构却得以在白话文中耀耀生辉。汉语拥有纷繁的“四字格”词组。它涵意深刻，构型短小，生命力旺盛，表现力强。四字格有两大类（冯树鉴，1995：304）：一类是汉语成语，因袭定型，词序固定，不能随意拆散或组合；另一类是普通词语，结构松散，可以根据一定的语境灵活组合。本节所讲的“四字格”词组，是广义的概念，包括成语和非成语。从内容上讲，“四字格”词组言简意赅；从形式上讲，它整齐均称；从语音上讲，它顺口悦耳。由普通词语形成的“四字格”比用五字词语和三字词语要精彩得多，如“振笔疾书”、“满脸堆笑”、“洗劫一空”。“四字格”在译文中如果运用得当，不但使译文大为增色，而且能发挥“锦上添花”的作用。朗读起来抑扬顿挫，起落跌宕，可以享受语音上的和谐美感。这种通过增强音感给人留下深刻印象的效果，是普通的二字词组、三字词组或五字词组、六字词组所不能得到的。但要注意的是，原文语言正规、行文流畅，尤其是在使用对偶、排比和平行结构等情况下，我们可用四字格来传达原文的语言效果。在译文中运用四字格时，我们还必须充分考虑到感情色彩、语言特征、人物塑造等方面的问题。 一．使用“四字格”词组的语言优势 1）有助于笔墨经济，以少胜多 “四字格”词组是经过反复锤炼、相沿习用而成型的。寥寥四字，言简意赅。在忠实于原文的内容和风格的前提下，恰当采用，译文就显得凝炼、贴切，具有高度的概括力。 [1] Over the past several weeks, she had grown increasingly restless. 过去几周，她越来越六神无主。 [2] Scientific exploration, the search for knowledge has given man the practical results of being able to shield himself the calamities of nature and the calamities imposed by other man. 科学的探索，知识的追求，使人类获得了避免天灾人祸的实力。 评析：原句末11个词，译成四字格“天灾人祸”，何其精炼贴切。 [3] The nation at large was exhausted from the searing effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction. 由于南北战争和“重建”造成的百孔千疮，举国上下被搞得筋疲力尽。 [4] With ten years of Sorbonne and the prospect of a Nobel, Pierre was a rising star in the galaxy of scientists. 皮埃尔居里在巴黎大学任教十年，并有希望获得诺贝尔奖金，因而在科学界名流中是后起之秀。 评析：a rising star如译为“正在成长的名家”，不免啰嗦。 [5] The fact that a plane is up in the air and cannot stop if anything goes wrong, makes it perhaps a matter of life or death that its performance is absolutely dependable. 飞机在空中飞行时，如果任何部件发生故障，它是不能停下来的，因此，其性能必须绝对可靠，这是一个生死攸关的问题。 评析：在科技翻译中同样可以运用“四字格”。关键在于它能否忠实于原文。 [6] The list of chiral objects could go on, but examples of two kinds of sea-shells tell the story. 手性物不胜枚举，但以两类海贝为例，即可盖其全貌。 评析：两个“四字格”正确、贴切地表达了用其它字眼难以表达的原文含义。 2）有助于译文通顺流畅，雅俗交融 由于英汉语表达习惯迥然不同，对号入座的死译，常违反汉语表达的“约定俗成”，使译文生硬别扭，难以达到确切和通顺。因此，根据上下文的内在联系和关联，由表及里，恰当运用“四字格”，就能收到良好的效果。 [7] Eisenhower later recalled, when MacArthur felt slighted he was capable of expressing himself in ―an explosive denunciation of politics, bad manners, bad judgment, broken promise, arrogance, unconstitutionality, insensitivity, and the way the world had gone to hell.‖—William Manchester, The Glory and the Dream 艾森豪威尔后来回忆往事时说，只要麦克阿瑟感到有人对他不够尊重，就“发起脾气来，破口大骂人家好耍权术，不懂礼貌，乱出主意，出尔反尔，狂妄自大，违反宪法，神经迟钝，麻木不仁，如今世道真是见鬼，等等。” 评析：译文中连接使用八个四字格。 [8] Wartime Marseilles was such a bubbling stew of political double-dealing, financial corruption, racial and nationalist crisscrossings, refugee agonies and tragedies, and Mediterranean finagling dating back to Phoenician times, that compared to Gaither’s daily grind, melodramas and spy yarns paled. -–Herman Wouk, War and Remembrance 战争年头的马赛本来就已成一锅上下翻腾的大杂烩：政治上狗苟蝇营，钱财上的巧取豪夺，种族和国籍的混淆纠缠，离乡背井的难民们的苦难和悲剧，以及从腓尼基人时代以来就已盛行在地中海沿岸的尔虞我诈、勾心斗角，所以和盖瑟的例行公事相比起来，什么离奇曲折的剧情和阴险诡谲的故事都要黯然失色。 评析：译文中用了十一个四字格。这些四字格既忠于原文，也显得异常生动，更加有效地表达了原文的意义。试想，假如把这些四字格都改换成参差不齐的二字、三字、五字或六字词组，那么译文的表达效果就必然要逊色得多。 [9] In the savage fighting, Germany itself was laid waste, the towns and countryside were devastated and ravished, the people decimated. —William Manchester, The Glory and the Dream

翻译四字格

中高级口笔译必备：汉语四字格翻译 分享 作者：如鱼饮水已被分享18次评论(0) 复制链接分享转载举报 （一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure 长治久安a long period of stability 求真务实pragmatic 审时度势size up the trend of events 招商引资attract investment 誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned 功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations 继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future 路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell. 吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat