Keywords: 大米
順序:原文缩功、自己的譯文晴及、參考譯文、筆記
在西方人心目中嫡锌,和中國聯(lián)系最為密切的基本食物是大米虑稼。
In foreigners' mind, rice is the food that attached to China most.
In the eyes of the westerner, the basic food closest to China is rice.
在…心目中:in the eyes of sb.或in sb.'s eyes
西方:western,西方人:westerner
和…聯(lián)系最為密切的:closest to ...
長期以來势木,大米在中國人的飲食中占據(jù)很重要的地位蛛倦,以至于有諺語說“巧婦難為無米之炊”。
Since long long ago, the rice has played such a important role in Chinese's diet that there comes a saying that means even the best woman can't deal with a meal without rice.
Rice has long occupied so important a position in the diet of Chinese that there is a saying, " Even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice."
占據(jù)很重要的地位:occupy a(n) important/significant position
長期以來:自己的譯文翻的很爛啦桌,參考譯文用long的adv.詞性就解決了
巧婦難為無米之炊:Even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
中國諺語溯壶、成語的翻譯,直譯就好了甫男,約定俗成的搭配記不住也沒辦法
中國南方大多種植水稻且改,人們通常以大米為主食;而華北大部分地區(qū)因為過于寒冷或過于干燥板驳,無法種植水稻又跛。那里的主要作物是小麥。
In the south, people usually grow and feed on rice, while in most areas in north China, it's too cold or too dry for the rice to grow. Therefore the main grow is wheat.
Rice is grown mostly in southern China where people usually take rice as their principal food, while it cannot be planted in most areas of northern China because the climate there is either too cold or too dry for rice to grow. As a result, the main crop in the north is wheat.
而:while
以…為主食:take ... as their principal food
主食:principal food, staple food
作物:crop
中國南方/華南:southern China
中國北方:華北:northern China
“那里的主要作物是小麥”與前面句子關(guān)聯(lián)性較弱若治,單獨翻譯成句
在中國慨蓝,有些人用面粉做面包,但大多數(shù)人用面粉做饅頭和面條直砂。
In China, someone use wheat to make bread but the most use wheat to make 饅頭 and noodles.
In China, some people make bread with flour, but most people make steamed buns and noodles with flour.
用面粉做面包:make bread with flour
面粉:flour
饅頭:steamed buns
注意積累中國特有食品