“鼠膽”與“雞肝”的(de)翻譯

 

 

但(dàn)盡管如(rú)此，英語中似乎還∏π↕₩(hái)沒有(yǒu)以鼠的(de)器"♠(qì)官喻“膽小(xiǎo)”的(de)。如(rú)&ldq​≠uo;膽小(xiǎo)如(rú)鼠”，林("₩§"lín)語堂編的(de)《當代漢英詞典》英語作(zuò)&ldqu±$<o;cowardly as a mouse”；據參考了(le)'∏€​林(lín)語堂詞典的(de)《漢英詞典》，則盡管“膽小(xiǎo)&rdq↓↔$uo;的(de)譯名“timid&rdquoα&;和(hé)“cowardly”兼而有♦‌"₩(yǒu)之， 但(dàn)“膽小(x®"iǎo)如(rú)鼠”的(de)譯名中卻不(bù)用(yòng)&δπ♥ldquo;cowardly”而隻用(yòng) &ldquo​λ©;timid”了(le)，其不(bù)同林(lín)語堂一(yī∑γ↕♥)般見(jiàn)識著(zhe)實值得(de)欽佩。不(bù)過，能(néngπ♠↑)集大(dà)成者，倒還(hái)是(sh™↔↓≥ì)李學禧編的(de)《漢英成語和(hé)常用→₩(yòng)語》——不(bù)避什(shén)麽嫌疑，把&≤↕φ"ldquo;timid”和(hé)“cowardl©π< y”兼收并蓄，把“膽小(xiǎo)如(rú)鼠&rd± ​quo;譯成 “as cowardly (timid) as aδ∑ mouse”。

 

《漢英詞典》，自(zì)無須再說(shu<"☆ō)。但(dàn)另有(yǒu)一(yī)喻，是(shì)以雞肝喻膽小• ε(xiǎo)（“chicken-liv→∞>σered”)，則雖不(bù)見(jiàn)于該詞典卻是(shì)見(ji☆✘★àn)諸于語言實踐的(de)：

“Wouldn't a man who had the nerve  ♣♣to commit murder have the nerve to sit sti←→↕ll afterward ?”

 

“Depends, Depends. I know criminals. σ Chicken-livered, most of tδ♦hem. He thought he was su✘βspected, and lie bolted.&rd±≈∞quo;