浅谈中式菜肴名称的英译VIP专享

浅谈中式菜肴名称的英译中文摘要中国菜历史悠久，以其味香色美闻名中外。中式菜肴名称中更是充满了中国人的智慧和幽默。准确形象地把中国菜名译成英语，可以让外国友人在品尝我国菜肴独特风味的同时，还能从菜名中了解中国菜的烹调艺术和文化内涵。本文介绍了中国菜常用的十六种刀工和十一种主要的烹调方法的译法，菜肴的三类命名方式：写实命名法、虚实命名法、艺术命名法，及其文化内涵，并结合实例归纳提出了七种具体实用的中式菜肴名称的翻译方法：直译法，直译+音译法，音译+释意法，直译+释意法，直译+注释法，意译法和转译法。关键词：中式菜肴名称 ；刀工；烹调方法；菜肴命名方式；翻译方法AbstractChinese cooking has a long history and is famous all over the world for its rich flavor and delightful colorings. Chinese dishes names are especially full of intelligence and humor of the Chinese people. It is very important to translate Chinese cuisine names accurately and vividly so that foreign friends can understand the art and cultural connotation of the names of dishes while tasting the unique flavor of Chinese dishes. This essay discusses the knife skills and culinary art of Chinese cuisine, three kinds of naming methods and the cultural connotation about Chinese dishes, and seven kinds of practical translation methods of Chinese dishes names. The translation of Chinese dishes names has been playing an important part in the spreading of Chinese cuisine culture.Key words: Chinese dishes names；knife skills；culinary art；naming methods of dishes; translation methods一、引言中国历来就是一个十分讲究吃的国家，中国菜已经历了四五千年的发展历史，其高超的烹饪技艺和丰富的文化内涵，堪称世界一流。“People regard food as their prime want, and food safety should be given the top priority 民以食为天，食以安为先。” [1]（P299） 可见自古以来人们把“食”看作是头等重要的事，饮食文化是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。随着中国加入世贸组织，北京成功申办 2008 年奥运会，以及旅...