“撸”字英译漫谈
2021-10-22王逢鑫
王逢鑫
“撸”的第一个意思是“捋”,即“用手握着条状物,顺着移动、抚摩或拉扯”。英语可以译为:to close ones hand around sth long, and move, stroke, pull or push。例如:
1. 他把桑树枝上的叶子撸下来,用来喂蚕。
He stripped the mulberry twigs of their leaves by running the palm of his hand along the twigs for the purpose of raising silkworms.
“撸叶子”,就是“采集叶子”。英语可以译为to collect leaves。例如:
2. 端午节之前,他到湖边撸了许多艾叶。
Before the Dragon Boat Festival, he went to the lakeside and collected a lot of mugwort leaves.
“撸起袖子”,英语可以译为to roll up ones sleeves。例如:
3. 袁隆平擼起袖子,挽起裤脚,赤脚迈进稻田。
Rolling up his sleeves and the bottoms of his trousers, Yuan Longping stepped into the rice field bare-footedly.
“撸起袖子加油干”,英语可以译为 to roll up ones sleeves to work harder。例如:
4. 这个贫困村的农民响应习近平总书记“撸起袖子加油干”的号召,更加努力与贫困斗争,终于脱贫了。
In response to General Secretary Xi Jinpings call “to roll up our sleeves and work harder”, the farmers in this poverty-stricken village made greater efforts to fight against poverty, and finally lifted themselves from poverty.
随着宠物经济的兴起,宠物主题咖啡馆成为年轻人打卡的网红店。撸猫成为时髦的事情。“撸猫”这个网络流行词,英语可以译为to pet a cat、to stroke a cat。例如:
5. 许多年轻人喜欢光顾这家猫主题咖啡馆,他们边喝咖啡边撸猫,感到很爽。
Many young people like to visit this cat-themed café, where they can pet a cat while drinking coffee, feeling very good.
烤串因美味好吃,操作简便,深受人们喜爱。使用扦子将准备好的食材串在一起,便于烧烤。“扦子”,英语可以译为skewer。例如:
6. 扦子是木制、竹制或金属制的尖状物,在烧烤或涮锅时用来固定小块肉或蔬菜,使其保持形状。
A skewer is a pin of wood, bamboo or metal for holding small pieces of meat or vegetables to keep them in form while grilling or instant-boiling.
“烤串”作为名词,指“串在扦子上的小块肉或蔬菜”。英语可以译为grill skewer、grilled skewer或skewer。例如:
7. 他常常在周末邀请三五好友到家里,招待他们吃各种各样的烤串。
At the weekends, he often invites some of his best friends to his home, treating them to various kinds of grilled skewers.
“烤肉串”,英语可以译为barbecue skewer或meat skewer。“烤羊肉串”,英语可以译为lamb/mutton skewer或lamb/mutton kebab。“烤蔬菜串”,英语可以译为vegetables skewer。例如:
8. 我喜欢吃烤肉串。烤羊肉串是我的最爱。但是我不喜欢烤蔬菜串。
I enjoy eating meat skewers. The lamb kebab is my favorite. But I dont care for vegetables skewers.
“烤串”作为动词,指“用烤炉烤串在扦子上的小块肉或蔬菜”。英语可以译为to make skewers或to grill skewers。例如:
9. 我妈妈正在耐心地教我如何烤串。
My mother is patiently teaching me how to make/grill skewers.
肉串和蔬菜串也可以用火锅涮,称之为“涮串”。……
