七夕是几月几日："七夕"用英语怎么说？

 　　“七夕”在网上有很多种翻译方法：Qixi Festival(七夕节)，Double Seventh Festival(双七节)甚至Magpie Festival(喜鹊节)。其实这些翻译都有舍近求远之嫌，不了解中国文化的外国人是不会明白的。下面我们来学习一段前些年的BBC新闻，看一看“七夕”如何翻译比较好。

　　以下新闻摘自BBC官网(节选)

　　Celebrated¹ this year on August 15, the Chinese Saint Valentine's Day was created in memory of two ancient lovers who were separated by a goddess and only allowed to meet once a year.

　　Many Chinese also commemorate² the Western Valentine's Day on February 14, with shop owners and florists⁴ cashing on the rush of flowers and gifts for loved or desired ones and restaurants fully⁵ booked.

　　【语言点解析】

　　1. the Chinese Saint Valentine's Day 中国情人节(七夕)。笔者认为，这是最务实，最有效率的翻译方法。类似地，“梁山伯与祝英台”其实翻译为Chinese Romeo and Juliet(中国的罗密欧与朱丽叶)就可以了。

　　2. in memory of 纪念(死去的人)。文中的...was created in memory of...这个句型常常可用来解释一个节日，如中国的端午节：The Dragon Boat Festival was created in memory of an ancient Chinese poet, Qu Yuan.

　　【例】a statue in memory of those who died in the war 一座纪念阵亡人士的纪念碑(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)3. lovers 情侣。请注意，lover用复数通常表示“情侣”，而不是有着不正当关系的“情人”。

　　【例】young lovers strolling in the park 在公园漫步的年轻情侣(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)4. commemorate /k?ˋm?m??ret/ 庆祝;纪念

　　【例】We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday. 我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

　　(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)5. florist³ /ˋfl?r?st/ 花店老板;花商

　　6. cash on(以不道德的手段)获取利润。还可以说成cash in on。

　　【例】The shops are cashing in on temporary shortages by raising prices. 商店趁一时缺货而提高价格从中获利。

　　(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)7. desire /d?ˋza?r/ 希望获得;想得到

　　【例】We all desire happiness and health. 我们都希望幸福和健康。

　　(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

3 florist   

n.花商；种花者

参考例句：

• The florist bunched the flowers up.花匠把花捆成花束。
• Could you stop at that florist shop over there?劳驾在那边花店停一下好不好？

4 florists   

n.花商，花农，花卉研究者( florist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The little dressmaker bought an envelope of nasturtium seeds at the florists. 那个个子矮小的女裁缝在花铺里买了一包金莲花种子。 来自辞典例句
• I have more important things to do than petulant florists. 我有比教训坏脾气的花匠更重要的事情要做。 来自互联网

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。