数字文化翻译最全版

1、导入,；沪B-00544 vs. 沪A-44944数字诉衷肠：1437, 520, 5460, 1314美国前总统里根离任前在贝莱尔市克劳德大街买了幢别墅 ,当获悉该别墅门牌号是666号时大惊失色 ，为何？,导入,青壮年都到广东打工去了,留在家里的尽是些“369”。（Respectively the three numerals 3,6 and 9 stands for women, children and the elderly.）她那2的身材, 如何当得起一厂之主？ Since 2 equals 1.414, used here it means she is not tall enough to be a leader.,导入,“儿自远离双亲之后, 费了九牛二虎之力,终于找到了债主。可他开始一推六二五,硬是连一个子儿也不承认,后见儿拿出真凭实据,才假装回忆出一个所谓“八九不离十”的钱数来,可与我们要的数相差十万八千里!儿思量他心中打的小九九,十有八九想赖帐不还。俗语说:一是一,二是二,既然他不认帐,不管三七二十一,三下五去二,干脆到大堂上去讲个一二三来,即使打他个七七四十九天官

2、司,相信最终会得出个九九归一的结果来”,导入,一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。One monk, two buckets; two monks, one bucket; three monks, no bucket, no water. More hands, less work.One boy is a boy; two boys are half a boy; and three boys are no boy at all.Everybodys business is nobodys business.,导入,人一出生就与数字打交道 , 如某人于 X 年 X 月 X 日 X 时 X 刻出生 , 体重 X 斤 , 按照民间习俗 , 一个小孩出生 100 天要过“百岁”, 随着年龄的增长 , 到了六岁一个孩子就要上学 , 接受九年义务教育 , 18 岁要过“成 人节”, 以及“三岁看到老”、“三十而立”、“四十不惑”、“五十知天命”、“六十耳顺”、“七十古稀”、“八十耄耋”等俗语。,导入,在文学作品中我们也常见到以数字为题目的书籍, 如 ,三国演义、三个火枪手、三 言

3、二拍等。成语中带数字的就更多了: “一心 一意”、“心无二用”、“三顾茅庐”、“四面八方”、“五光十色”、“六亲不认”、“七步之才”、 “八面玲珑”、“九九归一”、“十全十美”、“百里挑一”、“千难万险”等。,“数是人类思维发展到一定阶段，为适应社会生产活动的需 要，在符号的帮助下产生的。”（苏金智，1991）“在科学 的数字世界里，它的功能是计算,是实数；而在人类心灵的 数字世界中，它的功能是表义，许多数字经过“神化”后成 为“玄数”、“虚数”、“ 天数”。它们有着极其丰富的外延和 内涵。”（王秉钦，1998）,The numeral system is one of the indispensable semiotic systems with which human beings communicate, interact and transmit their culture in the course of understanding and transforming the world. A comparative study of the two numeral syste

4、ms of English and Chinese may reveal the social features of the two systems and their respective cultural connotations , and consequently may facilitate intercultural or cross-cultural communication.,“九”的文化对比分析,As for nine, the Occidental and Oriental cultures share some common features: Most people in the two cultures regard nine as mysterious and sacred number; Number nine refers to the majority as well as the number itself; Number nine is often used in the entertainment and sports activities.

5、,在我国，数字“九”被认为是一种神秘的数字，它起初是龙形（或蛇形）图腾化之文字，继而演化出“神圣”之意，于是中国古代历代帝王为了表示自己神圣的权力为天赐神赋，便竭力把自己同“九”联系在一起,如“九五之尊”（imperial throne）；称官位仅次于皇帝的王爷为“九千岁”等。,“九”的文化对比分析,含有数字“九”的词汇也十分丰富。如，“九州”是指传说中的我国上古行政区划，后用作“中国”的代称; “ 九族”（the nine degrees of kindred: either the nine generations from ones great-great-grandfather down to ones great-great-grandson; or four generations of ones paternal relations, three generations of ones maternal relations, and two generations of ones wifes relations），古代有一种残酷的刑法叫“诛灭九族”；古代传说“龙生九子，各

6、有所好”;民间传说中还有“九头鸟”（nine-headed bird: a fabulous bird whose appearance was for merely regarded as a bad omen）的故事。,此外，在文娱、体育等词汇中，数字“九”也比比皆是。如，许多歌名都以“九”开头：“九妹 ”、“九九艳阳天”、“九百九十九朵玫瑰”等；乐器中也有“九音锣”；在体育活动中，“九柱戏”（nine pins），兵器中有“九节鞭”但这与西方文化中的“九尾鞭”（cat-of-nine- tails: an instrument of punishment so called from the nine pieces of leather or cord which compose it）意义不大一样。 地名中也有一些以“九”开头的，如“九寨沟”、“九华山”、“九江”和“九龙”等。,在西方，数字“九”也是人们心目中的“神数”之一。对西方人来说， “九”的象征意义是“神性”、 “神圣之至”。 英语权威字典Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

7、 and Websters Third International Dictionary 中收入与“九”有关词语和成语多达近二十条。常用的有： A nine-days wonder (an object or event that creates a short-lived sensation) Nine times out of ten (very often) Be dressed up to the nines (elaborately dressed, as for a formal occasion) In the nine holes: in the difficult situation A cat has nine lives: A cat can move so fast and jump so well that he seems to escape being killed many times.,数字“九”及其倍数在西方也被广泛运用于文娱和体育活动中。如， 保龄球（bowling ）中的瓶状木柱数（ninepins）为“九”；高尔夫球球场有一十八个洞;跳子棋的棋

8、板上各 方均为九个孔等。由此看来，数字“九”也倍 受西方人的青睐。,在我国，南方经济发达区的粤语区的“八”与“发”谐音，广东人特别喜欢数字八，以求生财之道，发财致富。现在对八的爱好已经风靡全国，各行各业，男女老少对“八”可以说是特别偏爱，几乎达到迷信的程度。电话号码喜欢有八，汽车牌照最好有八，有的商店取名“518”（ “我要发” 的谐音） 中国人把八个人坐的桌子叫“八仙桌”，功名显赫的人要坐“八抬大轿”，以显“八面威风”，会办事的人总是 “八面玲珑”，关系亲密的朋友称为“八拜之交”。 In the western culture, 8 is also regarded as a lucky number. The ancient Greek think 8 stands for bumper harvest, achievements and longevity. The story of Noahs Ark, according to Genesis, God has observed mans evil behaviors and flooded the earth. Only 8

9、 survived the disaster by Noahs Ark. In the Gospel (福音书), Jacob, Jesus brother, had 8 children and so 8 means fertility (多子多孙).,“八”的文化对比分析,7在汉语中却是被人们常常忌讳的数字，“七与丧事有关”自古汉人对去世的人每七日祭拜一次,直到七七四十九天为止“；给人送礼时忌7件或7样；饭桌上的菜决不能是7盘；人们挑选良辰吉日不挑7，17，或者27。 7也有神圣的意蕴，古人将日、月、金星、木星、水星、火星、土星归纳为“七政”；又如东、南、西、北各有7位神灵，合称二十八宿，玉皇大帝有7个仙女，太上老君炼丹需要七七四十九天。佛教认为，万事由地、水、火、风、空、识、根七种本原生成；佛寺由七种厅堂组成；佛塔共有7层，所以有救人一命胜造七级浮屠；释加牟尼面壁七天则修成正果，他在菩提树下冥思四十九天则佛身显现。,“七”的文化对比分析,The number seven exerts a great influence on the western culture. In the

10、 westerners eyes，seven is a mysterious and sacred number. According to the Christianity，God creates all the creatures in seven days. Hebrews often use seven while swearing, such as “to come under the influence of seven things. In Greece, there are seven sages of Greece (希腊七贤) and the seven Bishops (七大主教); In the western religion, seven is used in generalization.The Seven Virtues（七大美德 ）: Faith，hope, charity, justice, fortitude, prudence, temperance;The seven deadly sins（七宗罪）: Pride, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth;The Seven Gifts of the Spirit（神的七大礼物）;The Seven Heavens（七重天）;The Seven Sacraments （七大圣礼）;Seven Champions（基督教的七大守护神）.,

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