【汉译英】增广贤文：人见白头嗔

mxh3698

人见白头嗔，我见白头喜。多少少年郎，不到白头死。墙有缝，壁有耳。好事不出门，坏事传千里。
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Others feel worried at the sight of white hair,
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You see, so many young men die before having hoary hair.
, }, w8 h! m) N* `8 eWalls have cracks,
walls have ears.
. b1 C" q! m+ i2 N/ [' w: ^& E5 Y! HGood news never goes beyond the gate,
bad news travels far and wide.

evodiamine

个人感觉这里的白头应该是指有些白发，有些还是黑发的状态，所以感觉白头翻译成gray hair似乎更准确些？White hair应该是指满头全是白发。
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mxh3698

evodiamine 发表于 2020-5-2 17:02
个人感觉这里的白头应该是指有些白发，有些还是黑发的状态，所以感觉白头翻译成gray hair似乎更准确些？Whi ...

谢谢指教。
" k! S7 B% X* y" k并没有想那么深，只是觉得white来得更有冲击力一些。
  M) J2 }( a5 @如果是gray hair的话，那么回译成汉语就是人见灰头嗔，呵呵。
) q) k1 R3 w! F+ ylet us agree to disagree.
再次谢谢参与，并顺致劳动节快乐！

mxh3698

人见白头嗔，我见白头喜。多少少年郎，不到白头死。墙有缝，壁有耳。好事不出门，坏事传千里。 ) }" ]8 X& `  Kat the sight of white hair, others feel worried, I feel glad— " u* P4 Y2 _# B: wso many young men die before having hoary hair. walls have cracks, 3 e) S8 Y0 O  l, v' R" J' K3 W. Awalls have ears. ill news travels apace, 1 i6 `1 z2 F+ l0 @* Y, `# ^$ ~+ K* Pwhile good news rarely " H4 [/ I( _2 E; d1 }5 B, nmakes its way 4 y3 x6 |6 c2 I/ @% L& Yout of the front gate.

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mxh3698

人见白头嗔，我见白头喜。多少少年郎，不到白头死。
White hair saddens some people,
but gladdens me,
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so many young men die
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