《红楼梦》服饰颜色翻译赏析（一）
<p>《红楼梦》中的服饰描写展现了高度艺术美感，绚丽多彩的服饰色彩的描写便可见一斑。《红楼梦》中诸如“海棠红”、“蜜合色”、“玫瑰紫”、“葱黄”等颜色随处可见，这些颜色为小说大为增色，但也给译者带来诸多困难。本文将赏析杨宪益及其夫人戴乃迭的译本，供大家学习参考。</p><p>一、基本颜色</p><p>张培基认为基本颜色词是指那些本来就用以表达事物色彩的颜色词，即<span word="white">white</span>(白色)、<span word="black">black</span>（黑色）、<span word="grey">grey</span>（灰色）、<span word="brown">brown</span>（棕色）、<span word="red">red</span>（红色）、<span word="green">green</span> （绿色）、<span word="yellow">yellow</span>（黄色）、<span word="blue">blue</span>（蓝色）、<span word="purple">purple</span>（紫色）。英语和汉语对基本颜色词的分类基本一致，采用对等翻译即可。</p><p>例1、白绫红里 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="stomacher">stomacher</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span></p><p>红莲绿叶 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lotus">lotus</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="green">green</span></p><p>解析：虽然对等翻译即可，但也要根据具体情况做适当调整。比如第二句话中的“红莲”，中国传统文化中“红莲”的“红”实际上一般为粉色。</p><p>例2、1) 穿着青皱绸一斗珠的羊皮褂子</p><p>译文：<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="tunic">tunic</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curly">curly</span> <span word="sheepskin">sheepskin</span></p><p>2) 鸳鸯“穿着水红绫子袄儿，青缎子背心，束着白绉绸裙子“。</p><p>译文：<span word="Yuan">Yuan</span>-<span word="yang">yang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeveless">sleeveless</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="satin">satin</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="sash">sash</span>.</p><p>3) 宝玉“登着青缎粉底小朝靴”</p>
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