虽说十五的玉轮十六圆,但本年的中秋却是“十五的玉轮十五圆”。你和家人伙伴一同赏月了吗?
赏月是东边文明里特有的习俗,由于玉轮代表永久。但在东方文明中,玉轮却是多变的。英语中有个短语as changeable as the moon,形貌像玉轮一样多变。
A full moon rises in Tianjin on Sept 21, 2021, which marks the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. [Photo/IC]
在《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中,莎士比亚就如此写玉轮的多变:
Romeo: Lady, I swear by the blessed moon, that tips all theses fruit-tree tops with silver-
罗密欧:小姐,凭着这一轮洁白的玉轮,它的银光涂染着这些果树的梢端,我发誓——
Juliet: Oh, don't swear by the moon, that inconstant moon, that changes every month in her orbit, in case you love should prove equally unreliable.
朱丽叶:啊!不要指着玉轮起誓,它是厘革无常的,每个月都有盈亏圆缺;你要是指着它起誓,约莫你的恋爱也会像它一样无常。
可见,东东方关于玉轮的了解和赋予其的涵义好坏常不同的。
而英语中,和moon有关的短语也有着不同的涵义,并且常常带有悲观的一面。
ask/ cry for the moon
抱负取得无法取得的东西;想做做不到的事。
to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
例句:
Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
想要一份体面的事情和一个家并不是什么奢望。
bark at the moon
“向着玉轮嚎叫”,引申为“空喊;白搭地喧华”。相似的表达另有bay at the moon,意为“费力做没有代价的事,白搭”。
而玉轮对此也有回应:
The moon does not heed the barking of dogs. (=Does the moon care for the barking of a dog?)
即“玉轮不理狗的狂吠”,引申为“对无稽责难置之不理”。
例句:
Those who protested against the president’s decision were actually barking at the moon, since they were in a powerless minority.
由于他们属于脆弱疲劳的少数,他们反对总统的决定实践上是枉费唇舌。
promise (somebody) the moon
做无法兑现的答应(moon也可以换成earth)。
to make promises that will be impossible to keep
例句:
I can’t promise you the moon, but I’ll do the best job I can.
我不合错误你胡乱答应,不外我会努力而为的。
over the moon
约莫你看到这个短语,脑海中就会显现出如此的旋律:我在期盼,玉轮之上,有几多抱负在自在地翱翔……over the moon要表达的心情大概差不多:
(对某事)十分兴奋,狂喜。
to be very happy about something
例句:
Keith was over the moon about becoming a father.
基思由于当上父亲而感受十分兴奋。
once in a blue moon
blue moon并不是蓝色的玉轮,而是一种天文征象——当一个月显现两次月圆之夜时,第二个满月就称为“蓝玉轮”。这种征象相对稀有(约每两年半会显现一次)。
因此在平常生存中,人们用blue moon来形貌“稀有、不常产生的事变”。once in a blue moon可译为“千载一时”。
used for emphasizing that something does not happen very often
例句:
We only go out once in a blue moon.
我们忧伤出去一次。
many moons ago
这是“好久从前”的一个十分文学化的表达。
(literary) a very long time ago
例句:
All that happened many moons ago.
这统统都产生在好久从前。
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