和汉语动物拟声词往往用简单、笼统的一个“叫”字来表达不同，英语一般都用专门的拟声词来表达各种不同动物的叫声。因此要想正确地翻译动物拟声词，创造出一种使孩子身临其境平淡的氛围，这对故事妈妈们来说不是一件容易的事情。
哺乳动物
1.狮子(lion)roar, howl;
2.老虎(tiger)roar, howl,growl
3.豹子(panther)howl
4.大象(elephant)trumpet
5.豺(jackal)howl
6.狼(wolf)howl,growl
7.狗(dog)bark,yap,yelp,bay,howl,growl,snarl,whine,bowwow
8.猎狗(hound)bay
9.小狗(puppy)yelp
10.狐(fox)bark
11.猫(cat)mew,miaow,miau,meow,meou,purr
12.小猫(kitten)mew
13.鼠(mouse)squeak,cheep,peep
14.猪(pig)grunt, whick, aqueak,squeal
15.野猪(swine)grunt
16.公猪(boar)girn
17.熊(bear)bruzz, growl
18.无尾猿(ape)gibber,gueriet
19.猴(monkey)screech, gibber, chatter, snutter,jabber, howl,chatter
20.骆驼(camel)nuzz, grunt
21.鹿(deer)call, bell, bellow
22.牛(cattle)cow,bleat,low,bellow
23.公牛(bull)bellow,low
24.母牛(cow)low,boo,moo
25.小牛(calf)bleat
26.水牛(buffalo)boo
27.山羊(goat)bleat
28.绵羊(sheep)baa
29.小羊(lamb)bleat,baa
30.马(horse)neigh,whinny,nicker
31.驴(ass,donkey)bray, hee-haw
32.兔子(rabbit)mumble
卵生动物
1.公鸡(cock)crow
2.母鸡(hen)cluk,cackle,chuck,chuckle
3.小鸡(chick)cheep,pip,peep,pule
4.火鸡(turkey)gobble
5.鸭子(duck)quack
6.鹅(goose)cackle,gabble,gaggle
7.野鹅(wild goose)honk
8.青蛙(frog)croak
9.蟾蜍(toad)shriek
10.蛇(snake, serpent)hiss
11.蜜蜂(bee)buzz,hum,bumble,drone
12.黄蜂(wasp)hum
13.蟋蟀(cricket)chirp,chirrup
14.甲虫(beetle)drone,boom
15.蚱蜢(grsshopper)chirp
16.蚊子(mosquito)hum,buzz,drone
17.苍蝇(fly)hum,buzz,drone
18.知了(cikada)chirp,chirrup
19.鸽子(pigeon,dove)coo
20.杜鹃(cuckoo)cuckoo
21.夜莺(nightingale)jug,jugjug
22.田凫(peewit)pu-we
23.猫头鹰(owl)to-witta-woo
24.喜鹊(magpie)chatter
25.鹦鹉(parrot)squawk
26.麻雀(sparrow)twittler,chirp,chirrup
27.云雀(lark)warble |
发表于 2012-2-20 09:22
