虾饺(Har Gow)被称为传统中式点心(dim sum)之王,是一种以虾为主馅的中式饺子。这种小小的点心讲究颇多,以至于一个点心师傅手艺精湛与否,可以用他做虾饺的水平来衡量。比如:虾饺的皮要半透明(translucent),须是又薄又透,能够看到里面

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问题   虾饺(Har Gow)被称为传统中式点心(dim sum)之王,是一种以虾为主馅的中式饺子。这种小小的点心讲究颇多,以至于一个点心师傅手艺精湛与否,可以用他做虾饺的水平来衡量。比如:虾饺的皮要半透明(translucent),须是又薄又透,能够看到里面粉红色的虾仁,但是又不可太薄,筷子夹起时必须不破皮才行。如果太湿,则极有可能发黏,并且容易破皮;而太干的话,外观或口感上又会打折扣。单是虾饺皮都有这么多门道,也就难怪虾饺的地位在中式点心中如此举足轻重了。

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答案  Known as the king of classic dim sum, Har Gow is a kind of Chinese dumpling stuffed mainly with shelled shrimps inside. There are so many qualities defining this small dish that the skill of a dim sum chef can be determined by how well he prepares the dish. For example, the translucent skin of Har Gow must be thin and clear enough to see the pink shelled shrimps inside, but not too thin so that it will not break when picked up by chopsticks. If it is too wet, it’ll most likely be too sticky and easy to break, while if it is too dry, it’ll not look or taste appealing. With so much to talk about just the skin of Har Gow, it’s easy to see why there is so much emphasis on this dish in the world of dim sum.

解析       1.首句可以翻译成两个分句,用and连接,如“Har Gow is known as the king of classic dim sum, and it is a kind of Chinese dumpling stuffed mainly with shelled shrimps inside.”。也可以把前半句翻译成非谓语的形式,如译文所示。两种翻译方法均可,不过第二种翻译比较简洁,更能突显译者的翻译水平。
      2.第二句中“……颇多,以至……”可以用常见的so……that……结构进行表达。
      3.第三句中,“能够看到里面粉红色的虾仁”还可以翻译成定语从句,但关系词不能用which或that,而应该用through which,因为主句的主语是虾饺的皮,而定语从句要表达的是“透过虾饺的皮,能够看到里面粉红色的虾仁”,所以要加上介词through,变成through which you can see……。
      4.第四句比较了虾饺皮太湿和太干的情况,这两种情况可以用while连接,表示对比。
      5.第四句中的“打折扣”不能直译成give a discount,因为give a discount指的是“价格打折扣,减价”的意思。而这里要表达的是如果虾饺皮太干的话,看起来就不好看了,吃起来也不好吃了,也就是视觉上和口感上都变得不那么吸引人了,和减价无关。
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