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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2014-7-28,#,汉语专有名词英译,禅宗,Chan Sect/Zen Sect,禅宗的这个“禅”字由于梵文“禅那”音译而来,意为“静虑”、“思维修”、“定慧均等”。它是指经由精神的集中(奢摩他,又译为止、定、,禅定,、心一境性),以进入有层次冥想(即,毗婆舍那,)过程。它是佛教很重要而且基本的修行方法,被称为,三无漏学,之一,也是大乘,六波罗密,之一。但是禅宗所谓的“禅”非谓修证“四禅八定”的“禅定”,而是六度波罗蜜的第六度,-,“,般若,”,亦即指能够引导学人参究,因而,证悟,到的本来自性清净心。,The word,Zen,is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word,禪,(djen)(,pinyin,:,Chn,),which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word,dhyna,which can be approximately translated as absorption or meditative state.,sect:,派别,;,宗派,;,教派,;,党派,A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs.,Chan Sect,和,Zen Sect,都是对禅宗的音译,对于不了解佛教文化的英美人来说非常难以理解,如果翻译成,absorption sect/meditative state sect,就非常直白,完完全全把禅宗的内涵意思表达了出来,对于英美人来说便于理解,但是显得流于世俗。考虑到佛教神秘主义的宗义和点到即止的教义,我觉得,Chan sect/Zen sect,的翻译更佳,给人一种不明觉厉的高大上感。,紫禁城,the Forbidden City,紫禁城为故宫旧称。它的名字来自,“紫微星垣”,,中国古代星像学家把天上的星星分为三垣,四象,二十八星宿等。其中三垣指紫微星垣,太微星垣和天市星垣。紫微星垣居于正中,据传皇天上帝的居所(紫宫)就 在紫微星垣中,人间皇帝自称,“,天子,”,便仿皇天上帝居所的名字用其,“,紫,”,字为紫禁城。,紫禁城译为,the Forbidden City,突出了当时皇权的至高无上和皇室宫殿的威严壮阔。,Forbidden,意思是禁止的,,city,意思是城市,都集中地反映了紫禁城的特点,非皇权贵族不能进入和它的恢弘气派大如都市。,芒种,Grain in Ear,是二十四节气之一,在,6,月,6,日前后。,太阳,到达,黄经75,。,芒种字面的意思是,“,有,芒,的麦子快收,有芒的稻子可种,”,。,月令七十二候集解,:,“,五月节,谓有芒之种谷可稼种矣。,”,周礼,地官,稻人,“,泽草所生,种之芒种。,”,郑众注:芒种,稻麦也。,Grain:,谷物(尤指小麦或玉米),Grain is a cereal crop,especially wheat or corn,that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade.,Ear:,(谷类作物的)穗,The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem,which contain the seeds or grains.,Grain in ear,is a mount crops such as wheat mature meaning.,芒种在节气上表示谷物的收获和种植,,grain in ear,的翻译将芒种的背后的含义很好地表达了出来,便于对中国文化不了解的欧美人的理解。,
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