随着中国的国际影响力日益增强,引进来和走出去的步伐加快,越来越多的外国人开始对中华文化产生浓厚的兴趣,一些传统的春节习俗也愈发受到外国朋友的喜爱。其中,春联(Spring Festival couplets)作为春节期间必不可少的元素,引起了不少外国友人的关注。
上联:Upper Scroll下联:Lower Scroll横批:Horizontal Scrol春联是中国农历新年必不可少的元素,“春联”实际上是“春节的对联”,“对联”的英文是 couplet(/?k?pl?t/ n. 对句)。
couplet 的定义是 two lines of poetry of equal length one after the other(长度一样的两行句子)。跟中国的对联相比,英文 couplet 更注重押韵,来看一下有“英诗伏尔泰”之称的蒲柏的诗句:
True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd
What oft was thought,but ne'er so well express'd
(真正的机巧,乃是妆点得宜的天然;
是意中常有却从未经人道出的妙语嘉言)
再来看看莎翁十四行诗《仲夏夜之梦》里的couplet:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.(只要人能呼吸,眼能看见;这诗行就会让你生命重现。)
中文对联的要求更多,除了押韵,还要求字数相等,断句一致。词性相对,位置相同。平仄相合,音调和谐。内容相关,上下衔接。比如上海豫园里的一个叠字对:
莺莺燕燕,翠翠红红,处处融融洽洽风风雨雨,花花草草,年年暮暮朝朝
英文春联(English couplets),是一种独特的文学形式。它不仅具备了中国传统春联工整、对偶、简洁的特点,同时也可看出中国文化已被世界文化吸收,形成了一种新的文学形式。由中国书法家协会会员陈飞于2011年创新得来。
英文春联除了图个吉利,还能够学英语。语法不重要,“中式”英语完全可以接受。要是出现了语法错误,人们似乎更喜欢。就像大家熟知的“Good good study, day day up”(好好学习,天天向上)一样。
那么,用英语书写春联可以玩出多少花样呢?
机智的网友们看到这里按捺不住了,纷纷开始了自己千奇百怪的创作:
中式英语版
上联:I've been waiting year after year. (等了一年又一年)下联:Each year lots marry, but not me. (年年结婚没有咱)横批:Wait one more year. (再等一年)
中英押韵版
上联:Happy New Year. (新年好)下联:Money Runs Here. (钱来到)横批:Everything goes well. (万事如意)
广告台词版
上联:Everything is possible. (一切皆有可能)下联:Impossible is nothing. (凡事无不可能)横批:Just do it. (想做就去做吧
经典影视版
上联:Live as long as Captain America. (长寿如美国队长)下联:Earn as much as Tony Stark. (财富比钢铁大侠)横批:Marvel. (棒呆了)
当然,除了这些恶搞版的英文春联,也有网友认认真真地为大家送上了自己的祝福。下面给大家挑选几个经典实用的(书法好的朋友们可以自己试着写几副哦):
上联 :Dragon and phoenix bring the prosperity.(丹凤呈祥龙献瑞)下联:Peach and apricot blossoms welcome the spring.(红桃贺岁杏迎春)横批:Blessing on the Land.(福满人间)
上联:Red plum's bud stands the snowy winter.(红梅含苞傲冬雪)下联:Green willow's catkin indicates the new spring.(绿柳吐絮迎新春)横批:Happy Spring Festival.(欢度春节)
上联:May you have good luck in everything.(事事如意大吉祥)下联:May you feel content and your family healthy.(家家顺心永安康)横批:Flourishing in Four Seasons.(四季兴隆)
上联:Hardwork makes a harvest year.(精耕细作丰收岁)下联:Thrift gains a handsome savings.(勤俭持家有余年)横批:Strong Country, Wealthy People.(国强民富)
上联:Everything goes well as you expect.(迎新春事事如意)下联:Career rises steadily as you want.(接鸿福步步高升)横批:Luck Knocks on the Door.(好事临门)
上联:Winter ends in splendid mountain and river landscape.(冬去山川齐秀丽)下联:Spring starts from fragrant peach and plum blossom.(春来桃李共芬芳)横批:Ring out the Old; Ring in the New.(辞旧迎新)
上联:Spring rain nourishes the plants(春雨丝丝润万物 )下联:Red plum decorates the mountains(红梅点点绣千山)横批:Spring in the Air(春意盎然)
上联:Spring returns; the land becomes warm(春归大地人间暖 )下联:Luck arrives; the people become cheerful(福降神州喜临门 )横批:Luck is Coming(福喜盈门 )
最后还有这种长难句结构:
上联:Awilling mind sees nothing impossible, so the brokenpots near the sinking boats witnessed mighty Qin‘ssurrender before Chu(有志者,事竟成;破釜成舟,百二秦关终属楚)
下联:Awaiting heart regards everything available, so thedetermination from the torturing hay embraced weak Yue’s triumph over Wu(苦心人,天不负,卧心尝胆,三千越甲可吞吴)
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