《红楼梦》中含双项数词的四字句英译特色

The Characteristics of the Four-word Sentences with Odd Numerals in A Dream of Red Mansion

在《红楼梦》这部伟大的文学巨著中 ,作者曹雪芹运用了大量的四字句 ,给这部作品增添了不少的光彩。四字句是一种特殊的短语 ,在汉语中特别发达 ,也最能体现汉语的民族特色。对《红楼梦》中运用双项数词的结构、意义及其英译处理等方面的研究具有很高的学术价值。

The author Cao Xue-qin applied a number of four-word sentences in his great works A Dream of Red Mansion . Four-word sentences are a kind of special expressions, frequentlyused in the Chinese language and polishing the characteristics of the nation. This paper attempts to make a preliminary study of the structure, meaning of the odd numerals and their English equivalents in A Dream of Red Mansion