记得在羊年时,人们为西方人如何翻译羊年的英文而犯起了愁。2017,农历丁酉鸡年,也许我们又要讨论鸡年又该如何翻译了,鸡在汉语中,既可以包含家鸡,又可以是雉鸡(野鸡),而两者均广泛地出现在中国历代的艺术品中,前者以其朴实而又英勇的形象著称,而后者则以优雅的仪态、崇尚自由的习性被古人所钟爱,它们都被赋予德禽的美誉。历代描绘鸡的作品,或反映平凡质朴的民间生活,或寄托吉祥如意的美好愿景,个中的意味深长,值得深究。 Remember in the Year of the Goat, people are worried about how Westerners translate English in the Year of the Ram. 2017, Lunar New Year, maybe we will also discuss how to translate the Year of the Rooster. In Chinese, chickens can contain both domestic chickens and pheasants (pheasants), both of which were widely found in Chinese dynasties The former is known for its simple and heroic image, while the latter is favored by the ancients for its elegant manner and respect for freedom, all of whom have been given the honor of virtue. Chronicles depicting the works of chickens, or reflect the ordinary simple folk life, or pinning good luck auspicious vision, the one meaningful, it is worth studying.