Idiom Bahasa Inggris Menggunakan Nama Binatang

Idiom bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan nama-nama binatang ini semoga saja bisa menambah kemampuan kita dalam memahami beberapa idiom atau ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris. Seperti biasa, saya terjemahkan seadanya, artinya saya tidak menerjemahkannya menurut kaidah penerjemahan yang sering diperdebatkan oleh para tokoh dan ahli penerjemahan.

Oke langsung saja dan tidak berlama-lama, ini dia idiom atau ungkapan bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan nama-nama binatang:

1.      Dark horse 2.      Look like something that the cat dragged in 3.      Bird’s-eye-view 4.      A little bird told me 5.      Get my goat 6.      A bee in his bonnet 7.      Let the cat out of the bag 8.      Look like a drowned rat 9.      For donkey’s years 10.  Gone to the dog’s 11.  Smell a rat 12.  Making such a pig yourself 13.  Have a cat in hell’s chance 14.  Like a fish out of water 15.  Got it straight from the horse’s mouth 16.  Think one’s bee’s knees 17.  A cold fish 18.  Wouldn’t say boo to a goose 19.  Do the donkey work 20.  A fly on the wall 21.  Hen night 22.  I could eat a horse 23.  Loan shark 24.  Rat bag 25.  Hen pecked 26.  Made a pig’s ear of it 27.  Cook my goose 28.  Get bigger fish to fry 29.  A whale of a time 30.  Water off a duck’s back 31.  Run around like a headless chicken 32.  Get off one’s high horse 33.  Fact cats 34.  Don’t give a monkey 35.  Kill two birds with one stone 36.  Like a dog with two tails

1.      Orang yang memiliki kemampuan rahasia sehingga membuat kaget orang lain saat melihatnya. 2.      Kusam, berpenampilan jelek, gembel 3.      Memiliki penglihatan bagus di ketinggian 4.      Rahasia!! Ada deh!! 5.      Menjengkelkan 6.      Terima saja. 7.      Mengungkap rahasia 8.      Basah kuyup 9.      Lama sekali 10.  Tidak sebaik yang dulu 11.  Curiga 12.  Makan banyak makanan 13.  Tidak ada kesempatan lagi 14.  Tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa 15.  Menerima informasi secara langsung 16.  Berpikir yang terbaik 17.  Seorang yang tidak bersahabat 18.  (ekspresi yang digunakan untuk orang yang pendiam dan pemalu) 19.  Melakukan kerjaan yang membosankan 20.  Mengintip 21.  Pesta bagi wanita yang akan menikah 22.  (ekspresi yg digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa kau lapar sekali.) 23.  Rentenir 24.  Orang yang tidak suka orang lain 25.  Diberi tugas oleh rekan kerja wanita 26.  Melakukan sesuatu dengan tidak baik 27.  Mengganggu rencana 28.  Memiliki banyak kerjaan 29.  Bersenang-senang 30.  (ekspresi yang digunakan untuk mengatakan bahwa nasihat, peringatan, atau cacian tidak mempengaruhi seseorang. 31.  Mencoba melakukan sesuatu dengan cepat 32.  Berhenti bergaya sok 33.  Orang-orang yang menerima banyak uang dari kerjaannya 34.  Tidak peduli 35.  Mendapatkan dua tujuan dengan satu aksi 36.  Sangat senang karena sesuatu yang baik terjadi

Untuk melihat contohnya silahkan baca dan pahami kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini, oia, kata yang ada dalam kurung (..) adalah penjelasan dari si pengarang bukunya.

1.      I always thought Laurence was rather shallow and superficial, but yesterday I saw him reading a book of Renaissance poetry. He's a bit of a dark horse, isn't he? (someone with a secret, especially a secret ability, skill or achievement that surprises you when you discover it)

2.      I'm not going out with you looking like that. You look like something that the cat  dragged in! Brush your hair and put on some clean clothes! (to have a very dirty or untidy appearance)

3.      I live on the 14th floor of a tower block, so I have a wonderful bird's-eye view of the town. (a good view of something from a high position)

4.      How did I know that you were going out with Lucy? Aha! A little bird told me! (an expression used for saying that you are not going to say who told you something)

5.      It really gets my goat, the way she keeps interrupting all the time. (to annoy someone)

6.      William didn't get the promotion he wanted last year, and he's had a bee in his bonnet about it ever since. (to be very involved in something that you think is important, in a way that other people find annoying)

7.      You really let the cat out of the bag when you asked Louise what time her party started. She didn't know anything about it. It was supposed to be a surprise. (to tell someone something that was supposed to be a secret)

8.      Where have you been? You're soaking wet! You look like a drowned rat! (looking very wet and cold)

9.      Tony! What a surprise! It's wonderful to see you again. I haven't seen you for donkey's years! (an extremely long time)

10.  The hotel used to be the best in town, but since the new manager took over it's really gone to the dogs. (not as good at it was in the past)

11.   I don't trust Eric when he says he's working late at the office. To be honest, I smell a rat. (to be suspicious, or to think that someone is trying to trick you)

12.  That's the third burger you've eaten. I wish you'd stop making such a pig of yourself. (to eat a lot of food)

13.  "Do you think I'll pass my driving test tomorrow, Julie?" "Sorry, Mark, I don't think you have a cat in hell's chance." (to have no chance at all of doing something)

14.  I only started my new job last week, and I still feel like a fish out of water. (to be in a situation that you know nothing about or are not used to)

15.  "How did you know that Mr Roberts is going to resign?" "I got it straight from the horse's mouth." (information that comes from someone who is directly involved – in this case, from Mr Roberts)

16.   Have you met our new manager? He really thinks he's the bee's knees! (to think you are very clever and important)

17.  What do you think of our new English teacher? Personally I think she's a bit of a cold fish.(someone who is not very friendly)

18.  Antonia is very timid: she wouldn't say boo to a goose. (an expression used to describe someone who is very quiet and shy)

19.  Why do I always have to do the donkey work? (boring work that needs a lot of effort but has to be done as part of a job)

20.  I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Debbie tells Mr Roberts what she thinks of him! (to be able to see what people are doing without them noticing you)

21.  Two weeks before her wedding, Jane went to a nightclub for her hen night. (a celebration for a woman who is about to get married, in which only her women friends take part)

22.  I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! (an expression used for saying that you are very hungry)

23.  The bank wouldn't lend me the money, so I had to go to a loan shark. (someone who lends money to people and charges them a very high rate of interest)

24.  My boss is such a  rat bag. I don't think I can go on working for her much longer. (somebody who is unpleasant with other people)

25.  I feel really sorry for poor old Steven: he's so hen pecked. (criticised and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner)

26.  It was a very simple job, but I made a pig's ear of it. (do something very badly)

27.  I wanted to go to Spain for my holiday, but just before I left for the airport I lost my passport. As you can imagine, that really cooked my goose. (to cause a lot of problems for someone, or spoil their plans)

28.  I can't help you at the moment, I'm afraid. I've got bigger fish to fry. (to have more important things to do or think about)

29.  The party was wonderful. We had a whale of a time. (to have a lot of fun)

30.  You can tell John that he's a stupid boring idiot if you like, but I'm afraid it will just be water off a duck's back. (an expression used for saying that advice, warnings or insults do not affect someone)

31.  I've got so many things to do today. I'm running around like a headless chicken! (trying to do a lot of things quickly without being sensible or calm about it)

32.  He thinks he's better than us. I wish he would get off his high horse. (stop behaving as if he knows more or is better than anyone else)

33.  Corporate fat cats have once again been accused of putting profits before people. (people who receive too much money for the job they do)

34.  I don't like him, I don't respect him, and I don't give a monkey's what he thinks. (to not care about something at all)

35.  While we're in town doing our shopping, let's go and see my mother. That way, we can kill two birds with one stone. (to achieve two aims with one action)

36.  I've never seen Arnie looking so happy. He's like a dog with two tails. (to be very happy because something good has happened)

Referensi:

Wyatt, Rawdon. 2006. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms. London: A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.

Lihat juga kumpulan 100 idiom Bahasa Inggris Amerika

A Concise Definition of Translation

Pada awal pertama saya blogging, telah dengan panjang lebar saya berikan beberapa definisi penerjemahan menurut beberapa ahli. Diartikel tersebut juga terdapat definisi penerjemahan oleh Peter Newmark. Nah, sekarang ada lagi nih referensi mengenai definisi singkat penerjemahan dari beliau. Oke langsung saja.. Peter Newmark (1998: 119) memberikan definisi singkat dan padat tentang translation sebagai berikut:

The accurate and elegant transfer of the meaning of the text of one language to the text of another for a new readership with a different culture.

Seperti biasa, silahkan terjemahkan menurut aliran dan kepercayaan masing-masing. Ups, ko malah kaya ngajak berdo’a ya. Maksudnya, menurut kemampuan masing-masing.

Referensi:

Newmark, Peter. 1998. More Paragraphs on Translation. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd

To Translate

Beberapa hari yang lalu saya sudah memberikan penghormatan terakhir kepada Prof ahli bidang penerjemahan, Peter Newmark. Nah, sekarang saatnya saya berbagi tentang catatan beliau dalam beberapa bukunya yang sangat masyhur. Newmark (1998: 115) menjabarkan dalam catatannya tentang apa itu ‘menerjemah’. Berikut kutipannya:

To translate is to choose. Choice depends on criteria. Criteria are subordinate to a theory. A translator consciously or unconsciously follows a theory of translation, just as a language or a grammar teacher follows a theory of language. Therefore, pace Gutt, Douglas Robinson, Anthony Pym and other distinguished translation 'theorists' who think that translation can dispense with a theory, a theory of translation (which has to give some kind of answer to the 'free or literal' question) is indispensable. (I withdraw my statement in Approaches that no general theory of translation is possible, but, to cover all texts, it has to be on a high level of abstraction.) Further, elegance and neatness, in their 17th century mathematical senses, should normally be the stylistic criteria of a translation.

Silahkan baca dengan seksama, karena saya tidak bisa menerjemahkannya dengan baik. Hehehe.. Jika ada diantara kalian yang dengan suka rela mau menerjemahkan paragraf diatas, yuk cepetan.

Referensi:

Newmark, Peter. 1998. More Paragraphs on Translation. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.

Kata Mutiara Grammar - Bahasa Inggris dan Terjemahannya

Grammar adalah salah satu pelajaran paling membosankan dalam bahasa Inggris, bagaimana tidak, saya saja merasa bosan meski belum sepenuhnya menguasai grammar. Namun tidak ada salahnya jika kata-kata mutiara grammar bahasa Inggris dan terjemahannya ini bisa menambah keampuan kita dalam berbahasa.

1.      My spelling is Wobbly.  It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.  ~A.A. Milne

Ejaanku tak tegak berdiri. Konon, ejaannya baik tapi goyah, dan huruf-huruf itu berada pada tempat yang salah.

2.      Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.  ~Bronson Alcott

Penggemar pelajaran grammar dapat dibedakan dari setiap kebahagian ekspresi yang luar biasa.

3.      Correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays.  ~George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1872

Bahasa Inggris yang benar adalah logat manusia lupa daratan yang menulis sejarah dan esai.

4.      Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.  ~Richard C. Trench

Grammar adalah ilmu logika berbicara, meski ilmu logika adalah ilmu grammar akal.

5.      [A] man must be a d—d fool, who can't spell a word more than one way.  ~Author unknown, 1855, anecdote from Jamestown Journal (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)

Seseorang pasti dianggap bodoh, yang tidak bisa mengeja satu kata lebih dari satu cara.

6.      Women are the simple, and poets the superior, artisans of language... the intervention of grammarians is almost always bad.  ~Rémy de Gourmont

Wanita itu sederhana, penyair itu mulia, buruh bahasa… karena itu, campur tangan terhadap ahli tatabahasa itu hampir selalu buruk.

7.      Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use.  ~Mark Twain

Orang dungu berpikir bahwa bising kucing yang bertarung membuat hal tersebut begitu menjengkelkan, padahal tidak demikian; yang benar adalah, hal tersebut adalah grammar yang mereka gunakan begitu memualkan.

8.      When I split an infinitive, god damn it, I split it so it stays split.  ~Raymond Chandler

Ketika saya membagi sebuah infinitive, sialan, saya membaginya sehingga tetap terpisah.

9.      Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson:  you find the present tense, but the past perfect!  ~Owens Lee Pomeroy

Nostalgia itu ibarat pelajaran grammar: kalian bisa temukan present tense, tapi juga past perfect!

10. There are grammatical errors even in his silence.  ~Stanislaw J. Lec

Ada kesalahan gramatikal meski dalam keterdiamannya.

11.  Do not be surprised when those who ignore the rules of grammar also ignore the law.  After all, the law is just so much grammar.  ~Robert Brault,

Jangan terkejut ketika mereka mengabaikan aturan grammar, juga jangan terkejut ketika mereka mengabaikan aturan hukum. Pada akhirnya, hukum itu sendiri adalah grammar.

12.  Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.  ~William Safire 

Hanya pada grammar kalian bisa lebih dari sempurna.

Seperti sebelumnya, kumpulan kata-kata mutiara ini saya ambil dari www.quotegarden.com lalu saya terjemahkan seadanya; artinya saya tidak menerjemahkan menurut teori penerjemahan yang pasti seperti disebutkan dalam teori penerjemahan pada umumnya. Oleh karena itu, jika ada kesalahan dalam penerjemahan, mohon dikoreksi. Saya sangat senang sekali jika sobat mau berbagi ilmu dengan saya, untuk itu, yuk komentar di kotak komentar di bawah, oke…