“酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多”的英文翻译是什么？ - 知乎

　　我自己瞎翻译的：

　　Never too many boozes with friends, never too less words of nuisance.

　　Time with bosom friends, priceless.

　　Time with uncongenial ones, worthless.

　　重点在于知己与不投机的对比。直译：

　　(1)

　　Before a bosom friend, I'd like to drink to my heart's content;

　　finding no one of the same mind, I will have no interest in speaking anymore.

　　(2)

　　When I meet a crony, I'd like to drink tons of wine with him;

　　But if there is a nuisance, I'll be reluctant to say just a few words.

　　2. 意译：

　　(1)

　　When I'm with a soulmate, I wish this sweet moment would never end.

　　If there's no one understanding me, I will directly walk away.

　　(2)

　　A bosom friend may make the party all the more interesting,

　　but a mere nuisance may spoil the whole thing.

　　3. 创译：

　　(1)

　　East or west, a friend is best.

　　这个借用那句名言习语，把home改成a friend。“话不投机”是前半句的反面，可以略去不译。

　　(2)

　　Where is a friend, there is a lot of fun.

　　这个同样借用有志者事竟成那句谚语。

　　想了想，还可以说

　　看到understanding，好词。

　　Understanding makes it worthwhile to talk with a friend for hours. However, it's a waste of time to speak with anyone who does not understand you.

　　Time flies faster than light when you're with a friend.

　　Wine friends always drink while diffrent minds seldom talk.

　　It can never be too long to talk with those who understand you, while even a syllable is a waste on those who don't.

　　简略版：Words are for those who can understand.