Cultural Differences of English and Chinese Idioms and Their Translation 英汉习语的文化差异与翻译

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1、CulturalDifferencesofEnglishandChineseIdiomsandTheirTranslationAbstractIdiomsincludesetphrases,sayings,proverbsandallusions.Theyareimportant,peculiarandindispensablepartofalanguage.Theyarespeciallinguisticunits,fortheyaremainlycharacterizedbytheirstructuralstability,semanticunityan

2、dcontainvariouskindsofrhetoricaldevicesandthusacquireafigurativemeaning.Idiomsplayanimportantroleinhumancommunication,andtheyarealsothemostpartoftheculture.Theyhavestrongnationalcharacteristicsaswellasspecificlinguisticfeatures.Theproduction,variation,anddevelopmentofidiomsallinclu

3、demuchandcomplicatedcultureinformation.SotranslatingEnglishidiomsintoChineseortranslatingChineseidiomsintoEnglishcan’tbethewordtowordtranslationbutconcerningtheinfluenceofculturefactors.Theaccuratetranslationofidiomsshouldreflecttheculturalbackground.Thethesismainlydiscussestheimpo

4、rtanceofunderstandingtheculturaldifferences;expressestheviewsongeographicalenvironment,backgroundofhistory,customsandreligionandbeliefandthensuggeststheprinciplesthatmaybeappliedinthetranslationofEnglishidiomsandalsoofferssomepointsforattention.Keywords:culturaldifferences;idioms;t

5、ranslationprinciples14英汉习语的文化差异与翻译摘要习语主要包括成语、谚语、歇后语、典故等，它是语言中较为重要而且不可或缺的一部分。习语是一种特殊的语言单位，因为它具有结构稳定、语意连贯的特点；而且习语善于运用多样化的修辞手法，从而具有了隐含的比喻意义。习语是人类交际中的普遍现象，同时又是文化的重要组成部分。它具有强烈的民族特色和本土的语言特征。习语的产生、变异和发展都包含着丰富、复杂的文化信息。因此，要准确的翻译习语，就要深入了解原语和目的语的文化背景。正确把握英汉文化的差异，对于提高翻译质量大为有益。本文论述了英汉习语在地理环境、历史

6、背景、风俗习惯以及宗教信仰方面的差异，进而提出英语习语翻译中潜在的原则和注意事项。关键词：文化差异；习语；翻译；原则14CulturalDifferencesofEnglishandChineseIdiomsandTheirTranslationThesisstatement:Idiomisanimportant,peculiarandindispensablepartofalanguage.ThispapermainlydiscussestheimportanceofunderstandingtheculturaldifferencesbetweenEng

7、lishandChineseandsuggeststheprinciplesthatmaybeappliedinthetranslationofEnglishidiomsandalsoofferssomepointsforattention.Outline:I.IntroductionII.CulturaldifferencesbetweentheEasternandWesterncountriesA.GeographicalenvironmentB.HistoricalbackgroundC.CustomD.ReligionandbeliefIII.The

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