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1、谚语与英文翻译日期:2009-09-1616:48点击:137次作者:英语论文大百科ProverbsandTranslation Proverbsareextractsoflifeexperiences,andtheycanexplainmuchoflife.Belowaresomeproverbstakentoexplainsomeaspectsofthetranslationprocess: Abarberlearnstoshavebyshavingfools. Justlikethecaseineveryp
2、rofession,novicesshouldbegiventheirfirstopportunitiesbyhandlingpetitetranslationcases.Ontheonehand,atranslationtrainermaybeginwithhis/hertraineesbyusingfabricatedtexts.Unlikeauthentictextsthatmaybewrittenbybigshotsinthedifferentareas,literaryandnon-literaryfabricatedtexts
3、whichmaybewrittenbythetrainerhimselflendthemselveseasilyfortranslation.Ontheotherhand,juniortranslatorsaresupposedtodotranslationsatanyrateandcostforwhoeverwantsatranslation.Awordofwarningisnecessaryhere:thetranslationshouldbecarriedoutonlyafterensuringfullythatnoseriousd
4、amageswillbeinflictedupontheclient. Aburntchilddreadsthefire. Translationtrainersshouldbeverymuchcarefulnottoupset,reproach,orpunishtheirtrainees.Bybeingnotmindfulofthispedagogicalandpsychologicalaxiom,trainerswillnegativelyaffecttheirtraineesbyturningthemmore
5、andmoreintrovertandpassiveinthetranslationclassroom.Firstlessonsshouldbeoftheencouragingsort,andstudentsmustberewardedontheirachievementswhateverthedegreeofsuccessmaybe. Achipoftheoldblock. Ithasveryoftenbeenobservedthatthefamilyhasaroleinthemakingandshapingof
6、translators.Justasthegenesareresponsibleforpassingaparticularqualityontothechildfromitsparents,memesarealsoresponsiblefortransferringaspectsofculturalevolution.Thememeconsistsofanyunitofculturalinformation,suchasapracticeoridea,thatgetstransmittedverballyorbyrepeatedactio
7、nfromonemindofthefamily,ormore,toanother(thechild).Examplesincludethoughts,ideas,theories,practices,habits,songs,dancesandmoodsandtermssuchasrace,culture,andethnicity.Mostimportantoftheseinourspecialcasearetheideas,thoughts,habitsandpracticesoftranslation.Thesememesgetmor
8、eandmorerefinedwiththepassageoftime.Itisworthpointingoutthatduringwhatwascalledthegoldeneraoftra