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1、动物词在汉英文化中的喻义及其翻译论文AbstractAsalsaregoodfriendsofhumanbeings.Inthelongprogressofhumansociety,animalscontributemuchtoman’sliving.Therefore,animalanlanguageandplayaveryimportantroleinhumanmunication.Languageisaculturalcarrier.Therearealotofanimalodes.Thesed
2、ifferencesbeteaningsofanimaleaningsofanimalthefolloeanimalassociationvehiclesilaranddifferentfigurativemeanings,thedifferentanimalassociationvehiclesilarfigurativemeaningsandthesemanticgaps.onkey(猴子)”hasdifferentfigurativemeaninginChineseandEnglishlangu
3、ages.InChinese,“monkey”isoftenlikenedtoasmartandagileperson,endatorysense.TheChinesepeopleoftenjokinglycallcleverandcutechildren“littlemonkey”.But,ifyoupraiseaonkey.”,he.BecauseinEnglish,“littlemonkey,”means“atroublesomeplayfulchild”.And“monkey”isoftenl
4、ikenedtoapersonanisastrickyasamonkey.(那人诡计多端，极为狡猾。)”Therefore,inEnglish,expressionsonkey”havederogatorymeanings,e.g.“monkeybusiness(捣鬼，骗人的勾当)”;“monkeyaround(闲荡，瞎弄)”;“monkeymeat(美俚：劣等牛肉)”;“suckthemonkey(英俚：酗酒)”.6Let’stakealookattheenofdisaster.TheLongman
5、DictionaryofEnglish-Chineseoffersustheexplanations:“Astormypetrelisapersonent,quarrelling,etc.inasocialgroup.”Thereasonforsuchadislikeisthattheythinkpetrelisthesymbolfordisaster.HopetrelousRussianagpie(喜鹊)fliesnearabolofbadluck.Thereareteanings.Onthecon
6、trary,amagpieisasymbolofgoodluckinChina.Ifamagpiesingsinatreenearhouses,peopleehappythingsaleaningsinEnglishandChinese.InEnglish“fish”hasderogatorymeaningthatreferstobadthingsandpersons,e.g.:“apoorfish(可怜虫)”;“aloosefish(生活放荡的女人)”;“fishintheair(水中捞月)”.In
7、Chinesetheletter“鱼”and“余”arehomophones.Therefore,intheimportantfestivalssuchasSpringFestival,Chinesepeoplebolize“abundance”.7InChina,“elephant(象)”isamascot.ManyplacesinChinaarenamedfortheletter“象”suchas“象山”inZhejiangprovince,“象州”,“象鼻山”inGuangxiprovince,
8、“象河”inTibet,etc.“Elephant”alsosymbolizesstatus.Forexample,inremoteantiquity,thenobleladiesperorsrodeonelephants.The“elephant”isdotedbyChinesepeoplebecauseoftheBuddhistlegends.ItissaidthattheBuddhistpatriarchafolkstorythatinSiam(n
