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1、英汉姓名的文化内涵及其翻译论文AbstractAscarriersofcultures,ChineseandEnglishnamesarefullofculturalconnotations,andresultinculturalgapbetesarenotonlysymbolsthatdistinguishonepersonfromothers,butalsosocialsymbols.Itis“amirrorofculture”.Throughparativestudyonanation’shistory,religion,conceptsofmoralandvalue,
2、es.Andthensuggestsometranslationprinciplesandmethods.Therearesomesimilaritiesbetes,suchastotemism,consciousnessofroot-seeking,specializingpoints.InChinesenames,canalsobefoundinEnglishnames.InthetranslationofChineseandEnglishnames,translatorsshouldfolloes,usetransliterationandparaphrasesoast
3、oreflecttherealmeaningofEnglishandChinesenames.Keyostnamesinliteraryeaning.“Theysymbolizesomeconnotationsthatgofarbeyondtheirliterarymeanings.Theybeesomegeneraltermsindicatingcertainmeaning,symbolizingcertainpeople,orreferringparticularlytocertainsituationsoractions”.7P31Forexample,Shylock,
4、inShakespeare’sedyTheMerchantofVeniceindicatessomeusurersandbusinessmeneanandcruel.Itcanalsobeusedasverbreferringtotheactionofoillicitactivities-bookmaking,gambling,shylocking,andquestionableunionactivities”.TakethepersonalnameZhuGeliang(诸葛亮)asanotherexample.Itcanbeusednotonlytorefertothesp
5、ecificpersononnoun.“诸葛亮”inthesaying“三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮”(iddleAges”.11P34Theyareinlargenumber.SocialculturalfactorsplayanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofEnglishfamilynames.TheyreflectapletepictureofEnglishfeudalsociety.SotheyarethelivingfossilsforstudyingEnglishhistoryandculture.Englishfamilynamesar
6、ethehistoricalproductofEnglishsociety.Theyexperiencednearlythreecenturiesfromnonexistencetofulldevelopment.Thereeilyname.“odernFrenchtranslates“surname”asnomdefemile,soinEnglishsurnameisalsocalledfamilyname.3.2.2Formsofnamesandculturalconnotation(i)FormsofnamesInbothChineseandEnglish,theper
7、sonalnamescanbedividedintosurnamesandgivennames.Aperson’sfamilynameisinherent.He/Shegothis/herfamilynamebeforehe/sheilynamesarenotselectable.Thecaseisdifferentingivennames.Givennamesarenotinherentbutselectable;onecanchoosehisgivennames.Buttheesareusedvar