On English Translation of Proverbs 浅谈英语谚语翻译

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1、浅析英文谚语翻译OnEnglishTranslationofProverbsAbstractBecauseofthedifferencesofreligiousbeliefs,habitsandcustoms,fablesandmyth,andcultureandart,EnglishproverbsandChineseproverbscarryonthedifferentnationalculturalcharacteristicsandinformation.Proverbsarecloselylinkedwithculturaltraditionand

2、theyareinseparable.Theculturalelementsofproverbscausethedifficultyoftranslationofproverb.Thisthesisistryingtomakesomeexplorationabouttheproverb,anditstranslation.Keywords:category；translationmethod;culturecontrast摘要由于不同的宗教信仰、风俗习惯、寓言神话以及文学艺术诸多方面的差异，英、汉谚语承载着不同的民族文化特色和不同的文化信息。他们与文化传统紧

3、密相连，不可分割。言语中的文化因素构成了翻译中的困难。直译，意译，或者直译与意译相结合，则要根据具体的语言环境来定。本文通过对英文谚语的分类和对中西文化的对比，就英语谚语及其翻译做一些探索。关键词：谚语分类；翻译方法；文化对比ContentsABSTRACTI摘要IIINTRODUCTION11WHATISPROVERB?11.1TheDefinitionofProverb11.2TheCategoriesofProverb21.2.1FromProductionExperiences21.2.2FromLifeExperiences21.2.3FromMa

4、sterpiecesandMottos31.2.4FromtheBible31.2.5ToConveytheTruth31.2.6LoanProverb42THECOMPARISONOFCHINESEANDENGLISHPROVERB52.1SubauditionofProverb52.2Religion62.3Values62.4HistoryandCulture73METHODSOFPROVERBSTRANSLATION73.1LiteralTranslation83.2FreeTranslation93.2.1FreeTranslationindiff

5、erentEnglishandChineseproverbs93.2.2FreetranslationinsimilarproverbsinEnglishandChinese103.3CombinationofLiteralandFreeTranslation104CONCLUSION11BIBLIOGRAPHY12ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS13IntroductionProverbisashortpithysayinginfrequentandwidespreadusethatexpressesabasictruthorpracticalprecep

6、t.Proverbisatreasureofliteraturewhichcomesfrompeople’sdailylife.Itsparkleswiththewisdomofhuman’sthoughtsandexperiencesfromtheancienttimestothemoderntimes.What’smore,ithasenrichedthelanguagesoflotsofcountries.Inaword,proverbisaslivelyaspoem,assteadyasessayandasterseasidiom.Sincethed

7、ifferencesonhistory,religionandcustom,theproverbconnectswithitsownculturesteadilyandcarriestheuniqueinformationandfeatureineachlanguage.WhentranslatingEnglishproverbs,theattentionshouldbepaidtodelivertheexactmeaning,meanwhilethelanguagecharacterhasalsotobeconcerned.ThoughEnglishand

8、Chinesearetotallytwodiffer