On the Translation of English Idioms from a Cultural Perspective 从文化角度看英语习语的翻译

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1、从文化角度看英语习语的翻译【摘要】英语是最重要的国际语言之一，因此其翻译就显得非常重要。而英语习语又是是英语语言文化的一个重要部分，是语言文化的镜子，是我们翻译过程中最应该注意的部分。这些习语承载了不同的民族文化特色和文化信息。英语中丰富的习语表现了语言所蕴含的多姿多彩的西方文化。为再现原文的表现力，在翻译中，除了力求忠实原文，还应根据目的语的文化特点，对不同的源语言作相应的艺术加工，以真正实现跨文化交际。本文通过对比分析英语和汉语的文化共性和差异，探讨如何实现英语习语的翻译。【关键词】跨文化交际　英语习语　翻译OntheTranslatio

2、nofEnglishIdiomsfromaCulturalPerspective【Abstract】Englishisoneofthemostimportantinternationallanguages,andsothetranslationismeaningful.Meanwhile,EnglishidiomsarethecorepartofEnglishlanguageandculture,itisthemirroroflanguageandculture.Thesephrasescarrydifferentculturalcharac

3、teristicsandculturalinformation.TheperformanceoftherichidiomsofEnglishlanguagecontainsacolorfulWesternculture.Expressionforthereappearanceoftheoriginal,intranslation,inadditiontostrivefaithfully,theoriginaltextshouldbebasedontheculturalcharacteristicsofthetargetlanguage,the

4、languageofthedifferentsourceofartprocessingcorrespondingtotherealcross-culturalcommunication.ThroughcomparativeanalysisofEnglishandChineseculturalsimilaritiesanddifferences，wewillfindhowtoachievethetranslationofEnglishidioms.【KeyWords】English;cross-culture;Idioms;culture;th

5、etranslationofidiomsIntroductionCulturalstudieshavecurrentlybeenprevailinginthewest.AndtalkingaboutculturalstudieshasalsobecomeafashioninthecircleofpresentChinesecultureandacademia,especiallyinthefieldofliterarytheoryandcriticism.Accordingly,inthewidesphereoftranslationstud

6、ies,therearesomescholarsbothathomeandabroadwhohavetriedtoreplacetranslationwithculturaltranslationstudiesandinterpretation.Translationisconsideredtobeacross-culturalcommunication,whichconcernsnotonlythetransferbetweenlanguages,butalsothetransferbetweencultures.However,thewa

7、ysofthinking,beliefs,attitudesandvaluesofdifferentculturesnotonlygiverisetofailuresormisunderstandingsincross-culturalcommunicationbutalsoposeheadachestotranslationtheoristsandtranslators.Anidiomisabeautifulgemofalanguageaswellascrystallizationofnationalculture.Yetitisalsoo

8、neofthemostdifficultthingstolearnanduseinaforeignlanguage.Theyareoftenratherhardto