The Cultural Differences and Translation of English and Chinese Proverbs 英语毕业论文

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1、TheCulturalDifferencesandTranslationofEnglishandChineseProverbsAbstract:EnglishandChineseproverbsareseasoningsofthelanguagewithpicturesqueimagesandculturalcharacteristics.Becauseofthedifferencesofnaturalgeographyenvironments,religiousbeliefs,habitsan

2、dcustoms,fablesandmyths,andculturesandarts,EnglishandChineseproverbsreflectthedistinctiveculturalfeaturesandinformation.ThispaperanalysestheculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseproverbsbasedoncontrastivelinguisticsanddiscussesthetranslationstra

3、tegiesofEnglishandChineseproverbsaccordingtonationalculturalcommonnessandindividualityfromtheorytopractice.Keywords:proverb;culturaldifference;translationstrategy1.IntroductionProverbsareshortsayingsoffolkwisdom—ofwell-knownfactsortruths—expressedsuc

4、cinctlyandinawaythatmakesthemeasytoremember.Thesefactsandtruthsoftenexpoundtheprofoundtruthsfromthesimplemattersindailylife.Theysumupdailyexperienceofpeopleandtellpeoplehowtoconductthemselvesinsociety.AsFrancisBaconlongagoobserved:“Thegenius,wit,ands

5、piritofanationarediscoveredinitsproverbs”.EnglishandChineseproverbsarewidelylovedandusedbypeopleandregardedasthecreamoftheEnglishandChineselanguagesandthegorgeoustreasuresofEnglishandChineseculturaltreasure-house.Theydeservetobecalledthenation’sspiri

6、tualvaluesandculturalheritage.But,withthedifferencesofgeography,history,religiousbeliefs,habitsandcustoms,EnglishandChineseproverbscarryondifferentnationalculturalfeaturesandinformation.Thereisanexample:“IsSusanbeautiful?”askedMrs.Taft.“Sheisanything

7、butbeautiful.”RepliedMr.Taft.“HowcouldoursillyJohnfallinlovewithsuchagirl?”Mrs.Taftwassurprised.“Whynot?‘Beautyliesinthelover’seyes’.Asthissayinggoes.”Mr.Taftansweredwithagentlesmile．Let’sseethetranslation:“苏姗漂亮吗?”塔夫脱太太问道。“一点也不漂亮。”塔夫脱先生答道。塔夫脱太太感到惊讶：“

8、我们的傻约翰怎么会去爱上这样一个女孩子呢?”塔夫脱先生温和地笑道：“有啥大惊小怪的？俗话说得好：情人眼里出西施。”Whenyoureadthetranslationoftheabovedialogue,whatisyourreactiontothesentence“情人眼里出西施”?Isitincorrespondencewiththeproverb“Beautyliesinlover’seyes?”“西施”wasabeautyinancientChina,andhowcoulditappear