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1、动物词在汉英文化中的喻义及其翻译[Abstract]AsalsaregoodfriendsofhumanbEings.Inthelongprogressofhumansociety,animalscontributemuchtoman’sliving.Therefore,animalanlanguageandplayaveryimportantroleinhumanmunication.Languageisaculturalcarrier.Therearealotofanimalodes.Thes
2、edifferencesbeteaningsofanimaleaningsofanimalthefolloeanimalassociationvehiclesilaranddifferentfigurativemeanings,thedifferentanimalassociationvehiclesilarfigurativemeaningsandthesemanticgaps.onkey(猴子)”hasdifferentfigurativemeaninginChineseandEnglishl
3、anguages.InChinese,“monkey”isoftenlikenedtoasmartandagileperson,endatorysense.TheChinesepeopleoftenjokinglycallcleverandcutechildren“littlemonkey”.But,ifyoupraiseaonkey.”,he.BecauseinEnglish,“littlemonkey,”means“atroublesomeplayfulchild”.And“monkey”is
4、oftenlikenedtoapersonanisastrickyasamonkey.(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)”.[6]Let’stakealookattheenofdisaster.
5、TheLongmanDictionaryofEnglish-Chineseoffersustheexplanations:“Astormypetrelisapersonent,quarrelling,etc.inasocialgroup.”Thereasonforsuchadislikeisthattheythinkpetrelisthesymbolfordisaster.HopetrelousRussianagpie(喜鹊)fliesnearabolofbadluck.Thereareteani
6、ngs.Onthecontrary,amagpieisasymbolofgoodluckinChina.Ifamagpiesingsinatreenearhouses,peopleehappythingsaleaningsinEnglishandChinese.InEnglish“fish”hasderogatorymeaningthatreferstobadthingsandpersons,e.g.:“apoorfish(可怜虫)”;“aloosefish(生活放荡的女人)”;“fishinth
7、eair(水中捞月)”.InChinesetheletter“鱼”and“余”arehomophones.Therefore,intheimportantfestivalssuchasSpringFestival,Chinesepeoplebolize“abundance”.[7]InChina,“elephant(象)”isamascot.ManyplacesinChinaarenamedfortheletter“象”suchas“象山”inZhejiangprovince,“象州”,“象鼻山”
8、inGuangxiprovince,“象河”inTibet,etc.“Elephant”alsosymbolizesstatus.Forexample,inremoteantiquity,thenobleladiesperorsrodeonelephants.The“elephant”isdotedbyChinesepeoplebecauseoftheBuddhistlegends.ItissaidthattheBuddhistpatriarchafolkstorythatinSi
