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1、CulturalDifferencesofEnglishandComparativeStudyofTranslationI.Introduction
Idioms(setphrases)istheidiom(theidiomaticphrases)a,isthatpeopleinlong-termpracticeandusethelanguagetoextractthecrystal.Idiomsgenerallycomefromtheancientclassic,well-knownworks,historicalstories,folklore,etc.,co
2、ntainsawealthofculturalinformation,withstrongethniccharacteristics.
ToCtranslation,languageandculturetodealwiththecontradiction,notonlytranslatedtheimageoftheoriginallanguageidioms,figurativemeaning,rhetoric,havetranslatedtheirculturalmeaning.Suchasthephrase"passive"isanancientChinese
3、story,iftranslatedintothestandbyastumpwaitingfortheappearanceofahare,wouldbepuzzling.Iftranslatedsticktooldpracticeandrefusetohaveachangeoratrusttochanceandwindfall,althoughitsmeaningexpressed,buttheidiomofculturalidentityisgone,andthereforeundesirable.ShowsthatthekeytodealingwithCtra
4、nslationistousetheperspectiveofculturaldifferences.II.EnglishandChineseculturaldifferencesreflectedinIflanguageisamirrorreflectingtheculture,thenasthelanguageofthecoreandessenceoftheidiomisculture,theconcentratedexpressionoftheirownculturaldifferences.EnglishandChineseastwocompletelyd
5、ifferentlanguages,reflectingthetwoentirelydifferentculture.
CultureisdefinedasthefirstscientistfromtheUnitedKingdomTaylorofhumanculture,hedefines:Cultureisacomplexwhole,includingknowledge,belief,art,morals,law,customs,andhumansocietyfromallthecapabilitiesandhabits.Showsthatcultureisav
6、erycomplexsystem.Bycomparison,EnglishandChineseculturaldifferencesreflectedmainlyinthegeographicalenvironment,customs,religion,historyandcultureinfourareas.(A)ofthegeographicalandcultural
Thenaturalenvironmentofhumanexistenceandthebasisfordevelopmentofdifferentnaturalenvironmentofthef
7、ormationanddevelopmentofnationalculturehavedifferenteffects.EnvironmenttypicalofthemainlandofChinasinceancienttimes,isarelativelyrichcountryfarmatmosphere,landinpeople'slifearecritical,aconsiderableportionofChineselanguageandlandandagriculturalproduction-relatedidioms.Suchas"bigspende
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