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,habitsandcustoms,fablesandmyths,andcultures

2、andarts,EnglishandChineseproverbsreflectthedistinctiveculturalfeaturesandinformation.ThispaperanalysestheculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseproverbsbasedoncontrastivelinguisticsanddiscussesthetranslationstrategiesofEnglishandChineseproverbsaccordingtonationalculturalcommonness

3、andindividualityfromtheorytopractice.Keywords:proverb;culturaldifference;translationstrategy1.IntroductionProverbsareshortsayingsoffolkwisdom—ofwell-knownfactsortruths—expressedsuccinctlyandinawaythatmakesthemeasytoremember.Thesefactsandtruthsoftenexpoundtheprofoundtruthsfromthesimple

4、mattersindailylife.Theysumupdailyexperienceofpeopleandtellpeoplehowtoconductthemselvesinsociety.AsFrancisBaconlongagoobserved:“Thegenius,wit,andspiritofanationarediscoveredinitsproverbs”.EnglishandChineseproverbsarewidelylovedandusedbypeopleandregardedasthecreamoftheEnglishandChinesel

5、anguagesandthegorgeoustreasuresofEnglishandChineseculturaltreasure-house.Theydeservetobecalledthenation’sspiritualvaluesandculturalheritage.But,withthedifferencesofgeography,history,religiousbeliefs,habitsandcustoms,EnglishandChineseproverbscarryondifferentnationalculturalfeaturesandi

6、nformation.Thereisanexample:“IsSusanbeautiful?”askedMrs.Taft.“Sheisanythingbutbeautiful.”RepliedMr.Taft.“HowcouldoursillyJohnfallinlovewithsuchagirl?”Mrs.Taftwassurprised.“Whynot?‘Beautyliesinthelover’seyes’.Asthissayinggoes.”Mr.Taftansweredwithagentlesmile．Let’sseethetranslation:“苏姗漂

7、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：“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,andhowcouldita

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