英语从文化差异角度谈动物习语的翻译Word文件下载.docx

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从文化差异角度谈动物习语的翻译

摘要：

英语和汉语中包含很多含有动物形象的习语,它们是翻译中的难点和重点。

拟从文化角度，首先把中英动物习语放在跨文化背景下分析各自的特点、异同及其成因，就其文化内涵的异同做出探讨。

接着系统地探讨动物习语的翻译技巧，包括直译法、意译法、替换法三种方法。

在翻译中译者要根据具体的情况进行处理，使译文既能准确地传达原文思想，又符合中国人的思维和表达习惯，使跨文化交流顺利进行。

关键词：

文化差异；

动物习语；

翻译技巧

Contents

AbstractinEnglishI

AbstractinChineseII

1.Introduction1

2.A 

Brief 

Introduction 

to 

Translation,Culture, 

andIdioms2

2.1Definition 

ofCulture2

2.2DefinitionofTranslation2

2.3DefinitionofIdioms3

2.4ClassificationofIdioms3

2.5SourcesofIdioms3

2.6RelationshipbetweenCulture,IdiomsandTranslation4

3.Study 

on 

the 

Cultural 

Aspects 

of 

English 

and 

ChineseAnimal 

Idioms5

3.1AnalysisofCultureSimilaritiesandDifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishAnimalIdioms5

3.1.1CompleteOverlapinCultureMeaningofSameAnimalinChineseandEnglishAnimalIdioms5

3.1.2CompleteDifferencesinCultureMeaningofSameAnimalinChineseandEnglishAnimalIdioms5

3.1.3TheSameCultureMeaningofDifferentAnimalinChineseandEnglishAnimaldioms7

3.2AnalysisoftheReasonfortheDifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishAnimalIdioms9

3.2.1TheInfluenceofGeographicalEnvironment9

3.2.2TheInfluenceofReligiousBelief10

3.2.3TheInfluenceofCustomsandHabits10

3.2.4TheInfluenceofLiterature11

4.SuggestedDifferentMethodsonHowtoTranslateAnimalIdioms11

4.1LiteralTranslation12

4.2FreeTranslation12

4.3Substitution13

4.4LiteralTranslationplusLiberalTranslation13

5.Conclusion14

Bibliography16

Acknowledgement17

1.Introduction

Idiomisawonderfulflowerinthepeople’slanguagegarden,isthetreasureofnationallanguageandthecrystalofculture.Itisbearingtheexcellentculturalhistory.Withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomicglobalization,cross-culturalcommunicationisbecomingmoreandmorefrequent.Thestatusandroleofidiomtranslationhasbeenmoreandmoreprominent.Asisknowntoall,EnglishandChineselanguageshavealotofidiomsaboutanimals.Aswithotheridioms,animalidiomsnotonlyreflectthedifferentsocialandculturalcharacteristics,butalsoreflectthedifferentsocialsimilaritiesbetweenethnicgroups.

Translationofanimalidiomsisnotonlytheliteraltranslation,butalsothetranslationofculture.ButsometimesitishardtofindacompletelyequivalentEnglishexpressionwhenthetranslatorinthetranslationofanimalidioms.ItbringsalotofobstacletoC-Etranslationandcross-culturalcommunication.So,probesintotheculturalcontrastandtranslationmethodofanimalidiomshaveimportantpracticalsignificance.ThroughthecomparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishanimalculture,thisisbenefittoourtranslationandutilizeofanimalidioms,toavoidambiguityandmisunderstandingincommunication.

Asaresult,thethesisaimsatmakingresearchatthecharacteristics,differencesandsimilarities,andcausesofChineseandEnglishanimalidiomsinacross-culturebackground.Andfromculturalperspectiveexploresthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofitsculturalconnotation.

Thethesisisconstructedinthefollowingstructure.Chapteroneintroducesthestructureofthisthesis,researchobjectivesandsignificance.Chaptertwoisabrief 

introduction 

culture, 

idioms 

translation.ChapterthreeintroducestheanimalintheChineseandEnglishidiomshavethesameanddifferentconnotation,andanalysestheculturecauseofthisdifference.TherearemanyanimalsinEnglishandChineselanguagesplayanimportantroleintheirrespectiveculture.Differentanimalshaveaverycloserelationshipwiththeologyandreligion.Chapterfourforcesonthedifferentmethodsontranslateanimalidioms.Whentranslateanidiom,thetranslatorhavetotranslatethemeaningoftheoriginaltextandfacetheproblemthathowtohandletheculturalelementscontainedintheidioms.Chapterfiveissummarizetothefullthesis.

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