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英国战争对英语习语的影响
毕业论文
题目:
英国战争对英语习语的影响
Title:
TheInfluenceofBritishWarsonEnglishIdioms
2009年5月20日
Acknowledgements
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Abstract
TheoriginofEnglishidiomsgoesbacktoancienttimes.Ithasastrongexpressivenessandreflectsvividnationalcharacter.Arightuseoftheminspeechandwritingwilladdmuchtovariety,strengthandvividnessofthelanguage.Withtheincreasingcross-culturalcommunication,approachestothecomprehensionandtranslationofEnglishidiomsareurgentlyneeded.AnappropriatetranslationofEnglishidiomsplaysasignificantroleinthemorefrequentcross-culturalcommunication.Throughexpoundingtheorigins,characteristics,translationprinciplesandmethodsofEnglishidioms,thethesisaimstohelpEnglishlearnershaveabetterunderstandingofBritishWaranddeveloptheirabilitiesofEnglishidioms’translationbylistingmanylivelyexamples.ThisarticlemainlydiscussestheinfluencesofthehistoryofBritishwaronEnglishidioms.PeoplecanhaveadeepunderstandingofEnglishidiomsthroughthestudyofthedevelopmentofthehistoryofBritishWars.
KeyWords:
Englishidioms;origin;Britishwars;influence;idiomtranslation
摘要
英语习语源远流长,有很强的表现力和鲜明的民族色彩。
恰当地使用习语能够丰富语言,增添其形象性和表达力。
随着跨文化交际的增多,迫切需要对英语习语理解和翻译的方法进行探索。
恰如其分的习语翻译对日益频繁的跨文化交际起着重要作用。
英语中有相当一部分习语来源于英国的战争,与此相关的文化背景对理解和翻译英语习语有着重要意义。
本文通过对英语习语来源,特征及翻译的原则和方法的详述,结合大量生动的例子,探讨了与英国战争历史有关的习语。
通过对英语习语的相关战争背景的研究,旨在帮助英语学习者更好地了解英国战争,提高他们翻译有关英国战争英语历史的习语的能力。
关键词:
英语习语;来源;英国战争;影响;习语翻译
Contents
Introduction1
I.Theconceptofidioms3
1.1Definitionofidioms3
1.2MilitarybackgroundofEnglishidioms7
II.MilitaryWordsUsedinEnglishIdioms.8
III.EnglishidiomsrelatedtoBritishwars9
3.1TheEnglishidiomsderivedfromconquestsandinvasionsinBritain9
3.2TheInfluencesoftheTwoWorldWarsonEnglishIdioms
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IV.ThetranslationofEnglishidiomsconcerningmilitarybackground17
4.1Literaltranslation19
4.2Freetranslation20
4.3Eclectictranslation22
Conclusion23
Bibliography26
Introduction
Languageistheprincipalmeanswherebyweconductoursociallives.Whenitisusedincontextsofcommunication,itisboundupwithcultureinmultipleandcomplexways.Theidiomsworldisaprimeexampleoftheuseoflanguagetoextremeimagination.Nodiscussionaboutidiomsinsecondlanguageacquisitioniscompletewithoutsometreatmentoftherelationshipbetweenculturesandidioms.Culturecancausebigdifferencesontheexpressionofidioms.TheonethingaboutEnglishisthatitisfilledwiththesekindsofwordsandphrases.WhiletheirsourcesareasdiverseasEnglishcultureitself.Idiomsderivedfromthecultureofthenationandfromday-to-daylife.IdiomaticexpressionspervadeEnglishwithapeculiarflavorandgiveitastoundingvariety,brightcharacterandcolor.TheyhelplanguagelearnersunderstandEnglishculture,penetrateintocustomsandlifestyleofEnglishpeople,andmakeadeeperinsightintoEnglishhistory.
IdiomsformanessentialcomponentpartofthegeneralvocabularyoftheEnglishlanguage,whichisparticularlyrichinidiomaticandfigurativeexpressions.Idiomisthecrystallizationofhumancollectivewisdomandalsothecreamofallkindsoflanguagesintheworld.Althoughthelinguisticformsofexpressionmayvarygreatly,however,thecontentofideologyisquitesimilartoeachother,Thusitcanbeseenthatdifferentraceswillarriveatasameconclusionwhentheyrecognizetheobjectiveworldindifferentareas.
Idiomsareheavilyembeddedwithculturalimplicationsfromtheirorigins.Butwiththedevelopmentofsocietyandflashingoftime,someofthemhavefadedtheiroriginalmeaning.However,geographyinfluencesidiomformation,andthelanguagewouldbedifferentintermsoftheclime,theclimateandtheenvironmentetc.U.Kisanislandcountry,andEnglandisthefirstlargestislandinEurope.Hehasawindedseacoast,andthetotallengthis11.450km.ThepositionofU.K.,anisland,hasavitalmeaningforitsowndevelopment,andhasahugeinfluenceonformingidiom.
Thearticlemainlydiscussestheinfluencesofthehistory