英国战争对英语习语的影响.docx

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英国战争对英语习语的影响

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题目:

英国战争对英语习语的影响

Title:

TheInfluenceofBritishWarsonEnglishIdioms

 

2009年5月20日

Acknowledgements

Firstandforemost,myappreciationgoestomyaffectionateparents,andtherestofmyfamily.Throughoutthedevelopmentofthispaper,theyhavebeentherealwaysgivingmecontinuoussupport,encouragementandunderstanding.Theirloveandsupportencouragemetopursueprogressallthetime.

Iwouldalsoliketoextendmysincerethankstoallotherteacherswhogavemelecturesduringthepastthreeacademicyears.Ihavebenefitedsomuchnotonlyfromtheircoursesandlecturesbutalsofromtheirconstantencouragement.

Finally,mydeepestgratitudeandrespectgotomysupervisor,LuLi.Itisforherconstantencouragement,criticalinstructions,hergreatcareandpreciousadviceandsuggestionsthatthispaperappearsinthepresentform.

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

15

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

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