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1、90的论文 2Yibin University本科生毕业论文题 目 Translation of English Idiom from the perspective of Skopostheorie 系 别 外国语学院 专 业 英语 学生姓名 敬玖琳 学 号 100406033 年级 2010级 指导教师 曾融 职称 助教 教务处制表 年 月 日Translation of English Idiom from the perspective of SkopostheorieJing Jiulin 敬玖琳 SupervisorZeng RongAn Essay Submitted as a

2、Partial Requirement forthe Degree of B. A. in EnglishSchool of Foreign Languages Yibin UniversityMay, 2014从英语目的论的角度看英语习语的翻译摘要：英语习语透露着英语国家的独特社会文化气息，然而对英语习语的翻译长久以来便是译者们心中的难题一件，自从翻译目的论出世以来，大量研究表示这是习语翻译的新贵，非常适合用于习语翻译的表达，作者将会在这篇文章中介绍翻译目的论，英语习语，以及对习语翻译的新探索，并提出以歇后语为主体的翻译方法，这都符合目的论以目的为中心法则的要求。关键字：目的论；英语习语；文

3、化差异；歇后语Translation Of English Idiom From The Perspective Of SkopostheorieAbstract English idioms bring the English speaking countrys special cultural information, and the translation of English idioms has been a difficulty for years, fortunately, ever since Skoposthorie came into being, lots of rese

4、arches have proved its a better method for translation in idiom field, the writer introduces the Skopostherie and English Idioms, searching for strategies of idiom translation, makes examples of the “Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes method” based on the skopos theory, puts forward the suggestion for t

5、ranslators that purpose determines translation between different cultures. Key words: Skopos theory；English idioms； cultural difference；Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes, Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Zeng, both for his i

6、ntellectual guidance and for his warm and constant encouragement during the process of writing this thesis. With patience and prudence, he labored through drafts of this thesis and pointed out defects in my theorizing. Therefore, I owe all the merits in this thesis, if any, to him, though I am fully

7、 aware that the thesis might still contain some mistakes, for which I bear the whole responsibility. My cordial and sincere thanks go to all the teachers in the Department of English, whose interesting and informative courses have benefited me a lot during my college years. The profit that I gained

8、from their profound knowledge, remarkable expertise and intellectual ingenuity will be of everlasting significance to my future life and career.I am also very grateful to my classmates, who have given me a lot of help and courage during my stay in the University and throughout the process of writing

9、 this thesis. Last but not the least, big thanks go to my family who have shared with me my worries, frustrations, and hopefully my ultimate happiness in eventually finishing this thesis.Contents从英语目的论的角度看英语习语的翻译 iTranslation Of English Idiom From The Perspective Of Skopostheorie iiAbstract iiAcknow

10、ledgements iiiContents ivIntroduction 1II.The Characteristics Of English Idioms 2A. The integrity of the structure stability and meaning 2B. Diversified expression and rhetoric methods 2C. Social cultural background behind English idioms 31. Corresponding relationship 42. Semi-corresponding relation

11、ship 43. Non-corresponding relationship 5III. Skopos Theory 7A. The definition and formation of The Skopos theory 7B. Rules and influence of Skopos theory 7IV. Explore the Translations Strategies of English Idioms 9A. The structure of Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes and classification 9B.The method o

12、f translation combined with Skopos theory and Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes 10B. Advantages of Skopos theory translation combined with Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes 11V. Conclusion 13Works cited 14 IntroductionOver the past century, the world has seen earth-shaking changes in the communication of

13、different cultures, and language is a bridge for inter-cultural communications, and idiom is the spirit of English language, we have met many problems when translating English idioms, while the new method under the Skopos theory make it clear to readers from another society culture, the translation

14、of English idioms itself is the communication between western and eastern cultural backgrounds, the purpose of this research is to look for better measures for translations of English idioms. In China, many researchers have explored this area since Skopos theory emerged in 1987, their researches inc

15、lude translation teaching, strategies of translation, culture translation, advertisements translation, and many other subjects. In recent years, many articles introduces Skopos theory combined with traditional translation theory, such as Zhou Mengzhens book “Skopos And Xin Da Ya-Comparison Of Two Tr

16、anslation Theories”(2007), the writer discussed their own features through their similarities and differences. And many essays discussed the application of Skopos theory in the field of translation teaching, for example, “The English-Chinese And Chinese-English Translation Teaching Under The Skopost

17、heorie”(2006) from the writer Tao Youlan analyzed the translation teaching and brought many suggestions. All these kinds of researches have one purpose, which is to make the translation in different conversations more convenient and close to readers and listeners. After many strategies exploring in

18、the method of translation, the Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes method maybe a better project under the Skopos theory, the writer makes examples of this kind of method in this article, makes it appropriate for translation of English idioms. The essay includes four following parts: The Characteristics

19、of English Idioms, Skopos theory, Explore the translations strategies of English Idioms, Conclusion.The Characteristics Of English IdiomsAccording to statistics, there are more than five thousand idioms in contemporary English, of which more than four thousand is widely used in our daily life. As a

20、special group in the English language, Idioms has its own charm and characteristics.A. The integrity of the structure stability and meaningFirst of all, the formation of English idioms is different from traditional grammar habits, for example, Like cures like, diamond cut diamond. Secondly, Idioms u

21、sually cannot casually add or reduce words and change the order, either cant be in the same component replacement. Such as, to call one names, a stitch in time saves nine, in the same boat, the underlined word cant be replaced as” one names, one, ship”. Moreover, the meaning of English idioms is not

22、 a simple addition of each word, cant be translated to the target language mechanically, for example, black sheep, to show the white feather, to lose ones head, their meanings are not the way they look like, but social residue, weakness and lose ones mind.B. Diversified expression and rhetoric metho

23、dsIt is rich in expression in the form of English idiom, including phrases, simple sentences, and complex sentences with clause. Such as “a tall order, the Emperors the new clothes, all at sea “belong to phrases, “Has the cat got your tongue? An old dog will not learn new tricks” belong to simple se

24、ntence. “Fiddle while Rome burns, Cross a bridge when one comes to it” belong to complex sentence.There are diverse rhetorical device in English Idioms, which make the meanings of idioms more vivid, its the most obvious character idioms different from other language forms. For example, “give me a ha

25、nd” used the synecdoche, “when she was young, she was an ugly duck, but now she is a beautiful lady, she is the apple of his eyes” used metaphor as its rhetorical device.C. Social cultural background behind English idiomsEach idiom is a mirror of the national social culture of English speaking count

26、ries, they are local peoples precious wealth created and accumulated over a long period of time. The majority of English idioms come from The Bible, dramatic works by Shakespeare, Aesops Fables, Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. For example, “separate the sheep from the goats” comes from th

27、e Bible, “pound of flesh” comes from Shakespeares work The Merchant of Venice, “to bell the cat” comes from Aesops Fables.The final destination of translation is completing the transformation between local language and target language in content and information accurately. How do translators reach t

28、his goal? The first step is a complete understanding of the original sentences, while associated with the language of the cultural background knowledge and greatly affects their understanding of English idioms and expressions. If translators dont understand the related cultural background knowledge,

29、 and they translate with only vocabulary and grammar knowledge, thus couldnt make perfect translation about idioms, or even make jokes. When communicating with another language in different culture, idioms could be divided into three relationships from cultural characteristics, corresponding relatio

30、nship, semi-corresponding relationship and non-corresponding relationship.1. Corresponding relationshipChinese and English two national language both have culture of long history, ancient civilization, two countries contain many similar careers, two race contain the thought understanding of many lik

31、enesses, the history in two countries associates process in, two culture between the countries permeates mutually, mutual influence, make some languages be a some homologies or the cultural characteristic of the likeness. Therefore, sometimes the English-to-Chinese is quite the same way which Englis

32、h idioms express, regardless of the meanings, the images, or even on culture color, they correspond with each other, so it is called correspond relationship. For example, “Failure is the mother of success”, “Misfortunes never come singly”, “Easy come, easy go”, “a tooth for a tooth”, “a wolf in sheeps clothing”, when all these above were translated into Chinese, they stay the same struc