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1、中国某某某某学校学生毕业设计(论文)题 目： 中英习语的文化差异及其翻译 姓 名 ： 00000000 班级、学号 ： 0000班、00000000 系 (部) ： 经济管理系 专 业 ： 商务英语 指导教师 ： 000000000 开题时间： 2009-4-10 完成时间： 2009-11-01 2009 年 11 月 01 日目 录毕业设计任务书1毕业设计成绩评定表2答辩申请书3-4正文5-6答辩委员会表决意见7答辩过程记录表8课 题 中英习语的文化差异及其翻译 一、 课题(论文)提纲0.引言1.英汉习语的文化差异1.1生存环境的差异1.2习俗的差异1.3宗教信仰的文化的差异1.4历史典故

2、1.5对客观事物的认识不同2.习语的翻译方法2.1直译2.2直译加意译2.3代换法2.4意译2.5移植法2.6补译3 结论二、内容摘要习语是一种社会的产物,承载着一个民族的文明。生活中可以随处用到和看到。它有着丰富的文化内涵，体现了不同民族在历史，地理，宗教信仰，风俗习惯和思维方式等方面的差异。所以完全有必要对其的文化进行比较。本文从最能体现中西文化的习语着手，论述习语在文化上五个方面中所反映的中西方文化差异，即生存环境、生活习俗、宗教信仰、历史典故、对客观事物的认识。而英汉习语的翻译不应只是两种语言的简单转换，更应是文化的交流。三、 参考文献1christine amber. cool ca

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5、. 英汉习语的文化差异及其翻译j.西南科技大学学报，2005年第二期：p147。 11向明友、徐玲.大学英语语言教学与研究m. 上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2002. p266。cultural differences between english and chinese idiomatic phrases and their translation00000000 abstract idioms are social products, carrying a nations civilization. life can be used and seen anywhere. they hav

6、e rich cultural connotations, reflecting the different ethnic groups in history, geography, religion, customs and ways of thinking. so it is necessary to compare their culture. in this paper, the author will discuss the idioms in five levels: living environment, custom, religion, allusion, and ackno

7、wledge of objective things. the translation of idioms in both languages should not only be a simple conversion, but also cultural exchanges.key words:idioms; translation; culture; differences 0. introduction language carries a rich connotations about culture, however, the idiom, as the essence of a

8、language, is even more so. a lot of forms of fixed, brachylogy, concision, and full of implications, rather ethnic characteristics of the idioms are from in english and chinese long history. the idiom has a strong cultural identity and is the core and essence of language and an important part of soc

9、iety and culture. these idioms and this nations customs, history and culture are linked in countless ways. “culture is a complex body, including physicals, knowledge, beliefs, arts, ethics, law, customs, and the rest of the ability and habit which learned from the community.”a nations values, social

10、 customs, ways of thinking are all most vividly manifest in the idiom. 1 cultural differences between english and chinese idioms about idiomatic phrases, “ oxford” explanation is that the idiom is divided into two meanings:(1) language of a people or country ；specific character of this ；（2）(gram)suc

11、cession of words whose meaning is not obvious through knowledge of the individual meanings of the constituent words but must be leant as a whole. therefore, the idiomatic phrases, including idioms, proverbs, sayings, phrases, slang and allusions.from the linguistic weltanschauungs, the national life

12、 of the earth is only one; therefore, the commonalities of different ethnic language and culture must exist. however, “different ethnic languages, because the physical environment and located in different geographical, social and cultural philosophies of origins are diverse, and thus there must be i

13、ts own unique national identity. in any case, cultural differences, the reality is prevailing at this stage.”1.1 differences in living environment as the united kingdom is located in an island nation, english people has always been good at sailing; the maritime industry has always occupied an import

14、ant position, a lot of english idioms are nautical terms which used by sailors, and later people on the ground who also gradually use it. such as: all at sea (all at sea, as a metaphor for at a loss),hang in the wind (swaying in the wind, as a metaphor for hesitating to do things), three sheets in t

15、he wind(three sails feet shaking, as a metaphor for drinking too much), all hands to the pumps(all have gone to pumping, as a metaphors foe critical issues, we must go all out), in the same boat(this is the sailor said: “with somebody at the same boat”, and, later, people use it to express “the situ

16、ation is the same to somebody”) and so on. china has vast territory, although near the sea, and the coastline is very long, but the maritime industry has been in a backward state. though with the navigation-related idiom there are a few, such as “same boat”, “through thick and thin”, “the drowned di

17、saster” , etc .china mainly locates in the asian continent, is a landlocked country, the land is vital for people, people can not live without the land, so there are many agriculture-related idioms in chinese, such as: “tu yang jie he”, “the collapse of soil bang”, “extermination”, “home-grown”, “co

18、meback” and so on.in the chinese cultural atmosphere, summer is often linked with the intense heat, there are many idioms describing the hot summer, such as: “jiao yang si huo”, “scorch like fire” and so on. the united kingdom is located in the north temperate zone, summer weather is cool and pleasa

19、nt, and it often together with lovely, warm and good, beautiful the words. in shakespeares sonnets, shakespeare draws an analogy between lover and summer, “shall i compare thee to a summers day? thou art lovelier and more temperate.” in addition, the united kingdom is located in the western hemisphe

20、re, the reporter is the message of spring westerly winds, while in chinese, and the east wind is the reporter about spring. in addition, people always use the “bamboo” to describe as that: “the things are rapid development” in china. english idiom is synonymous with “like mushrooms” (like a mushroom

21、 general).because britain does not produce bamboo, “bamboo” in english this word comes from malay.1.2 differences in customsidiom has a strong flavor of life and distinct ethnic characteristics. customs of a nation are reflections of cultural awareness and performance in the long years of evolving b

22、y the nation s psychological state of domination. colorful ethnic customs, which constitute the roots of idioms and is soil which idioms, depends on the resilience to survive and get the deep, and a lot of idioms are from folk idioms. example, apple-pie is a traditional food and is from the united s

23、tates population. some women used to start the week, first baked apple pies are 7, and then discharge them in turn in the food shelves. monday is to eat first lattice pie, tuesday is to eat second grid. do the same by analogy. therefore, apple-pie order (the order of apple pie) has become a synonym

24、for neat and orderly. for example: before her guests arrived, the hostess had put her house in apple-pie order.chinese idiom “xiao cai yi die” and the english idioms a piece of cake (a cake), all mean easy things. in this sense, the chinese language, “side dishes” and english “cake” contain “easy th

25、ings” meaning. but in the idiom, the expression of same idea is completely different in the form between chinese and english, and it is a relationship with eating habits. the cake is very common form of food in the britain .the british often used it in life, so they will use a piece of cake that eas

26、y to do. in china, the cake appear over the past few hundred years in peoples life, is a high-grade food, generally only in exceptional circumstances can eat. the dish has had an important place in the lives of the chinese people, eating a dish is easy for chinese people, so we use “a piece of cake”

27、 to describe a very easy thing for a long time . because this eating customs are different，when chinese and english idioms express the same meaning from food culture, they use a completely different form.1.3 cultural differences in religious beliefsreligious differences are typical of the psychologi

28、cal and cultural differences. religion has played a very important role in the development of all different nations. western people are christian faith, and the chinese are buddhist faith. thus, a large number of idioms, which related to religion, appear to the english language. in many western coun

29、tries, especially in the anglo-american, they are christians, related idioms such as: “god helps those who help themselves.”, “go to hell.” this curse and so on.“the bible” was adopted christianity as its classic, because “the bible” tells a lot with religious myths and legends related to the jews,

30、codes, religious rules, and some of the facts and so on. it reflects the emotions of the ancients, entreaties and ideals. therefore, a large number of idioms are from “bible” such as: jobs patience “very patient”, “judas kiss”, a daughter of eve “woman”, as wise as solomon “superior intelligence” an

31、d so on. this shows that the“bible” of the impact of the english language.“buddhism was introduced into china in western han dynasty. there have been already 1000 years of history. there appear lots of idioms which form chinese buddhism in china. they believe the “buddha” dominates everything in the

32、 earth，there are many idioms, such as: “borrow something to make a gift of it, leisure does not burn incense, five body cast, the back is the shore, paying homage to tao is one foot tall high magic yi zhang and so on.”1.4 allusionenglish idioms, there are some from history, and some are from fables,

33、 myths and legends, and their structure are simple, but its significance is far-reaching. therefore, they have a high value of researching. from the greek myth of achilles heel leads people to think of “the only achilles heel”; cat s paw literally translated as a cats claws, it is from “aesops fable

34、s”, metaphor is used to “having been used as a tool to use” or “the subject of to fool people” ; between scylla and carbides translated as “a dilemma” ,is from homers epics; pandoras box literal translation for the pandoras box, which means “endless disaster”. chinese idioms are mainly derived from

35、the chinese classical fables、stories and legends. for example, trust to chance and stroke of luck; only pay lip service, “the foolish old man who removed the mountain”. “making a mark on the boat to looking for a sword”. those are derived from fable; chang e flying to the moon, putting the finishing

36、 touch to the picture of a dragon, “jingwei trying to fill up the sea”, those idioms are from myths and legends. these idioms fully reflects the han nationalitys unique ancient culture, it is difficult to find equivalent idiom in english also showing the great differences with the english national c

37、ulture. allusions in english idiom come from the “bible” and the greek and roman mythology, such as “the achilles heel” (the achilles heel of the sole), “meet ones waterloo” (suffered a crushing defeat), “penelopes web” (never able to fulfill the work), “a pandoras box” (pandoras the case dates disa

38、ster, trouble, the root causes of the scourge), etc.1.5 different opinions on objectsthe meanings of all wisdoms which related to animals are very different between english and chinese languages. because the two peoples who attitude towards animals is different. two peoples have the habit of dogs, b

39、ut in china, people psychologically hate the creatures. thus, in chinese, the most idiom which related to “dog” is derogatory , such as: henchman, the dog saw were low, a person who offers bad advice, a cornered beast will do something desperate, dogs bad one did not know a good heart. lu sun, a fam

40、ous scholar once called on people to “tong da luo shui gou”. this shows that chinese people hate dogs and have no praise to the dog.however, for westerners, either gatekeepers or hunting dogs can also be regarded as human pets, friends or partner. so the westerners have pity emotions to the dog. man

41、y english idioms that related to dogs are not derogatory. celebrity roland during the french revolution, famously madame roland said: the more i observe people, the more i love dog.” obviously, “dog” in the western is a favorite animal and is “faithful” symbol. in english, the words with “dog” are c

42、omplimentary sense, among these are “love me, love my dog.”; “a top dog” (the winners, so the overall situation of people); “a gay dog” (happy); “a sea dog” (experienced sailor); “a water dog” (water well person); “to help a lame dog over a stile” (to help others in distress), “you are a lucky dog”

43、(youre really lucky), “better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion” (i would rather be beheaded, not to a cows rump)as a warning motto. another example: “bear” in chinese and westerners, produced in the minds of associative meanings are very different. when it comes to the “bear”, chinese pe

44、ople will think about the “useless, no skill” and other cultural contents, such as “look at his bear-like”, “true bear” and other derogatory term. in english, the bear may be described with special talents, such as people: “he is a bear at math.” he was a mathematical genius. have this can be seen t

45、hat the same animal words in different cultural background brings different associations.2 the translation of idioms“the translation is the process and results of that the one language or the variant of language turn into another language or the variant of language.” as most of the idiom with a stro

46、ng ethnic color and local color, and some meanings are at a glance, some have many layers of meaning; translation must be based on the specific requirements of the upper and lower asking to determine its meaning. “wangzuoliang said: interpreter must be a real sense of the intellectuals.” when idioms

47、 are in the translation, the translator must not only faithfully convey the original meaning of the language, but also accurately describe the cultural connotation of the original. through the comparison of the two culture of language as much as possible to maintain the original and the translation

48、equivalently, allowing the reader to obtain exactly or substantially the same with the original feeling. “therefore, the translation of idioms must take into account both sides, one can seek easy solutions, and one of grace can save the original.” it translated idioms; i have the following specific

49、methods:2.1 literal translationsome english idioms with their corresponding english idiom meaning and usage in basically is the same, of course, the basic counterpart does not mean full right equivalence, there are some differences between the two is possible, but this does not affect the right unde

50、rstanding of the original, so , literal translation can be used to maintain the original features.example：（1）in ancient times if a mans eye was put out by his enemy ,he might get revenge by putting his enemy. this was the rule of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.“an eye for an eye and a too

51、th for a tooth” is from a “bible”, “old testament out of egypt”, chapter 21. the chinese idiom is absorbed into chinese idiom, one of the few foreign words. since english idioms and chinese idioms are almost exactly the same, meanings is the same, it can be literally translated（2）think carefully bef

52、ore you resignif you do that you will have burnt your boats.“to burn ones boat” most drastic is out of ancient rome, julius caesar set off fighting as soldiers determined to become accustomed, so that the soldiers have no return, the burning of warships. chinese language is most drastic from concubi

53、ne. kiang yu, the meanings of formation of idioms and word are similar, so i can keep the original image, and use literal translation. there are many figures corresponding idiom in english and chinese can also be used directly literal translation. such as：“ a stones throw fall in love at the first s

54、ight，kill two birds with one stone，as like as two peas，be on the verge of breaking out，get something done once and for all，in a complete mess，in two minds, half-hearted.”2.2 literal translation plus free translationthe usage and meaning english and chinese idioms in are differences, but there are st

55、ill common, that is to say part of the counterpart, in this situation, it can be used the way of literal translation change english into chinese.example：（1）to play dance music at a funeral is to put new wine into old bottles.“to put new wine into old bottles” literally translates as “new wine in old

56、 bottles”, although it is a complete language habits in accordance with the original expression, but the readers may have misunderstood the implication, they need to add “discordant”, to illustrate this.（2） he is a really shedding crocodile tears. “to shed crocodile tears” literally translated as “c

57、rocodile tears falling”, people do not speak clear about “crocodile tears” in english-speaking countries, but for the han people is the habit of “cat and mouse cry”, to express the same moral. therefore, based on the literal translation with an injection can avoid ambiguity.2.3 substitution methodas the difference of aesthetic taste, social structure, values, codes of conduct between the chinese and western traditions, some of english idioms, which meaning usage cultural and characteristics ,are of the reader unfamiliar, t