中英習語的文化差異及其翻譯-商務英語--商務英語專業(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 mething 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.? Allusion 11 English idioms, there are some from history, and some are from fables, myths and legends, and their structure are simple, but its significance is farreaching. Therefore, they have a high value of researching. From the Greek myth of Achilles39。 heel leads people to think of ? The only Achilles heel? 。 cat’ s paw literally translated as a cat’ s claws, it is from ? Aesop’s Fables? , 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 Homer’ s epics。 Pandora’ s box literal translation for the Pandora’ s box, which means ? endless disaster? . Chinese idioms are mainly derived from 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 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 nationality39。s unique ancient culture, it is difficult to find equivalent idiom in English also showing the great differences with the English national culture. Allusions in English idiom 12 e from the “ Bible” and the Greek and Roman mythology, such as ? the Achilles’ heel? (the Achilles heel of the sole), ? meet one’ s waterloo ? (suffered a crushing defeat), ? Penelope’ s web? (never able to fulfill the work), ? a Pandora’ s box? (Pandora’ s the case dates disaster, trouble, the root causes of the scourge), etc. Different opinions on objects The 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, but 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 famous 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. Many English idioms 13 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 plimentary 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? (You’ re really lucky), ? better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion? (I would rather be beheaded, not to a cow’ s rump)as a warning motto. Another example: ? Bear? in Chinese and Westerners, produced in the minds of associative meanings are very different. When it es to the ? Bear? , Chinese people will think about the ? useless, no skill? and other cultural contents, such as ? Look at his bearlike? , ? 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 that the same animal words in different cultural background brings different associations. 14 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 strong 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 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 parison of the two culture of language as much as possible to maintain the original and the translation 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 solution