OnheculuraldifferencesbeweenEnglishandChineseIdiomsandTranslaion_开题报告

Literature Review

Nowadays, with the development of economy and cultural exchange in the world, more and more foreign literature and films come into the vision of Chinese people. Language is of importance in the part of culture, and also a carrier of culture. In this regard, translation has play a very important role in promoting the communication and mutual understanding between different cultures.

Due to different nations have their own unique and abundant deposits of culture, it is crucial to know their culture and language. As the essence of a language, idioms are unique and fixed expressions which are formed in using a language. It concludes metaphorical phrases, proverbs, old sayings, slang and so on. Chinese and English idioms have similarities in meaning and the forms of expressions, as well as some obvious differences. The circumstance, customs, religious belief, Values and historical allusions cause distinctions between the Chinese and English idioms. Being aware of these differences will help us improve our translations. In a word, a proper translation of idioms is not only helpful but also necessary for intercultural communication and promoting of international culture. 

The mastery of the strategies for translating idioms is a must to the cultivation of linguistic comprehension and intercultural competence. The paper first describes the significance of the translation of idioms, then this paper will attempts to make a deep study from the perspectives of different living environment, history allusions, religious beliefs and traditional customs, which affect idioms translation. Next, introduces the general principles and strategies of idiom translation. The main strategies of idiom translation –include literal translation, free translation and replacement translation. On the other hand, because of the culture difference, the translation of English and Chinese has its own complexity. Therefore, some principles such as correctness, figurativeness and readability are indispensable in the English and Chinese idioms.

 Last but no least, on the basis of the analysis above, we may draw a conclusion that translation is not merely from one language to another, but also to introduce the cultural backgrounds, traditional customs and others of the original, so it the translation of idioms which are rich in strong national and local characteristics.

Outline:

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Cultural differences in English and Chinese idioms 

2.1Different living circumstance  

2.1.1 geographical environment  

2.1.2 Climate  

2.2 Different historical allusions 

2.2.1 Historical events  

2.2.2 Fables and mythologies 

2.2.3 Literary works 

2.3 Different religions and beliefs 

2.4 Different traditional customs 

2.5 Different Value and Aesthetics 

Ⅲ. The principles of English and Chinese idioms translation 

3.1 Correctness 

3.2 Figurativeness 

3.3 Readability 

Ⅳ. Specific methods to deal with cultural differences in idioms

4.1 Literal translation 

4.2 Liberal translation  

4.3Literal plus liberal translation 

4.4replacement translation 

Ⅴ.Conclusion

Ⅵ. References  

三、参考文献

许建平，《英汉互译实践与技巧》，北京，清华大学出版社，2012

祝吉芳，《英汉翻译:方法与试笔》，北京，北京大学出版社，2015

 张学英/张会，《英汉习语大全(修订版）》，北京，清华大学出版社，2014

毛土国，《英汉常用习语词典》，上海，上海外语教育出版社，2011

殷莉/韩晓玲，《英汉习语与民俗文化》，北京，北京大学出版社，2007

牛津大学出版社，《牛津英语习语词典》北京，外语教学与研究出版社，2013

蒋磊，《英汉习语的文化观照与对比》，武汉，武汉大学出版社，2000

李军/韩晓玲，《常用英语习语翻译与应用》，中国海洋大学出版社，2003

秦洪武/王克非，《英语比较与翻译》，北京，外语教学与研究出版社，2012