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中西习语翻译的不同开题报告

Ktbg14239 中西习语翻译的不同开题报告At present, the vast majority of books and articles on translation focus on common translation methods, and there are very few translations that discuss various idioms and rhetorical devices. Facts have proved that idiom translation and figure translation are o..

中西习语翻译的不同开题报告 Ktbg14239 中西习语翻译的不同开题报告

At present, the vast majority of books and articles on translation focus on common translation methods, and there are very few translations that discuss various idioms and rhetorical devices. Facts have proved that idiom translation and figure translation are of great significance and practical value in translation practice.

Translation refers to conveying the meaning in one language to another language, to communicate thoughts and emotions, spread cultural knowledge, and promote social civilization, especially promote the prosperity of the translated language culture. Translation has to do three difficult things：to be faithful，expressive，and elegant．It is difficult enough to be faithful to the original，and yet if a translation is not expressive．it is tantamount to having no translation．Hence expressiveness should be required too．

The idiom is like a bright pearl in the temple of literature, which radiating a long-lasting light. Language is the carrier of culture, and idioms are the essence of language. Both English and Chinese languages with a long history and each contains different idioms. Since the common social activities and the mental thinking process of human beings have many things in common, there are also similarities between English and Chinese proverbs. Idiom refers to a language in its long-term use and practice. It is a hard working people refined and summarized in a fixed form of phrases or short sentences, It’s the crystallization of the working people's wisdom. It covers a wide range, usually including Proverbs, idioms, aphorisms, allusions, colloquialisms, slang, etc. Idioms are sentences and set up phrases, whose forms are short and meanings are brief. It is a special phenomenon of a language, existing for a long time. An idiom is an important part in history culture, which has strong ethnic and cultural characteristics. This paper mainly intends to explore English and Chinese cultural differences on the impact of idioms, and proposes some effective methods of translation, in order to keep the face to the original. So readers can understand the original idea expressed by the original readers with similar feelings.

Due to differences in geography, history, cultural background and customs, when we translate English and Chinese idioms we must not only maintaining the faithfulness of the original text, but also maintain the idiom's figurative form, rich association, rhetorical effect and other national and local characteristics. So there are three way to translation idioms:

Literal translationLiteral translation is the most common way of translation. It refers to the method of retaining the metaphorical image and national local color of the original idiom in the translation without violating the language specification of the translation and causing no wrong association. Because people are emotional and objective We have many similar or identical idioms in Western countries. These idioms have the same literal meaning and implicit meaning, so they can be translated mutually.2. BorrowingSome synonymous idioms in English and Chinese not only have the same meaning, the same sense, but also have the same or similar form. If you encounter this situation during translation, you can borrow it directly..3. Free translationIf some idioms are processed by literal translation, the translation cannot be faithful to the original text, and it is difficult for the reader to understand and accept.In such a case, we do not need to stick to the formal correspondence, but to translate freely according to the context’s original meaning itself.

All in all, this article will discuss the translation skills and principles adopted in the process of translating idioms, such as literal translation, free translation, and annotations, according to the cultural background of the idiom, flexibly process the original translation content, and finally reach the standard of faith, expressiveness, and elegance.

Key words: Idioms, Language culture, Translation

Outline

1. What is Translation?

1.1 Definition of translation

1.2 Principles of translation

2. What is Idioms?

2.1 Idioms Meaning in Chinese

2.2 Idioms Meaning in English

3 .The Influence of Chinese and Western Cultural Differences on Idioms

3.1 Geographical influence on idioms

3.2 Customs influence on idioms

3.3 Life values influence on idioms