习语及习语的汉英翻译.docx
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习语及习语的汉英翻译
OnIdiomsandTheirTranslationfromChineseintoEnglish
习语及习语的汉英翻译
Abstract
Idiomsarejustlikeincomparablyresplendentbightpearlsemittingdazzlingraysinthepalaceofliterature.Throughouttheages,theyanimatetheworksofcountlessmenofliteratureandwriting.Idiomshavefixedpatternsandabundantconnotations.Theirvividimagesexplicitlyconveyincisivemeanings.ChineseidiomsarepartoftheessenceofChineseculturewithahistoryofthousandsofyears.Inthisthesis,theEnglishtranslationofChineseidiomswillbediscussedonthefoundationofsimplyintroducingthedefinitions,origins,features,andclassificationsofidioms,andaseriesofprinciplesandmethodsofidiomtranslationwillbeputforward,mainlyinvolvingthetranslationoftheChineseidiomswhichhavesimilaranddissimilarimplicationsinEnglish.
Keywords:
ChineseIdioms;Similarity;Dissimilarity
摘 要
习语犹如文学殿堂里一颗璀璨无比的明珠放射着历久不衰的光芒,古往今来,无数文人墨客的笔下都闪耀着它的异彩。
它结构固定而涵义深刻,用生动的形象明确地表达着深刻的思想。
汉语习语是几千年华夏文化的精髓之一。
本文在简单介绍习语就的定义,来源,特点及分类的基础上,研究汉语习语的英语翻译并提出一系列的汉语习语英译的翻译原则和翻译方法,其中主要涉及对似和非对似汉语习语的英语翻译。
关键词:
汉语习语;对似性;非对似性
Contents
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………5
SectionOne…………………………………………………………………………………………………5
IntroductiontoIdioms……………………………………………………………………………………5
I.DefinitionofIdioms………………………………………………………………………...………6
II.OriginsofIdioms………………………………………………………………………..…………6
(1)TheExperienceoftheCommonPeople………………………………………………...………7
(2)MythsandFables…………………………………………………….…………………………7
(3)HistoricalEventsandAnecdotes……………………………..…………………………………8
(4)ClassicalLiteraryWorks…………………………………………………………..……………9
(5)SocialCustomsandHabits………………………………………………………..…….………9
III.FeaturesofIdioms………………….……………………………………………………….……10
(1)FixedStructure…………………………………………………………………………...……10
(2)AbundantConnotations……………………………………………………………..…………10
(3)DistinctCulturalFeature………………………………………………………………………11
IV.ClassificationsofIdioms……………………………………………………………………………11
SectionTwo…………………………………………………………………………………………..……12
I.IdiomswithSimilarImplications………………………………………………………………….…12
II.IdiomswithDissimilarImplications………………………………………………..………….……12
SectionThree
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TranslationofIdiomswithSimilarandDissimilarImplicationsfromChineseintoEnglish…….……12
MethodsandPrinciplesforEnglishTranslationofChineseIdioms……………………………………13
I.MethodsofEnglishTranslationofChineseIdiomswithSimilarImplicationsinEnglish……….13
II.PrinciplesforEnglishTranslationofChineseIdiomswithDissimilarImplicationsinEnglish.…15
Principle1:
TranslatingChineseIdiomsintoEnglishinaCorrectandAccurateWay………...…15
Principle2:
KeepingChineseCulturalColors……………………………………………….……15
Principle3:
MakingEnglishReadersUnderstandtheMeaninginAnyPossibleWay……………16
A.LiteralTranslation…………………………………………………………………...………16
B.LiberalTranslation………………………………………………………………………..…16
C.LiteralTranslationwithExplanations…………………………………………………….…17
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………..……17
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………………….…….…18
Introduction
Languageisthemostimportantcommunicativetoolofallhumanbeings.Itplaysitsroleasnotonlythecarrierandformofculturebutalsothemostvitalelementoftransmissionandinheritanceofculture.Languageofanykindisthecrystallizationofthecultureofitsownnation.Asthecreamoftheculture,theidiomisakindofwidespreadsetphrasesorsentences,withspecificimplications,abstractedfromthespokenlanguageandexperienceofthepeopleandtheclassicalworks.Duetoitsvividimageandprofoundconnotation,theidiomisdeeplylovedbythemasses,asamemberwithfineexpressibleabilityinthefamilyoflanguage.Idiomsfrequentlyappearinthespokenlanguageandliteraryworks.Chineseidiomshaveasolidculturalbasetotakeroot,developandflourishnowthattheChinesenation
hasbroadandprofoundculture.
Nowadays,theinternationalstatusofChinaisupgradinggradually.PeopleallovertheworldtakedelightinacquaintingthemselveswithChineseculture.AstheessenceofChinesecultureandthecrystallizationofthewisdomofthecommonChinesepeople,idiomsareboundtobecomeanimportantparttopromotetheChineseculturetotheknowledgeofpeopleofalltheothercountries.TheidiomisacontactpointoftheknowledgeoftheChinesecultureforpeopleallovertheworld.Tosumup,inordertomakethewesternpeoplesknowChineseculturethoroughly,thestudyoftheEnglishtranslationofChineseidiomsisquitenecessaryandoffar-reachingsignificance.
SectionOne
IntroductiontoIdioms
Idiomsarethosesetphrasesorshortsentencesabstractedfromthespokenlanguageorclassicalworks,andthelike.Theywerepasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationforcenturies.Idiomsarescientificsummaryofpeople’sexperienceandthecrystallizationofpeople’swisdom.Afterthousandsofyears’accumulation,idiomsareprovidedwithvividimages,profoundimplicationsandexquisiterhythms.
Idiomscouldmirrorthelocalcustomsandpracticesofdifferentregions,thelivingstyleofthepeople,thenaturalenvironmentandsoon.Wecouldseethattheidiomhasaverystrongcolorofitsnation.Therefore,tounderstandandstudytheidiomissupposedtostartfromitsdefinition,origin,features,andclassifications.
I.DefinitionofIdioms
Asforthedefinitionofidioms,therearevariousversionsaccordingtodifferentdictionariesandscholars.Ipickedoutsomeofthosedefinitionsfromsomeauthoritativedictionariesasfollows:
(1)Anidiomisanexpressionwhichfunctionsasasingleunitandwhosemeaningcannotbewordedoutfromitsseparateparts(LongmanDictionaryofAppliedLinguistics,1985)and
(2)Anidiomisaphrase,constructionorexpressionthatisrecognizedasaunitintheusageofagivenlanguageandeitherdiffersfromtheusualsyntacticpatternsorhasameaningthatdiffersfromtheliteralmeaningofitspartstakentogether.(Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary3rdEdition,1996)
Someexperts,whohavebeenengagedinthestudyofidiomsformanyyears,alsohaveopinionsofthedefinitionofidioms.
(1)Weinreichheldtheviewthataphraseologicalunitinvolvingatleasttwopolysemousconstituents,andinwhichthereisareciprocalcontextualselectionofsubsenseswillbecalledandidiom.
(2)SchweigertandMoateshavetheideathatidiomsarecommonexpressionsusedincolloquialspeechwithaccepted,figurativemeaningsthatdifferfromtheirpresent-dayliteralmeanings.Theseabovearefromdictionariesandexpertsorscholars.Tosumup,wemaycometotheconclusionthatidiomsarethoseconciseandincisivesetphraseorshortsentences,whichmeansomethingdifferentfromtheliteralmeaningoftheindividualwords,refinedfrompeople’slong-termemployment,whoseelementscannotbechangedatrandomwithsimplewordsproducingprofoundtruth,thuswidelyspreadamongthecommonpeople.
II.OriginsofIdioms
Theformationofidiomsisonintimatetermswiththecultureofthenationwhichitslanguagerelieson.Inasense,theculturegivesbirthtotheidioms.Onthecontrary,theidiomsreflectallthefeaturesoftheculture.Eachnationhasitsownnationalculturewhichownsadistinctivestyleandtraditionthatcomeintobeinginthecourseoftheirworkandlife,includinghistory,language,custom,lifestyle,waysofthinking,andsoon.Idioms,akindoflanguageformusedbythepeopleforaverylongtime,toagreatextent,relymoreonthespecificsocialculturalconnotationsthanthecommonwords.
Idioms,havinganextremelystrongcolorofanationareoneofthemarksdifferentiatingonelanguagefromanother.Thus,theoriginoftheidiomsmaybequitevaried.
(1)TheExperienceoftheCommonPeople
Forthousandsofyears,peopledrewlessonsandexperiencefromtheirdailylife,andthenwrotethemdowntotelltheiroffspringwhattheyhadgotfromtheirexperiences.Asaresult,mostoftheidiomscouldinvariablymirroralmosteverythingrelatedtothelifeofthecommonpeople.Takethosereflectingthegeographicenvironmentofpeople’sinhabitationsasexample,Britainisacountrywithsmalllandareabutalongcoastline;somanyEnglishidiomsarerelevanttotheocean.PeopleinBritainalwayscomparefishtothepeople.Forexample,theyuse‘coldfish’todescribeapersonwhoisindifferenttosomethingand‘feellikeafishoutofwater’toexpressafeelingthatisuncomfortableandunnatural.
Peoplealwayswrotedownthelessonstheygotfromtheirexperience,justastheidiom‘whohasnevertastedbitterknowsnotwhatissweet’tellingthepeopleifyoudon’tundergohardships,youwillneverknowwhathappinessis.
Atthebeginningofhumansociety,owingtothelowproductivityandlackoffurtherknowledgeofmostcommonphenomenaofthesocietyatcertainstage,peoplealwaysheldakindofbeliefinsomeimaginarythingsorpower.Peoplebelievedthatthereexistedanotherworldintheheavenwheretheimmortalslivedandtowhichtheirancestorswouldgoafterdeath.Theyregardeditasacarefreeplacewherehappinesslivespermanently.Thus,whentheywereintroubleorsufferedfromhardships,theywouldrelytheirhopetogoodfortuneongoingtothecarefreeplaceorafterlifewhichtheyfirmlybelievedtoexist.Somanyidiomsareaboutpeople’sreligionsorbeliefs.Forinstance,thereisanidiom‘manproposes,goddisposes’.BecausepeopleinthewesterncountriesconsiderthatGodisalmighty,andhumanbeingsarepaltrybeforeGod.‘Aspooraschurchmouse’indicatesthatsomebodyisaspoorasthemouseinthechurchwhereeverythinghadbeenwashedclean.
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