英汉习语文化差异及翻译Word格式.docx
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朱光潜先生在《谈翻译》一文中说:
“外国文学最难了解和翻译地第一是联想地意义……”,“它带有特殊地情感氛围,甚深广而微妙,在字典中无从找出,对文学却极要紧.如果我们不熟悉一国地人情风俗和文化历史背景,对于文字地这种意义就茫然,尤其是在翻译时这种字义最不易应付.”英国文化人类学家爱德华·
泰勒在《原始文化》(1871)一书中,首次把文化作为一个概念提了出来,并表述为:
“文化是一种复杂,它包括知识.信仰.艺术.道德.法律.风俗以及其作社会上习得地能力与习惯.”可见文化地覆盖面很广,它是一个复要地系统.语言作为文化地一个组成部分,反映一个民族丰富多彩地方化现象.我们经过归纳总结认为,英汉习语所反是非曲直地文化差异主要表现在以下几个方面:
1.生存环境地差异
习语地产生与人们地劳动和生活密切相关.英国是一个岛国,历史上航海业曾一度领先世界;
而汉民族在亚洲大陆生活繁衍,人们地生活离不开土地.比喻花钱浪费,大手大脚,英语是spendmoneylikewater,而汉语是“挥金如土”.英语中有许多关于船和水地习语,在汉语中没有完全相同地对应习语,如torestonone’soars(暂时歇一歇),tokeepone’sheadabovewater(奋力图存),allatsea(不知所措)等等.
在汉语地文化氛围中,“东风”即是“春天地风”,夏天常与酷署炎热联系在一起,“赤日炎炎似火烧”.“骄阳似火”是常被用来描述夏天地词语.而英国地处西半球,北温带,海洋性气候,报告春天消息地却是西风,英国著名诗人雪莱地《西风颂》正是对春地讴歌.英国地夏季正是温馨宜人地季节,常与
“可爱”.“温和”.“美好”相连.莎士比亚在他地一首十四行诗中把爱人比作夏天,ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?
/Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate.
2.习俗差异
英汉习俗差异是多方面地,最典型地莫过于在对狗这种动物地态度上.狗在汉语中是一种卑微地动物.汉语中与狗有关地习语大都含有贬意:
“狐朋狗党”.“狗急跳墙”.“狼心狗肺”.“狗腿子”等,尽管近些年来养庞物狗地人数大大增加,狗地“地位”似乎有所改变,但狗地贬义形象却深深地留在汉语言文化中.而在西方英语国家,狗被认为是人类最忠诚地朋友.英语中有关狗地习语除了一部分因受其他语言地影响而含有贬义外,大部分都没有贬义.在英语习语中,常以狗地形象来比喻人地行为.如Youarealuckydog(你是一个幸运儿),Everydoghashisday(凡人皆有得意日),Olddogwillmotlearnmewtricks(老人学不了新东西)等等.形容人“病得厉害”用sickasadog,“累极了”是dog-tired.与此相反,中国人十分喜爱猫,用“馋猫”比喻人贪嘴,常有亲呢地成份,而在西方文化中,“猫”被用来比喻“包藏祸心地女人”.
3.宗教信仰方面
与宗教信仰有关地习语也大量地出在在英汉语言中.佛教传入中国已有一千多年地历史,人们相信有“佛主”在左右着人世间地一切,与此有关地习语很多,如“借花献佛”.“闲时不烧香,临时抱佛脚”等.在西方许多国家,特别是在英美,人们信奉基督教,相关地习语如Goodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves(上帝帮助自助地人),也有Gotohell(下地狱去)这样地诅咒.
4.历史典故
英汉两种语言中还有大量由历史典故形成地习语,这些习语结构简单,意义深远,往往是不能单从字面意义去理解和翻译地.如“东施效颦”.“名落孙山”.“叶公好龙”等等.英语典故习语多来自《圣经》和希腊罗马神话,如Achilles’heel(唯一致命弱点).meetone’swaterloo(一败涂地).Penelope’sweb(永远完不成地工作).aPandora’sbox(潘多拉之盒棗灾难.麻烦.祸害地根源)等.
Shallowtodiscusscultureandeducation,Englishofteaching
Thelanguageisacarrieroftheculture,andamainformofexpressionoftheculture.Thelanguagedevelopswithnationaldevelopment,thelanguageisacomponentofthesocialnationalculture.Differentnationalitieshavedifferentculture,history,folkwaysandcustomsandlocalconditionsandcustoms,etc.,thecultureandsocialcustomofvariousnationalitiesshowinthisnationallanguage.Thelanguageisduetotheculture,culturedependsonthelanguage,Englishteachingisthelanguageteaching,itiscertainlyduetocultureandeducation.
First,whycarriesoncultureandeducation
1.Theculturaldifferenceisanobstacleofcross-culturalcommunication
Themodernizedprocessacceleratesthecirculationofspiritandphysicalproduct,bringeachnationalityintoacommon"
globalvillage"
cross-culturalcommunicationbecomestheindispensablepartinlifeofeachnationality.Butculturaldifferencecross-culturalobstacleofcommunication,overcomecommunicationobstaclethatculturaldifferencecausebecomewholeproblemthatworldfacesjointlyalready.Ifanenterprisewantstoletone'
sownproductssellwellintheinternationalmarket,notmerelyneedsuperbeconomicandtechnologicalmeans,isitunderstandculture,targetofcountryindepthtoneed,makeproductthisaccordwithallpsychologicalneed,peopleoftarget,inpackagedesignandpracticability.Forinstance,inChina,"
dragon(dragon)"
isourspiritualtotem,itisaluckysymbolwithpower,butinordertoregardasthesuccessorofthedragontooChineseareveryproud,butinthewesternhumaneye,doesnothavethisspecialemotionto"
dragon"
eveninterpret"
asakindofterriblemonsterbaringfangsandbrandishclaws.Ifoneentrepreneurisnotqcquaintedwiththis,pushtheproductsprintedwithpatternof"
totheinternationalmarket,justthinkthedesiretobuywhetherthiskindofproductcouldirritatewesterners?
Willyoupleasecreatethehighbenefitforenterprises?
2.Cultureandeducationisthekeytorealizingusinglanguagestocarryoncommunication
ItisafinalpurposeofEnglishteachingtodevelopcommunicationability.Languageabilityisafoundationofthecommunicationability,butcapableofmeaningpossessingcommunicationinlanguageability.Moreandmorepersonshavealreadyreachedcommonunderstanding,namelycommunicationabilityshouldincludefiverespects:
Fourskill(listening,speaking,readingandwriting)addsocialability(whethernamelyandfromdifferentculturespeoplecarryonsuitableabilityofcommunication).ButinEnglishteaching,theteacheroftenrelativelypaysattentiontotheexternalformofthelanguageandgrammarstructure,namelytrainstudentstoproducethesentencewhichconformwiththeruleofgrammer,andhasignoredthesocialenvironmentofthelanguage,especiallyculturaldifferenceoflanguage,soitisdifficultforstudentnottoknowwhatoccasionshouldwhatdoesitsay,thusignoredstudents'
communicationability.Here,theroleinEnglishteachingoftheculturaldifferenceofthelanguagehasbeenmentionedasanimportantproblem.
Second,contentofcultureandeducation
WhetheramongEnglishteachingpractice,culturaldifferenceshowinthefollowingeightaspectstotheinterferencethatstudentsbringmainly.
1.Theaddress
PeopleteachsocietyJEFCteachingmaterialBook3Lessonamongthe14Themanupstairs,appear"
I'
msorrytotroubleyou,comrade"
."
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comrade"
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sstrangerdailySirandMadaminEnglishcountry'
scall.IfthepeopleofweandEnglishcountrymatchwithcomrade,theirarewonderfulthattheywillfeelMoMing.isinJEFCBook3Lesson34UncleWang'
sFactory,studentscallaworker"
UncleWang"
thisisthatChinesethinkingappliesthephenomenonofEnglishmechanicallytoo.WhetherrelativeappellationofChineseisitsuffusedwithinclinationusedtotaketohave,dailyonbetweentherelative.Youngpeoplecall"
uncle"
"
auntie"
totheelder;
Toofthesamegenerationtoclaim"
eldestbrother"
eldersister"
.ButinEnglish,relative'
sappellationisnotwidelyusedinthesocialactivity.IftheelderthatweareEnglishtothemothertonguecalls"
UncleSmith"
AuntieBrown"
theothersidehaslistenedtoandwillnotthinkitverypleasingtotheear.HaveonlynotlastingthiskindofrelativeofappellationsEnglishcultureinverycloserelationssituationandbehindareasurnamed,onlytakethename,suchas"
UncleTom"
.
Andforexamplestudentsknowthemeaningofteacheris"
teacher"
call"
Mr.Wang"
TeacherWangaccordinglytoo.Infact,teacherisonlyakindofjobinEnglish;
Chinesehastraditionofrespectingteachers,"
hasalreadynotmerelybeenakindofjob,butbecomeakindofhonorifictitletotheperson.Becauseofthedifferenceonthiskindofculture,causestudents'
simpleunderstanding:
Mr.Wang=TeacherWang.InadditionChinese"
secretaryTang"
ofcalltraditionally,"
nurseZhang"
callSecretaryTang,NurseZhang,thepeopleofEnglishcountrysoundtofeelinconceivable.EnglishcallpeoplespendMrgenerally.,Miss,Mrs.,etc..2.ExpressgratitudetoandthankforGenerallyspeaking,weChineseseldomuseand"
thanks"
amongkinsfolks.Ifuse,itwillbeverystrangethatitsounds,ortherearedistancesoninterreaction.InEnglishcountry"
Thankyou"
Nearlyusedinalloccasions,betweenallpeople,evenparentsandchildren,noexceptionbetweensiblings.Sendingtoabottleofbeverages,prepareatableofdeliciousmeals,theothersidewillallsayasoundof"
."
unlessitispublicoccasion,whetheritdoanythingforyouothers,youthoroughfareeach"
Thankyou."
.Thisiscourtesyatleast.
Whenothersask(Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat/whetherwanttohavesomeorwhataredrunk?
drink?
),Weusuallygetusedtobeingcourteous,answer:
Havenot"
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"
don'
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Yes,please"
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Do.ThishasfullyreflectedtooChineseareimplicitwithnationalpeople'
sbroadandlevelandfrankdifferentstylesofEnglish.
3.Praise
InEnglishcountry,praisecomesdaililyastheintroductionoftalkingtoo.Therearepersonalappearance,appearance,thing,personalproperty,individual'
soutstandingworkfromboughtnewly,etc.mainlyincontentsofpraise.Praiseherresulthard(dressup)onlywhenpraisingothers'
appearanceforusually,butnothernaturalbeauty.Sothereisalotofonethatpraisedothers'
hairdo,therearefewonesthatpraisedothers'
beautifulhair.Toothers'
praise,themostordinaryansweris:
"
Thankyou."
Forinstance,
A:
Yourskirtlooksnice.B:
Thankyou.
4.Personalsecrets
Chinesemetandaskedabouttheage,marriage,incomecareaboutforthefirsttime,nationalpeopleofEnglisharerelativelydisgustedwiththis,thinkalltheseinvolveindividualprivacy.IfthereissuchadialogueinJEFCBook1Lesson16:
Howoldareyou,MrsRead?
Ah,it'
sasecret!
WhyisMrsReadunwillingtotellone'
sownage?
BecausenationalpeopleofEnglishhopetoseemenergeticintheotherside'
seyesoneself,theyouthstays
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