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自中英习语中有关数字的翻译研究
分类号 ﻩﻩ ﻩﻩ 单位代码 ﻩ
密级ﻩﻩﻩﻩﻩﻩﻩ 学号0703210204ﻩﻩ
学生毕业论文
题目中英习语中有关数字的翻译研究
作者:
薛研
指 导 教师刘学 专业技术职称讲师 ﻩ (小三号,宋
学科(专业)英 语 答辩日期2011年5月
2011年 5月
TChinese andEnglishIdiomsRelatedtoNumber andTheirTranslations
AThesisPresented tothe
FacultyofForeignLanguageDepartment
Yulin University
InPartialFulfillment
of theRequirementsforthe Degree of
Bachelor ofArts
by
XueMiao
May,2011
Acknowledgements
Thisthesiswouldnothavebeencompletedwithout much generous assistance. First andforemost,forencouragement,support, andfrankcriticismatvariousstages ofthedevelopment of thisthesis,Ideeplyappreciate AssociateProfessor LiuXue,mysupervisor,whohasaffordedmevaluablescholarlyadviceandcorrected my paper patiently.
ManyheartfeltthanksalsogotoalltheprofessorsinEnglish DepartmentofYulinCollege,whohavegreatlybenefitedmy intellectualgrowththroughtheirinspiringlectures.
Iamgratefultomyclassmates,without whosecareandsupport I couldnothavecompletedthisthesis.
Abstract:
Idiomshave been studiedbymanypeoplefrommany respects.Thisthesisnumbers, and to discuss the translation strategies. As is known, numeral idioms are formed on the basis of a nation’s history, economy, culture, tradition and custom. Their meanings are beyond the simple sum of each word in the idioms, and much more profound than that of a single number. To correctly comprehend and properly translate numeral idioms calls for a wide range of background knowledge concerning the culturalelements in both source language and target language.Thisthesisstudies theorigin ofChineseandEnglishidiomsrelatedtonumbersanddiscussesthestrategiesoftranslatingChinese andEnglishidiomsrelatedtonumberssothatpeoplefrom twocountiescanunderstand andcommunicatewell.
Keywords:
idioms;numbers;translationstrategies
摘要:
习语已经被很多人从不同方面研究过。
本文主要研究中英习语中的数字以及它们的翻译技巧。
众所周知, 有关数字的习语是在一个国家历史、经济、文化、传统、习俗的基础上形成的,所以,习语中数字的意思要比一个单独的数字的意思要深刻。
为了能够准确地理解并恰当的翻译中英习语中的数字习语,需要对原语言和目的语言的背景做充分的了解。
本文通过对中英数字习语的来源以及它们四种翻译技巧的研究,让人们更准确地翻译中英数字习语,从而使中英两国人民能有更好的理解及交流。
关键词:
习语 数字翻译
TableofContents
Acknowledgementsﻩi
AbstractinEnglishﻩii
AbstractinChineseﻩiii
1Introductionﻩ1
1.1DefinitionofChinese andEnglishidioms1
1.2 TheoriginofChineseandEnglishidioms relatedtonumbers1.2.1Fromhistoryperspective……………………………..
1.2.2From customperspective
2Chinese andEnglishidiomsrelatedto numbers...................
2.1 ChineseandEnglishidioms related tonumbers
2.2 Comparisonof Chinese andEnglishidiomsrelatedto
numbers.
2.3Connotations of Chineseand Englishidiomsrelatedto
numbers
3 StrategiesforthetranslationsofChineseand Englishidioms relatedtonumbers9
3.1Literal Translation
3.2FreeTranslation
3.3Replacementofnumerals
3.4Accession oromissionof numerals
4 Some problemsexisting inthe translationsofChineseandEnglishidiomsrelatedtonumbersand theirsolutions
4.1 SimilarCounterpartinthe TargetLanguagewith DifferentUseinContext
4.2HardtoMaintainNationalFlavorofNumericalIdioms
5Conclusions
References22
Chineseand EnglishIdiomsRelatedtoNumber andTheirTranslations
1 Introduction
Thisthesisconsistsoffour parts.First,itstudiestheconceptofidioms,andalso themainoriginandunderstandingsofChineseandEnglish idiomsrelated tonumbers.Second,itgivesthe comparisonandcontrast of Chinese andEnglishidiomsrelated tonumbersandtheir culturalconnotations.Thethirdpartisthebodyofthethesis.Itlistssomepracticalexamplesandanalyzesthespecific translatingskills.Finallyitdemonstratessomedifficultiesandproblemsinthetranslation ofChinese and English idiomsrelatedtonumbers andtheirsolutions.
.
1.1DefinitionofChineseandEnglishidioms
1.1.1Definition of Chineseand Englishidioms
Manydefinitions ofidioms aregivenindifferentdictionaries. It isfoundthatthedefinition from Merriam-Webster’sCollegiateDictionary(TenthEdition)ismorereasonable andauthoritative,whichgoes likethis:
Idiom is”an expressionin theusageofalanguagethatispeculiarto itselfeither grammaticallyorinhavingameaningthatcannot bederivedfromtheconjoinedmeanings ofitselements.”
From thisdefinition,somecharacteristicofidiomscan besummarized:
Oneisthatanexpressioncanrefertoeither aphraseorasentence.Thenextisthattheexpressionusedin alanguage mustbepeculiartoitselfeitheringrammaror inmeaning. And thelastoneisthatits meaning isnotclear fromthemeaningofitsindividualwordsandmustbelearntasa wholeunit.
Thetypicalidiomsare“胸有成竹”and “spill thebeans”,whichcannotbeunderstoodfromthe individualwords.
1.1.2 Definitionofidiomsrelatedto numbers
Onthe basisofthe above definitionofidiom,numericalidiom inthisstudyis definedastheidiomcontainingnumbers.Forinstance,耳目一新,二龙戏珠,三顾茅庐,四通八达,五谷丰登,六亲不认,onebyone,in twotwos, threecheers, give somebodyfive, at sixesandsevens,have nine livesandtento one.
1.2 The originsofChineseand Englishidiomsrelatedto numbers
1.2.1From historyperspective
Thedifferent historicalbackgroundsof theEnglishandChinesepeopleshaveprovidedrichandvaried materialsfor theirnumericalidioms,andconsequentlygiveanationalcolortothenumericalidiomsin thetwo languages.
Chinese numericalidioms
In thefollowingidiomsitisevidentthatthehistoricaleventscontributemuch totheirdistinctive nationalfeatures.
1)三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮(Threecobblerswiththeirwits combinedequalZhu geliangthemastermind---the wisdomofthemasses exceedsthatofthewisestindividual)
In the Periodof ThreeKingdoms,ZhuGeliang wasPrime Minister of Shuandverytalentedstatesmanandthenbecame the symbolofwisdom.
2)三顾茅庐(tocallonsomebody threetimestoshowone’ssincerity)
This idiom comes from“Romance oftheThree Kingdoms.” Liu Beimadethree personalcallsatthethatchedcottage whereZhugeLiangwaslivingto solicithis helptoconquerthecountryanditwas duringthelastcallthatZhugeLiangpromisedto help him.
Englishnumericalidioms
Compared with Chinesehistoricalevents,English-speakingcountries havetheir ownhistory,which has muchtodowithEnglish numerical idioms.The following aresomeexamples regarding theirown distinctive history:
1)Romewas not builtin oneday(ittakes time,patience,andhard worktodoa difficultorimportantjob).
2)Sixofone andhalfadozenofthe other
Thefirst Englishnumericalidiom wascreatedin the PeriodofRomanConquest, whilethesecondone wasproduced afterDenmarkConqueredEngland.
1.2.2From customperspective
Chinaand English-speaking countries havetheirown socialcustoms,whichare verycrucialto theformofnumericalidiomsinthesetwocountries.
Chinesenumericalidioms
1)三媒六证(throughthreenegotiatorsandthesendingof the six kindsofbridalgifts---marriageaccording toall thetraditionalrules)
2)三从四德(The Three Obedience’s, tofather beforemarriage, tohusbandaftermarriage, andtosonwhenwidowed,andtheFourVirtues,morality, properspeech,modestmanner anddiligentwork---spiritualfetters imposedonwomenin feudalsociety)
Intheabove examples, thefirst twoareabout thesocialcustomsofChina,.
Englishnumericalidioms
aninedays’wonder(apersonoreventthatattractsalotofnoticeandisthesubjectofmuch talkforashort time butissoonforgotten)Thisidiomcomesoutof thecustom of theancient Rome.Romanregardedtheabnormalphenomenoninthenatureas thebad omen.Asaconsequence,inordertopreventmisfortune,theRomanCatholic Church wouldholdanine-dayreligiousritual to prayfor goodluck, whichwasalso known as “novena”. Butno onewouldtalk aboutitafterthe endingof thenine-daypraying.
Fromtheexampleabove,itcanbeseenthatit isclosely related tothesocialcustoms.
2ChineseandEnglish idiomsrelatedtonumbers
2.1ComparisonofChineseandEnglishidioms relatedtonumbers
2.1.1SimilaritiesofEnglishand Chinese NumericalIdioms
Astothecontainslang, range ofEnglish andChinesenumericalidioms,bothof these twolanguagesproverbs
2.1.1.1Range
Slang
Slangisacolorful,alternativevocabulary.It bristleswithhumor,vituperation. Soin everyday use,itisnecessary forthelearnertomasteracertainamountofslang,includingsomeslangwithnumbers.InChinese,slangisnotas popularasinEnglish, thenumber of which is onlya few,for example:
(1)four-letter man一aslow-witted man
(2)teno'clockscholar一a floppystudent
(3)二百五住一a bold or stupid fellow
Proverbs
Humanexperiences andobservationsof theworld areinmany respectssimilar.In spiteofthedissimilar culturalbackgroundsofthe Chinese andtheEnglish-speaking peoples,the numberusedinproverbswithnumbersinthetwolanguagesissurprisingly approximate.Consider thefollowing:
(4)百闻不如一见一SeeingisBelieving.
(5)一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳一
Once bittenbyasnake,one shiesatcoiledropefortenyears;hethathasbeen bittenbyaserpentisafraidof rope.
2.1.2Differences
2.1.2.2Cultural differences
This partexplorestheculturaldifferencesincluding thefollowing6aspects:
religiousbeliefs,aestheticperceptions, historicalevents,classicalworks,mythologies,andsocialcustoms andlivingconditions.
Differentreligiousbeliefs
Religionplaysavery importantroleinbothChineseandEnglishnumericalidioms.
Mostexpertsagreethat religionhasendeavoredtoexplainthosenotionsabout lifethat couldnotbeunderstood. AccordingtoNanda(1994),religion”dealswiththenatureoflifeanddeath,thecreationof theuniverse, theorigin ofsocietyand
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