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Contents 独创声明…………………………………………………………………………ⅰ 内容来自www.paper51.com Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………ⅱ 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………….ⅲ copyright paper51.com 内容摘要……………………………………………………………………………………..ⅳ copyright paper51.com
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..1 内容来自www.paper51.com 2. The definition of idiom …………………………………………………………………2 内容来自www.paper51.com 3. The Relations among idioms, language,and culture ………………………………3 copyright paper51.com 4. English idioms and Chinese idioms……………………………………………………3 http://www.paper51.com 4.1 Englishidioms……………………………………………………………………….3 copyright paper51.com
4.2 Englishidioms features ………………………………………………………….…4 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 4.2.1 Pure idioms………………………………………………………………………..5 copyright paper51.com 4.2.2 Semi-idioms……………………………………………………………………….5 http://www.paper51.com 4.2.3 Literal idioms…………………………………………………………………….5 copyright paper51.com 4.3 Chineseidioms……………………………………………………………………….6 内容来自www.paper51.com
4.4Cultural similarities and differences between English and Chinese idioms .7 内容来自www.paper51.com 5. The difference of the view on numbers in idioms……………………………….8 内容来自www.paper51.com
5.1The number seven…………………………………………………………………...9 copyright paper51.com 5.2The number three……………………………………………………………………10 http://www.paper51.com
6. The methods of idioms translation …………………………………………………...12 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
6.1Translation by using similar idioms …………………………………………….12 内容来自www.paper51.com
6.2Literal translation or metaphorical change …………………………………….14 copyright paper51.com 6.3 Translationby omission …………………………………………………………..15 paper51.com 6.4Translation by paraphrase………………………………………………………….16 copyright paper51.com 7. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………17 http://www.paper51.com
References…………………………………………………………………………………….19 paper51.com
copyright paper51.com 1. Introduction copyright paper51.com Language is an intrinsic part of culture. Idioms are the essence of thelanguage. They have vivid images, concise expressions and strong culturalcharacteristics. Without idioms language would become dull and dry, whereas anappropriate use of them in speech and writing will add much to variety and vividnessof language. 内容来自www.paper51.com
The thesis attempts a brief comparative study of the culture of numbersin Chinese and English idioms and embodies the role of the culture in understandingand rendering and Chinese idioms. Numbers are not only used to show thequantity and the order of things but also exist in idioms as the method ofhyperbole or metaphor to make language vivid and lively. In the world ofscience, the function of numbers is to calculate. They stand for somethingaccurate, concrete and careful. However, in the daily life, their functionchanges a lot. In most cases, they do not show the order and the quantity, butrepresent abstract meanings. Because of the great influences of cultures,abstract meaning of numbers in idioms has great differences between Chinese andEnglish. 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
“Idioms usually carry more impart than non-idiomatic expressions becauseof their close identification with a particular language and culture.” (Nida,E.A 2001:28) As idioms hold an important position in language use, an adequatetranslation of idioms is not only helpful but also essential in interculturalcommunication. 内容来自www.paper51.com In a narrow sense, translation is an interlingual communicative activity.The birth of translation is a result of a strong need for communication betweenpeople speaking different languages. In all translating and interpreting thesource and target languages must be implicitly or explicitly compared. Thisthesis mainly aims to suggest a cultural approach to the translation of Chineseand English idioms expressions. Four methods are suggested in the thesis, whichwe think are the most important for translation of idioms. copyright paper51.com |