颜色词的翻译方法总结.doc

A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Colour Terms and Translation Techniques Abstract: With the development of globalization and the intensified international contacts, it is more and more necessary to learn cultures of different countries. Colour terms in Chinese and English are influenced by the cultural development in their societies. Because of the complexity and variety of both vocabularies, the disposition of colour terms in translation from Chinese into English and vice versa is undoubtedly a matter of great importance. Moreover, mastering colour terms’ translation improves the abilities of translation practice and promotes cross-cultural communication. This thesis, targeting at improving translation proficiency and promoting cross-cultural communication, makes a careful analysis of colour terms, including its definition, history in English and Chinese, translation difficulties and translation techniques. Key Words: culture differences; translation techniques; colour terms Ⅰ.Introduction Color is an important area for people to understand the world. Colour has not only the physical attributes, but has cultural connotations. Language is a product of culture, while colour terms are closely related to the characteristics of the national culture. Different ethnic groups in the development of a long historical evolution formed different national customs, social psychology, thinking and behavior habits, and so on, which lead to the cultural differences. Therefore, different nationalities have their own colour preferences, their feelings of the colour are not entirely consistent, and their use and expression of the colours also have some certain differences. Sometimes, the same colour has different meaning because of special surroundings and different cultures. This paper attempts to make a comparative study of the translation of the colour terms in Chinese and English. Only by deepening the understanding of the differences of the colour te