翻译论文英汉谚语译的跨文化研究.doc

Contents Abstract 2 内 容 摘 要 3 1. Introduction 3 1.1?Significance of Studying English-Chinese Proverb Translation. 3 2. Proverbs and Cultures 4 2.1.?Definitions of Proverb and Culture 4 2.2.?Origins of Proverbs 5 2.2.1 Proverbs Originating from Human Experiences 6 2.2.2 Proverbs Originating from Literary Works 7 2.2.3 Proverbs Originating from Religions 7 2.3.?Cross-cultural Communication and Proverb Translation 8 2.3.1 Cross-cultural Communication 8 2.3.2. Relationship between Cross-cultural Communication and Proverb Translation 8 3. Proverb Translation: A Real Challenge to Translators 9 3.1.?Limitation of Proverb Translation 10 3.2?Feasible Methods Concerning Proverb Translation 11 3.2.1 Literal Translation 11 3.2.2 Literal Translation with Footnotes 12 3.2.3 Literal Translation of Proverbs with the Addition of Explanatory Phrase 13 3.2.4 Free Translation 14 3.3. Cross-cultural Communication Competence in Proverb Translation 14 4. Conclusion 15 Reference 16 A Research on English-Chinese Proverb Translation: From the perspective of Cross-cultural Communication Abstract Proverbs are generally considered as brief, witty sayings in common use that convey morals. They are the crystallization of the wisdom, feelings and experience of all nations. And they play an indispensable role in the transmission of culture. Therefore, the understanding and translation of proverbs are very important. The advancement of science and technology, especially that of information technology and the frequent communication of people make cross-culture communication a prominent feature of our present era. Through communication we can learn from each other, promote understanding, and share the common fruits of civilization. Translation has taken over the responsibility of narrowing the cultural distance between nations. Nowadays, both English, the most widely used language and Chinese, which is spoken the largest population, have abundant proverbs in them. Although discussion on Chinese a