Application of Domestication and Alienation in the Translation of Enigmatic Folk Simile 英语专业毕业论文.doc

Application of Domestication and Alienation in the Translation of Enigmatic Folk Simile Introduction Language is the carrier of culture, on one hand culture is based on language, and language plays a great role in culture. On the other hand, language is also influenced by culture, and they are interdependent and interactional to each other. Chinese enigmatic folk simile, treasure of Chinese culture, is a special form of Chinese idioms. It is created by laboring people in their daily life, with a strong national cultural color. Meanwhile enigmatic folk simile also has a unique structure, and its language is brief but full of humor. Owing to this, Chinese enigmatic folk simile spreads widely among Chinese people and it is favored by ordinary people. With the trend of the globalization continuing to strengthen, international cultural communication all over the world is also deepened. Foreigners have raised a hit on learning Chinese culture recent years, as essence of Chinese culture, Chinese enigmatic folk simile needs to be learned. And learning Chinese enigmatic folk simile can not only deepen the understanding of Chinese culture, but also contribute to spreading of Chinese culture all over the world widely. So it is particularly important for the translation of Chinese enigmatic folk simile. However, due to the unique form of language, it is difficult to find the appropriate way to explain it in another language. Therefore, translation of enigmatic folk simile has become a difficult point of academia. How to reproduce language features of Chinese enigmatic folk simile and its rich cultural significance is a problem worth exploring. In 1995, the strategy of domestication and alienation was put forward by Lawrence Venuti who was a famous American translation expert. Since then the strategy had been widely used in various fields of translation, greatly facilitating the communication of international culture. This paper intends to find appropriate methods to the trans