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英文学院研究生学期课程论文 课程名称 英 语 语 言 学 概 论 学 期 2014-2015学年第1学期 学号 201420324 姓名 专 业 外国语言学及应用语言学 研究方向 翻译与翻译研究 学生类别 硕 士 生 任课教师 姜 亚 军 成 绩  Cultural Differences in the Translation of English and Chinese Idioms by Yan Tiantian School of English Studies Xian International Studies University Xi’an, China 2015 1. Introduction Language is the carrier of culture. Both English and Chinese language has a long history. They have a large number of idioms, they are implicitly, humor, serious and elegant. Chinese and English speaking countries especially Great Britain have a long history of languages and the background of cultures. Most of idioms are vivid, carrying strong local color or national features. Some of them are explicit; some are implicit and can arouse varieties of associations; some may contain more than one meaning and must be judged from the context. If language is the minor of culture, idioms, as the essence of language, are the quintessence of culture. Therefore, the quality of translation largely depends on the translation of idioms. Translation is a rendering from one language into another, i.e. the faithful representation in one language of what is written or said in another language. While idioms are a very important part of any language, and idiom translation plays an important role in translation. Idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements. Idioms include colloquialisms, proverbs, slangs and so on. When we translate idioms from Chinese into English or English into Chinese, we should know the cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms. 2. Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Idioms Idioms translation is an intercultural activity, therefore, we should take cu