英语毕业论文2011.docVIP

On Amplification from the Perspective of Contrast between English and Chinese By Yang Zhihe Abstract：English and Chinese are different in expression. In order to express the original meaning clearly and make the version accord to the conformity and habit of Chinese expressions idiomatically, amplification is sometimes used. The translators can mostly develop their summarizing ability and logic and achieve satisfying effect in expression and rhetoric when amplification is used. This paper based on translation theories, is stated from the differences between English and Chinese. Whats more, it will illuminate the definition, essence and importance of amplification. Several types of amplification will be listed and some vivid and typical instances of translation will be given. Key words： Amplification; difference; skill Introduction In Chinese-English translation, the beginners are always anxious about their poor and unsmooth version. The reason comes from many aspects. But the most important one is that they havent mastered the difference between the two languages, nor the different language forms expressing the same content. And they havent understood the different national thinking models from different language structures, and failed to use their characteristics self-consciously to guide translation practice. 揕anguage is the most typical and important symbol system. One who is engaged in translation research and practice can not avoid comparing source language with target language in the following three aspects, that is, semantic relation between language symbols and the things being described, grammatical relation between symbol and symbol, and pragmatic connotation between symbol and the symbol users. Just as many researches have showed, English and Chinese are quite different in the above three aspects. From the aspect of semantics, the coverage of the same word from the two languages and the thing it describes are not always in accord. As for the sen