英语翻译中的文化因素的影响.ppt

What is translation What is culture Different religious beliefs Social Customs Different Historical Background Examples analysis The Influence of Cultural Factors in English-Chinese Translation --By Cook, Leo, Radar, Sam, Buddha Jay What is translation The concept of translation in the dictionary: the process of changing something that is written or said into another language.( Oxford) Translation, essentially, is the faithfully representation in one language of what is written or said in another.( A Course in Translation between English and Chinese ) Translation is rendering of ideas or concepts from one language into another, the faithful representation in the target language of what is written of said in original language. What is translation Translation is a science, an art, a craft or skill. Translation is a kind of intercultural communication, which must based on a culture. Because translation deals with two deferent language which is a kind of mark that carries cultural information. What is culture? Definition in dictionary: the customs and beliefs, art, way of life and social organization of particular country or group. What is culture Culture is considered to be a complex term, and a variety of anthropologists and researchers have defined it in various way. Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, customs and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Edward Tylor Culture embraces all the manifestations of social habits of a community, the reactions of the individual as affected by the habits of the group in which he lives, and the product of human activities as determined by these habits ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―Franz Boas ― What is culture Culture is what makes you a stranger when you’re away from home ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―Philip Bock Culture is a well-organized unity divided into two fundamental aspects ―a body of artifacts and a syst