Chapter5CulturalElements,KnowledgeandExperienceofTranslatorsinComprehension分析.ppt

Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Comprehension of the text is not the language decoding only, but the decoding of the culture as well. Translator: language ability; abundant knowledge, comprehension and expression of the relevant culture Culture: social system, ideational system, techno-economic system, linguistic system Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Language, then, is the heart within the body of culture, and it is the interaction between the two that results in the continuation of life-energy. In the same way that the surgeon, operating on the heart, cannot neglect the body that surrounds it, so the translator treats the text in isolation from the culture at his peril. (Susan Bassnett) Knowledge includes not only the things acquired but also the guidance for the acquisition of fresh information. Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Barking dogs never bite. 好叫的狗不咬人，坦率的人没坏心。 Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防城府深的人，小心表面平静的水。 Dog does not eat dog. 同室不操戈，同类不相残。 Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Dog eat dog. 人吃人，各人顾各人；你死我活的竞争。 The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. 说者自说，做者自做；我行我素，人言何干？ dogs in blankets 果酱布丁 Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Dogs that put up many hares kill none. 一狗同时追多兔，必然一只抓不住。 The dog that fetches will carry. 对你说人家坏话的人也会说你的坏话。 Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑巴狗最危险（寡言君子城府深）。 Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。 Fight dog, fight bear. 打到底；一不做，二不休；不获全胜不收兵。 Help a lame dog over a stile. 仗义勇为，救人于危难之中。 Chapter 5 Cultural Elements, Knowledge and Experience of Translators in Comprehension He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. 与狗同卧的人身上必有跳蚤。 keep a dog and bark oneslef 家有佣人而自己