习语翻译中的异化和归化 --毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】?习语翻译中的异化和归化 【作者】陈 莉 【关键词】异化；归化；习语翻译 【指导老师】 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionTranslation is of great importance in learning a foreign language. Translation is a kind of activity which inevitably involves at least two languages and two kinds of cultures. Different views of language and culture determine different views about translation.?The cultural factors in translating are more significant than the purely linguistic differences. In Nida’s view:?“the most serious mistakes in translating are usually made not because of verbal inadequacy, but of wrong cultural assumptions.”1?Idioms are more typical and representative than other forms of language on reflecting the cultural diversity. Almost all languages have lots of idioms which are a reflection of the wisdom and various lives of people. Idioms are often colorful, expressive and thought-provoking. Thus they have been employed constantly either orally or in written forms. When we depict or describe something, it will be directly to the point if idioms are used. Thus, used properly, idioms will add life as well as vividness to one’s expression or illustration. On the contrary, without idioms language may become boring or even lifeless. Idioms carry the native cultures and ideas, so the understanding of idioms can lead people to a better understanding about a certain culture. Because idioms are short in form, rich in meaning and easy to be memorized, they are popular and used a lot in communication.?Generally, the most difficult thing in idiom translation centers on dealing with the cultural factors, for quite often one culture doesn’t correspond to another in many aspects. Thus arise various difficulties in idiom translation. There are mainly two ways used in the translation of idioms, foreignization and domestication which have been at least for a century at the heart of most translation controversies. Domestication has made a great contribution to idiom translation, making the translated script smooth a