词语的文化内涵与翻译Cultural Connotation of Words and Their Translation.doc

词语的文化内涵与翻译 Cultural Connotation of Words and Their Translation Abstract: This paper is about cultural connotation of words and their translation. Because of the different culture in the world, we may not understand the explicit meaning of a word. In this paper, we just discuss the comparison of the cultural connotation of words, and put forward some methods. Key words: cultural connotation of words and translation；non-equivalence；conceptual grouping；cultural background；and association-deviation 摘 要：词语的文化内涵与翻译，由于世界文化的差异，我们可能无法理解一个词的准确含义，并作准确的翻译。我们通过对词语文化内涵的比较分析，提出一些方法。 关键词：词语文化内涵与翻译 不对等 概念归类 文化背景 联想差异 As either literal translation or cultural translation is associated with two cultural contexts in which their cultural content is conveyed in two different languages. Undoubtedly, one of the basic principles of translation is to be faithful to the original. According to this principle, translation should first of all be faithful to the content of the original, with literal translation on how to convey in a precise way the original cultural connotation and how to interpret it on the basis of the native cultural perspective. From the above, to those who are interested in translation, literature translation in particular, an important topic for study is the culture value of language. And what is culture? “Culture consists of all the shared product of human society,”(Robertson, 1981) This means culture includes not only material things such as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things, such as ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages. In a word, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society. What’s more, culture is like an iceberg with a big part of its real substance hidden in the sea. “ Culture hides much more than it reveals, and strangely enough, what it hides, it hides most effectively from its own participants”（Kaplan, 1989）. Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider i