英语动词拟人转义的语用特点及翻译

英语中有时以客观事物或抽象名词为主语 ,谓语却用描写人的动作、行为等方面的动词 ,这种现象称为“动词拟人”。拟人是作者将自己作为人的心理感受转移到了非人的物体、事物上 ,动词拟人能使无灵名词所表达的事物具有人的情感、情态或动作 ,使抽象的概念具体化 ,使静止的物体具有动态的人格化效果。由于中英文的思维方法、表达方式和具体语境的不同 ,英语动词拟人转义在翻译时要注意使用不同的方法。

Pragmatic Features and Translation of the English Verbal Personification Connotation

Verbal personification connotation is so called because in English there are some sentences whose subjects are subjective things or abstract nouns, but whose verbs are those generally used to describe human beings' actions or feelings. This kind of expression can make the still things dynamic and active as humans, and it can also make the inanimate nouns have the feelings of human beings. Therefore, different translation methods are to be employed to suit the various discourse contexts.