论英汉比喻的文化差异及其翻译

认为不同民族有着不同的文化,而不同的文化之间既有联系又有区别.具有东西方通用性的喻体一旦与民族特定的心理因素、文化背景联系起来,在跨文化的言语交际中就会产生"超语言信息”.因此,为了达到等效翻译的目的,比喻中的文化差异必须引起高度重视.

On the Cultural Difference of Figures of Speech between English and Chinese and Their Translation

Different nationalities have different cultures and these cultures have similarities and dissimilarities. The figurative bodies which have universal characteristics both in the west and in the east will produce " information overstepping languages " in the inter cultural communication once they are concerned with the specific psychological elements and the cultural background of nationalities. Hence, the cultural difference in the similes and metaphors should be paid more attention to in the translation.