Abstract This thesis aims to discuss the cultural differences of translating English and Chinese idioms。 This paper expounds the causes of cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms from the perspectives of history, geography, humanity, custom, religion and so on。 Then, it discusses how to deal with the translation of English and Chinese idioms underlying the cultural differences and mainly manifested in two aspects: metaphorical characteristics and allusions characteristics。 Then it summarizes some general translation methods of idioms, such as literal translation, liberal translation, amplification in translation and transferred translation。 76435

Keywords: English and Chinese idioms; cultural differences; translation methods

摘要论文旨在探讨英汉习语在翻译中的文化差异问题。本文先从英汉习语的历史地理，人文习俗，宗教文化等方面阐述英汉习语文化差异的原因。然后就如何处理英汉习语在翻译时出现的文化差异问题，分析了文化差异具体的表现形式，主要探讨两个方面的内容：喻体特征和典故特征。接着归纳了一些常用的习语翻译方法，即直译法，意译法，增补译法和转换译法。

毕业论文关键词：英汉习语；文化差异；翻译方法 

Contents

1。 Introduction1

2。 The Causes of Cultural Differences on English and Chinese Idioms1

2。1 Different Histories。。。2

2。2 Different Psychological Characters。3

2。3 Different Views of Cultural Values。。。。。。3

2。4 Different Religious Cultures。。。4

2。5 Different Living Environments。。。5

2。6 Different Conventions。6

3。 The Manifestations of Cultural Differences while Translating English and Chinese Idioms7

3。1 Distinctions of Metaphorical Characteristics。。7

3。2 Distinctions of Allusions Characteristics8

4。 Concrete Methods of Translation。。8

4。1 Literal Translation。。。9

4。2 Liberal Translation。。9

4。3 Amplification in Translation。。10

4。4 Transferred Translation。。11

5。 Conclusion。11

Works Cited。。。12

1。 Introduction 

This essay analyses and expounds the causes of cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms from the different perspectives, then mainly studies two kinds of manifestations of cultural differences while translating English and Chinese idioms and summaries some general specific approaches to the problems of cultural transmission in idiom translation。

The importance of studying idiom translation from the perspective of culture lies in the following aspects:论文网

In the first place, we know that idioms have many cultural connotations。 The research for English and Chinese idioms mainly includes these aspects, such as histories, psychological characters, views of cultural values, religions, living environments and conventions。 Only when we analyze idioms from these different perspectives can we achieve the basically right translation of idioms。 The translation of idioms has no fixed standard or mode and different scholars may have different measures。 But we concluded some general strategies of translation, for instance, literal translation, liberal translation, amplification in translation and transferred translation。 Therefore, when we translate the idioms, we must firstly master and use flexibly these general skills of translations。

In the second place, it is inevitable that cultural transmission will affect the English-Chinese/ Chinese-English idioms translation。 Idioms, the carrier of rich cultural information, are a vital part of language。 Because of the cultural difference, English and Chinese idioms have their own characteristics with strong national color and they serve as a bridge between different people and cultures。 Idioms are just like a huge mirror whereby we can see the kinds of cultural views of a nation。 In sum, a good translator is supposed to translate idioms underlying the culture。