从“Man Proposes,God Disposes”到“谋事在人,成事在天”——分析其中西文化的内涵

On Cultural Connotations of Man Proposes, God Disposes and “谋事在人,成事在天”

谚语是语言的词汇单位。它以其精练、短小、幽默、风趣且富于哲理性的特征而为人们所接受、应用。作为传承、记载文化与语言的基本工具之一,它在人们的日常生活中起着举足轻重的作用。但是,从另一个角度而言,谚语的产生与存在又受孕育其的特有历史文化背景制约,并在一定程度上折射特定地域、特定历史时期、特定民族所特有的民俗民风等文化信息。笔者通过对"Man proposes,God disposes"与"谋事在人,成事在天"的分析,探讨了中英这两个谚语产生的社会背景和意义,并阐述了中英文谚语都富有文化内涵的基本观点。

Proverbs, the building units of a language, have been accepted and put to use by people with their concise, short, humorous, witty and philosophical characteristics. As one of the basic tools for inheriting and documenting culture and language, they play an important role in people's daily lives. On the other hand, proverbs are constrained by their unique historical and cultural backgrounds, and to some extent reflect specific geography, history, customs and other cultural information. By analyzing Man proposes, God disposes and “谋事在人,成事在天”, this essay discusses the social background of their origin and significance and reiterates the basic viewpoint that both Chinese and English proverbs have cultural connotation.