英语隐喻的内涵及汉译方法探析

An Analysis of English Metaphor and Corresponding Chinese Translation Methods

本文认为隐喻由广义与狭义之分。广义的隐喻无所不在,是人类“借此喻彼”的一种认知现象,它能增强人们对新事物的认识;狭义的隐喻是一种修辞格,目的是加深听者/读者对事物的了解,使其具有更强的表现力。本文就翻译如何保存英语隐喻鲜活的表现力,从隐喻结构及语义分析的角度,探求其内在的寓意、并提出相应的翻译方法,以期指导翻译活动。

The author of this article is of the opinion that metaphors are of two categories. The metaphor in a broad sense is everywhere available, which is a cognitive phenomenon to ＂use one thing to stand for another＂ and enhances our knowledge of new things. The metaphor in a narrow sense is a figure of speech, which deepens the hearer/reader＇ s understanding of things and makes discourse more expressive. The paper discusses ways of preserving the fresh expressiveness of English metaphors, tries to explore theirinnate allegorical meanings from the perspective of metaphorical structures and semantic analysis and puts forward corresponding methods of translation to guide the translating activities.