英汉习语的文化和翻译

The Culture and Translation of Idiomatic Phrases

英汉习语具有强烈的文化特征,翻译习语时要处理好语言和语境的矛盾,不仅要译出原语习语的形象、喻义,还要译出其民族特色和地域色彩。本文结合一些英汉习语翻译的例子,从文化角度探讨了习语翻译的策略和方法。

Language is the carrier of culture,and therefore,when a text is translated,its underlying meaning should be laid bare.The author,on the basis of the translated examples,analyzes the difficulties of iiomatic phrases,and comments on the strategies and techniques employed by the translator.