英汉词汇的文化意义与翻译之我见

On Cultural Meaning and Translation of English and Chinese Vocabulary

词汇与文化有着密切的联系。词汇的文化意义包括内涵意义、风格意义、情感意义、联想意义等与民族文化因素有关的意义。英语和汉语词汇反映出的文化特征通常有三种类型 ,存在着文化差异的主要有九个方面。我们只有了解和理解了这些词汇之间的文化差异 。

Vocabulary has a close connection with culture . The cultural meaning of vocabulary includes connotational meaning , stylistic meaning , emotional meaning , associable meaning and meaning connected with ethnic cultures. There are normally three types in English and Chinese vocabulary reflecting cultural characteristics , and there are nine aspects in cultural differences . Communication obstacles can be overcome by knowing and understanding the cultural differences between these vocabulary.