The development or the spread of any kind of language depends on a certain cultural background.As a part of Chinese culture,idioms are full of Chinese custom,Chinese culture and Chinese thinking style of Chinese peopl...The development or the spread of any kind of language depends on a certain cultural background.As a part of Chinese culture,idioms are full of Chinese custom,Chinese culture and Chinese thinking style of Chinese people.How do we translate them into English when we encounter such special Chinese expressions,which always appear in the Chinese daily life? It is hard to fix one or two strategies when we translate.During the process of translating Chinese idioms,we may adopt some main translation strategies such as literal translation,free translation,addition and borrowing.展开更多
文摘The development or the spread of any kind of language depends on a certain cultural background.As a part of Chinese culture,idioms are full of Chinese custom,Chinese culture and Chinese thinking style of Chinese people.How do we translate them into English when we encounter such special Chinese expressions,which always appear in the Chinese daily life? It is hard to fix one or two strategies when we translate.During the process of translating Chinese idioms,we may adopt some main translation strategies such as literal translation,free translation,addition and borrowing.