On the Chinese Translation of English Proverbs(浅析英语谚语中文翻译) 17页

-ContentsAbstract.2Introduction3Ⅰ.TheDefinitionofEnglishProverbs3Ⅱ.FactorsAffectingtheTranslationofEnglishProverbs4A.TheBackgroundofHistoryandCulture4B.TheEnvironmentofGeography5C.TheCustomesandHabits6D.TheBeliefsofReligion6E.MoralIdeas7F.Legends7Ⅲ.TheTranslatingMethodsofEnglishProverbs8A.LiteralTranslation8B.FreeTranslation9C.LiteralTranslationandFreeTranslation9D.RhetoricTranslation10E.EquivalentTranslation10Ⅳ.MattersinNeedofAttentionintheTranslationofEnglishProverbs.....................................................................................................................................11A.MakingtheTranslationEasytoRead11B.KeepingtheOriginalStyleoftheTextTranslated11C.KeepingLanguage"sFeatures11D.AvoidingCatchingtheMeaningofWordsLiterallyfromtheContext12Conclusion12Notes13Bibliography14Acknowledgements.......................................15.-- -Abstract:Proverbsaretheconcentratedreflectionofanation’stalent,wisdomandspirit.Itisanindependentstatementinthefolk,witheducationalpurposeandelegantart.Englishproverbswereproducedbytheancientsinthespecifichistory,geographicalenvironment,customs,religiousbeliefs,economic,culturalandsociallife,whichwerecharacterizedbydistinctivenation,ideologyandart.ThetranslationofEnglishproverbsshouldbefaithfultoaccuratelyexpressthemeaningoforiginaltext,keeptheoriginalstyle,andfaithfullyreflecttheoriginalappearance.Thingslikethegeographicalenvironment,historicalfactors,customs,moralideas,andreligiousbeliefsshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenwetranslateEnglishproverbs.Wecanadoptliteraltranslation,freetranslation,equivalenttranslationandcombinewithvariousmethods.Onlybyusingthemostappropriateapproachindifferentsituations,andconcretelyanalyzingconcretequestions,canwemakethetranslationtextexact,naturalandvivid.BystudyingthecultureandtranslationofEnglishproverbs,ChinesereaderscannotonlyappreciatetheessenceofEnglishlanguage,butalsounderstandtherichAnglo-Americanculture.Keywords:Englishproverbs;theChinesetranslation;themethodsoftranslation摘要：谚语是一个民族的天赋、智慧和民族精神的集中反映，它是在民间流传的、具有晦人目的和高雅艺术的独立语句。英语谚语是英国人民在特定的历史、地理环境、风俗习惯、道德观念、宗教信仰、经济、文化和社会生活中产生的，具有鲜明的民族性、思想性和艺术性。英语谚语的翻译要忠实准确地表达原文的意义，保持原文的风格，忠实反映原文的面貌。翻译时要考虑英语谚语所产生的地理环境，历史因素，风俗习惯，宗教信仰等。翻译英语谚语时可采用直译、意译和借译等各种方法，只有在不同的情况下运用最合适的翻译方法，具体问题具体分析，才能使译文达意确切、自然传神。所以通过对英语谚语的文化及翻译的学习和研究，以便使中国读者既可以欣赏英语语言的精华，又能了解丰富的英美民族文化知识。关键词：英语谚语；中文翻译；翻译方法.-- -OntheChineseTranslationofEnglishProverbsIntroductionEnglishproverbs,likeliteratureandpoetry,arethecrystallizationofthecollectivewisdomofworkingpeople,andanimportantpartofEnglishlanguageculture,characterizedbyvividlivelyimageandconcisesaying,andisfullofphilosophy,Thewell-knownBritishwriterandphilosopher,FrancisBacononcesaid,“thegenius,witandspiritofanationarediscoveredinitsproverbs.”1Conciseproverbscanexpressrichimplication,buthowtovividlyandaccuratelytranslatethemintoChinese?Ithinkit"snotaneasyquestion.Theproverbsareoneoftherichfruitsbranchinthetreewhichhavelanguageandcultureofhumanbeings,soproverbsarelikeamiracleinthewhitegardenoflanguage,wecanviewthemaspreciousart.Ⅰ.TheDefinitionofEnglishProverbsWhatisaproverb?Thereareavarietyofdefinitionsathomeandabroad.However,therearetwokindsoffamoussayingsaboutthedefinition.OnesayingismadebyaGermanscholarFoleySeller,inhisbookGermanProverbs,saysthat,“theproverbisanindependentstatementthatgoesaroundinthefolk,witheducationalpurposeandelegantart.2TheothersayingismadebytheEnglisheditionofLongmanModemEnglishDictionary,Whichmakessuchanexplanationaboutproverbs,sayingthatproverbisabrieffamiliarmaximoffolkwisdom,usuallycompressedinform,ofteninvolvingaboldimageandfrequentlyajinglethatcatchesthememoryeasily.3Althoughtheviewpointsabovebotharedifferentfromeachother,theydoreflectthecharacteristicsofproverbs;A.Theflashofwisdom;B.Theelegantlanguage;C.Thecrystallizationofexperience;D.Theprofoundphilosophy;E.Theflyingofimaginationwithoutwings;F.Thetrueportrayal;H.Theinspirationoflife......Tosumup,Proverbisaformoflanguagetoexpresspeople’semotionsandfeelingsintheirdailylife;andisashortlivelysentenceorphrasefrompeople’ssocialpractice;andisthemostconciseandvividpartoftheirown.-- -language.proverbsarefrompeople’sdailylife，sothedailyexperienceisthemostimportantfactortoaffecttheproverb;inotherwords,proverbsarethedaughterofdailyexperience.(Proverbsaretheproductofthedailylife.)IfyouwanttolearnEnglishmore,youhavetolearntheEnglishproverbsverywell,butEnglishproverbsarethedepositofAnglo-Americancultureinthousandsofyearshistory;therefore,thedifferencesbetweentheAnglo-AmericancultureandChineselanguagecanbringaboutgreatdifficultyinourlearningandunderstanding.Thetranslationofproverbsplaysacrucialroleforustocorrectlyunderstandtheproverbs’meaningandthenationalculturetheyreflect.SoItrydoingalittleexplorationonEnglishproverbs’strategyinChinesetranslationbycomparingtheChineseproverbontheinfluencingfactorsofEnglishproverbtranslation.Aproverbisasimpleandconcretesayingpopularlyknownandrepeatedforlongtime,whichconveysaprofoundtruth,basedoncommonsenseorthehumanbeing’spracticalexperience.Theyareoftenmetaphorical.Aproverbthatdescribesabasicruleoftheproductionandlifealsoisknownasaclassicalmotto.Ifaproverbisdistinguishedbyparticularlygoodphrasing,itmaybememorizedasamaximbytheoldandtheyoung.Ⅱ.FactorsAffectingtheTranslationofEnglishProverbsProverbsaretheessenceandcoreofanation’sculture,alsoaretheproductionofhumancivilization’sdevelopment.Thetranslationofproverbsisrestrictedbymanyfactors.Ifwewanttograspthemainpointandtheculturalconnotation,weshouldtakeallthefactorsthataffectitsmeaningintoconsiderationinthetranslatingprocess;suchasthebackgroundofhistoryandculture,theenvironmentofgeography,thecustomsandhabits,thebeliefofreligion,moralideas,legends,sothatwecanfullyunderstandtheproverbitselfespeciallytheprofoundmeaningitcontains.A.TheBackgroundofHistoryandCultureTheimpactsofthesocialandhistoricaldevelopmentonlanguagearehuge.Asisknowntoall,therearemanydiversitiesbetweenthemodernEnglishandtheoldEnglish,middleEnglishinthelanguagestructureandusage,andthosechangesaretheresultoflong-termhistoricaldevelopment,asthetimeschanges.-- -,theoldlanguageconstantlyupdatesevenreplacesnewlanguage.Todaywelookroundagain,thechangeanddevelopmentoftheproverbsarethesameasthecontinuousdevelopmentofhistoricalprogress,whichcanclearlyreflectthechangesofthesocietyandculture,sowhenwearetranslatingEnglishproverbs,weneedtoconsidertheirhistoricalbackgroundandsocialdevelopment,onlyinthisway,canwecorrectlyunderstandthemeaningoftheproverbs.TherearerichculturalheritagesinChinesehistory,manyproverbsarereflected;suchas“说曹操，曹操到”、“逼上梁山”、“过五关，斩六将”TheseproverbswithobviousnationalcharacteristicsarecloselyrelatedtoChinesehistoryandcultureIn55BC,theRomancommanderJuliusCaesarhadconqueredtheBritishIsles,whilethe“RomanConquest”beganin43intheBritishhistory.Fromthenon,theRomansoccupiedtheBritainfor400years.TheinfluenceofthecultureofRomansonBritainremainsontheisland,wecanstillfindthetraceofhistoryintoday’sEnglishproverbs.Forinstance,(1)Romewasnotbuiltinaday．罗马不是一天建成的。(喻指冰冻三尺，非一日之寒)(2)WhileRomeisburning．大难临头依然寻欢作乐。(喻指对大事漠不关心)(3)AllroadsleadtoRome.条条道路通罗马。（喻指殊途同归)Thoseproverbsallreflecttheassimilationoflanguageandcultureforlongtime,andreflectthatRomanempirehasbroughtgreatimpactsonthedevelopmentofEnglish.B.TheEnvironmentofGeographyThegenerationofproverbsiscloselyrelatedtopeople’sgeographicalenvironmentwheretheyliveandwork,sowecannotseparatetheformofculturefromtheinfluenceofthenaturalgeography.Whilethespecialgeographicalcircumstancebringsupthespecialculture,thespecialcultureistheproductionofthespecialexpressionmethodsofproverbs.Chinaisgivingprioritytotheland,itisacomfortableplacewherepeoplecouldstay.Theproductionofproverbsarecloselyrelatedtotheenvironmentoflocalgeographywherepeoplearelivingandworking..-- -It’swellknownthatChinesepeopleoriginatedintheYellowRiverbasin,sotherearemanyproverbsrelatedtotheYellowRiver.Suchas,“跳进黄河也洗不清”和“不到黄河心不死，不撞南墙不回头”.WhileBritainisanislandnation,whichlocatesontheBritishIslandsbetweenWesternEuropeandAtlanticOcean,withtheEnglishChannelandthestraitsofDoveronit’sSouth,andtheNorthSeaonit’seast.Owingtotheadvancedoceanictransportationsandfisheries,manyproverbsaboutthevoyages,fisheries,seaandwaterleft.4Forexample,Spendmoneylikewater.（挥金如土，而不是“挥金如水”）Allisfishthatcomestohisnet.（进到网里的都是鱼）Thegreatfisheatupthesmall.（大鱼吃小鱼）Hethatwouldsailwithoutdangermustnevercomeonthemainsea.（谁在航行时不冒险，他就永远不要来到大海上了）Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.（不要教鱼儿游泳。这条谚语比喻意义“不要在行j家面前卖弄自己”相当于汉语谚语“不要班们弄斧”）TheGreatBritainIslandisatypicalwarmtemperatemaritimeclimatewiththeabundantrainfall,strongwind,fogandtheheavilyrainfall.Thentheyhadaproverb,“Itneverrainsbutitpours.”(不雨则已，一雨倾盆)C.TheCustomersandHabitsTheCustomsandhabitsareawayofpeople’slifeinaregion,includinglotsofthingsrelatedtolifeinallfields.Proverbsnotonlyaffectanation’spolitics,economy,religion,literature,butalsoreflectthenation’scustomsandhabits.Proverbsandcustoms,habitsaremorecloselyrelated.ThetranslationofEnglishproverbscan’tbeknownwellwithoutunderstandingtheEnglishcustomsandhabits.Anynationhastheirownfavoriteanimals,sothecultureonpetshasdistrictcharacteristics.Chinesepeoplealwayslookdownupondogsandusethemtodescribeanevilpersonorbadthings.ButmostoftheAnglo-Americancountrieshaveagoodsensetodogs,theyviewdogsastheirreliablefriends.Mostofthemdon’thaveanyderogatorysenseexcepttheparteffectedbyotherculture.WhileinAnglo-Americanculture,“dogs”arealwaystheallegorytodescribethepeople’slife,sotherehavebeenmanyproverbsinreferenceofadog..-- -Everydoghashisownday.（每只狗都有它的好时光。）Themetaphorofthisproverbsis,“Everyonehasaproudday”.(人人都有他得意的一天。)Loveme,lovemydog.（喜欢我就要喜欢我的狗。）Itsays,“Anyonewhowantstokeepthefriendshipwithmeneedstoacceptandstandallthethingsthatbelongtome,includingmyownhobbiesandopinions”.Andit’ssimilartotheChineseproverb“爱屋及乌”.WhileinChina,peopleareusedtoregardingdogsasimmoralmanordisgustingthings.Sotherehaveformedplentyofproverbsabout“dog”,狼心狗肺；狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。Incontrast,Chinesepeopleareveryfondofcats,catsareusuallyregardedassweetheartbypeople.Inwesternculture,thecatwasusedtodescribeaspitefulwoman;suchas,Catshidetheirclaws.(知人知面不知心。)D.TheBeliefsofReligionReligiousbeliefisnotonlyakindofideology,butalsoakindofculture.Asakindofspiritualcustoms,itisverycomplicatedandrelatedtohumanity"sproduction,life,workandstudy.Confucius,thefounderoftheConfucianschooloccupiesanimportantpositionintheideologicalfieldofChina,Confucianismhasleftpreciousspiritualwealth,intheChineseproverb,“严于律己，宽于待人”，“恭敬不如从命”。TheBuddhismhasbeenintroducedtoChinaformorethanseveralthousandyears,peoplebelievethateverythingaroundtheworldcouldbedominatedbytheBuddha,sotherearemanyproverbscontaining“Buddha”and“Temple”inChineselanguage,suchas“借花献佛”,“无事不登三宝殿”ChineseproverbsalsoreflectTaoismlike“福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚”andsoon.TheChristianityisoneofthethreemajorreligionsintheworld,thenumberofpeoplewhoarefaithfultoChristianityaccountsforaquarteroftheworld"spopulation.ThenewChristianityisviewedasBritain’snationalreligion,althoughtherearealsomanyCatholicpopulationinBritain,thewell-knownChristianfollowers-protestantsaccountsforthemostproportion.Therefore,therearemanyEnglishproverbswithChristiancharacteristic.Forexample,Ifmanproposesevil，Goddisposesofit．上帝会阻止想要为恶的人(喻指谋事在人，成事在天，或尽人事，听天由命。)(1)Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves．上帝帮助那些帮助自己的人。(喻指自.-- -助者，天助之。)(2)PaytoCaesarwhatbelongstoCaesarandGodwhatbelongstoGod．让上帝的归上帝，让恺撒的归恺撒。(喻指不在其位，不谋其政或做好自己的事。)Inthewesterncountries,Godisthecreatorofallthings,soGodinEnglishtakeshighpositionandisreferredinproverbwithhighfrequency.Intherightchurch，butinthewrongpew.(进对了教堂，但坐错了椅子)比喻“总的来说是对的，但细节上不对”。E.MoralIdeasThetraditionalmoralandconceptofChinahavepaidattentionto“propriety,righteousness,benevolence,honesty”,sotherearesomeproverbswithunselfishspirit,“一人有难大家帮，一家有事百家忙”，“互帮互助，穷能变富”TheBritishhavepaidmoreattentiontopersonalgainsandlosses.Suchas,hethathasbutonlyoneeyemustbeafraidtoloseit.(只有一只眼睛的人当然怕失去它，隐义为“不借钱给你，也是理所当然的”。)Lendyourhorseforalongjourney;youmayhavehimreturnedwithhisskin.(借马给人去远行，可能还你一张皮。隐义为“忘恩负义、恩将仇报”)Lendyourmoney,andloseyourfriend.(借出你的钱，失去你的朋友)。F.LegendsTheBibleisagreatbook,whoseeffectsonthewesternworldaresoenormousthatanyotherworkscannotreach.ManylegendsintheBiblebringaboutagreatimpactonEnglishcountries.Peoplewidelyusedthemtowriteessayforlongperiodtimeindailylife;thuslegendshavebroughtforthalargenumberofEnglishproverbs,whichhavebecomeanimportantpartofalanguagethatisusedwidely.Theheartknowshisownbitterness.(一颗心知道它自己的痛苦，隐义为“切肤之痛”)Everymanmustcarryhisowncross.(每个人必须背他自己的十字架，隐义为“自己的痛苦要靠自己来承受”。）Thoseproverbscomefrom“TheBible”,thecrossistheonewhichtheJesusisapproachingtodeathwithmisery,nailedhimtothecrossanddiedatlength.Sotheword“cross”hasthemeaningofmiseryandthoseproverbsmeanthat“Everyonemustbeenduringthesufferinginlife,andbeartheirownburden”.5“Forbiddenfruit”isalsoaphrasefrom“TheBible”,andiswell-knownfor.-- -everyone.Inthe“Genesis”,theapplethatDonAdamhadeateninthegardenofEveiscalledforbiddenfruit.Theimplicationismadein“Forbiddenfruit”meansthatthethingonewantstogetbecauseitwasforbidden.6Forbiddenfruitisalwayssweet.（禁果是甜的）Itshowsthat“不让得到的东西往往就具有诱惑性”.(Thethingyoucan’tgetisalwaysquiteattractive)Ⅲ.TheTranslatingMethodsofEnglishProverbsThefamousphilosopherRousseauoncesaid,“Aproverbisthewisdomofmenandthewitofone”.Sincethecontentofproverbsreflect,theflashofwisdom,thecrystallizationofexperience,thesedimentofthehistoricalculture,andthetranslationofproverbsallarecloselyrelatedtoreflectingtheirowncharacteristicsandrevealingtheirconnotativemeanings.Awell-knownAmericantranslatorLindaleftafamoussaying,“It’ssonecessarytopayattentiontotheresponseoftheacceptedpeopleforalltranslationwhethertheyarepoetsorarticles.Theeffectontheaudiencesfromtheobjectivefacts,isthemostfundamentalfactortoevaluateanytranslation.”.7SoweshouldapplyvariousmethodstoexpressthenaturalandconnotativemeaningsofEnglishproverbs.Sohere,Iwillpresentabriefintroductionwithseveralmethodstotranslatethedifferentproverbs.A.LiteralTranslationSo-calledliteraltranslationreferstoaskillthatkeepsEnglishproverbs"metaphor,formandthenationalcharacteristicsonthebasisthatliteraltranslationisinaccordancewiththestandardizationoflanguagetranslation,andwithoutcausingerrorsinassociationandunderstanding.ThefollowingEnglishproverbscanbedirectlytranslatedintoChineseproverbs,Knowledgeispower.(知识就是力量)AllroadsleadtoRome.(条条道路通罗马)nopains,nogains.(不劳则不获)Wecanfindthattheliteraltranslationcanmainlyretaintheoriginalimageandmetaphor,andretaintheoriginaluniquetechniqueofexpression,whichbingsnovelandchicsensetoperson.Therefore,intheprocessofEnglishproverbs"translation,weusuallygiveprioritytouseliteraltranslation.Bloodisthickerthanwater.(血浓于水).-- -Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.(谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好)Learntowalkbeforeyourun.（先学走，再学跑）Moneyisn"teverything.（钱不是万能的）Practicemakesperfect.（熟能生巧）　　Theeyeisthewindowofthemind.（眼睛是心灵的窗户）Wecanseethatthiswayhasholdtheoriginalform,analogyandtheexpressingmethods.B.FreeTranslationWhenbyusingtheskillofliteraltranslationtotranslateEnglishproverbsisdifficultorthetranslationmakesthereadermisunderstand,freetranslationshouldbegenerallyadopted.Freetranslationisakindofskillthatmainlyreferstotheproverbs’contentandfigurativemeaning,butitsacrificestheform,andflexiblyconveytheoriginalmeaningcombinedwiththecontext.SuchastheEnglishproverb,“Ahorsestumblesthathasfourlegs”.IfwetranslateitintoChinesebyliteraltranslation,“有四条腿的马会失蹄”.Itwillbringthereaderstounderstanditdifficultlyorevencanproduceapuzzlingfeeling.Therefore,forthistypeofproverbstranslation,literaltranslationwillbetakenandweshouldusecompletelydifferentwordstoconveytheoriginalmeaning.Forexample,WhenGreekmeetsGreek,thencomesthetugofwar.（两强相遇，必有一争）Nothingventured,nothinggained.（不入虎穴，焉得虎子）Beggarscan’tbechoosers．（饥不择食）Buttertobutterisnorelish．（千篇一律的东西令人生厌）Carekilledacat．（忧虑伤身)Thechildisfathertotheman．（三岁看到老）C.LiteralTranslationandFreeTranslationDuetothedifferencesamongdifferentethnicgroupsintheculturaltradition,languagestructureandexpressionhabit,sometimes,inordertoexpressthemeaningofEnglishproverbsmoreefficiently,andmakeupforthesituationsthatafterfinishingtranslating,thetranslationtext’smeaningisnotveryobvious,wecanuseliteraltranslationandfreetranslation,literaltranslationretainstheoriginalfigurativeimages,andfreetranslation.-- -appropriatelycompletesthemeanings,soasnottogivereaderswrongideas.Forinstance,Everybirdlikesitsownnest.（鸟爱自己的巢；人爱自己的家）Letsleepingdogslie.（睡狗莫惹；麻烦莫招）Outofsight,outofmind.（眼不见，心不想；别久情疏）Thecoatmakesthemail.（佛靠金装；人靠衣装）Thefirsthalfoftheabovetranslationbelongstotheliteraltranslation,butdoesn’treallyreflecttheirinnermeanings;inthesecondhalf,addingfreetranslationisapropersupplementtotheproverbs’smeaning,wecanexpressthetruemeaningoftheproverbsusingliteraltranslationandfreetranslationtogether.D.RhetoricTranslationSometimes,appropriatelyaddingsomefiguresofspeechinChinesesentenceswillmakethewholesentenceseventhewholearticlebecomevividandlively,sothereader’sinterestsinreadingisattractedinnotime.Likewise,therearealotoffiguresofspeechthatareusedinEnglishproverbs,whichmaketheEnglishproverbsconcise,vividandprofound,thefiguresofspeechhavestrongartisticappealtoreaders,whichmakespeoplegetapreciousexperience;atthesametime,peoplecangetagoodsenseinenjoyinglanguageart.Smile:Thereisnoplacelikehome.(金窝银窝，不如咱的狗窝)Metaphor:Deedsarefruits,wordsareleaves.(行动是果，言语是叶)Personification:Wallshaveears．(隔墙有耳)Exaggeration:Thepenissharperthanthesword.(笔能杀人)Sothoserhetorictranslationsexpressthedeepprofoundmeaningswithsimpleandrefinedlanguage.E.EquivalentTranslationEquivalenttranslationisalsocalledborrowtranslation,whichreferstothatakindoflanguage"stranslationcanborrowanotherlanguageproverb’stranslation.TherearemanysimilaritiesinthecontentandformbetweenEnglishproverbsandChineseproverbs,theybothhavethesamemeanings,rhythmsandthesameorsimilarimages.Becauseproverbsarethescientificsummaryofthemassesforalongtimeonthesocialandnaturalphenomenarulesandproductionexperienceoflife.TherearemanyexistencesofsimilarexperiencebetweentheAnglo.-- -Americancountries’peopleandChinesepeopletounderstandtheworldinmanyfields,whichmakesthetwonation’sproverbshavegreatsimilarity.Sowecanuseequivalenttranslationtotranslatesuchkindofproverbs.Youneverknowwhatyoucanstillyoutry.（是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛）Youcannoteatyourcakeandhaveit.（鱼与熊掌，不可得兼）Whilethepriestclimbsapost,thedevilclimbsten.（道高一尺，魔高一丈）Wherethereislife,thereishope.（留得青山在，不怕没柴烧）Untilallisoverone"sambitionneverdies.（不到黄河心不死）Touchpitch,andyouwillbedefiled.（常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋）Likefather，likeson.（有其父必有其子）Ontheonehand,equivalenttranslationcanmakethetranslationmorefluent,ontheotherhand,itcanmakereadersunderstandandaccepteasily.Ⅳ.MattersinNeedofAttentionintheTranslationofEnglishProverbsTherearemanyimportantthingsthatneedtobetakenintoconsideration,whilewetranslateEnglishproverbs.Itmaybealittlematter,butsometimesitwilldestroythewholetranslationA.MakingtheTranslationTextEasytoReadProverbsaretheproductionofthepeople’slong-termlaborandlife,whichischaracterizedbysimplerefinedandcolloquialEnglish.Attentionshouldbepaidtomaintainingtheproverb’scharacteristicswhenproverbsaretranslatedintoChinese.Thus,proverbscanbeeasilyunderstoodbypeople.Greatestgeniusoftenliesconcealed.（真人不露相）Poorandliberal,richandcovetous.（穷大方，富小气）Nomancandotwothingsatonce.（一心不可二用）B.KeepingtheOriginalStyleoftheTextTranslatedEnglishproverbsareproducedunderspecificculturalbackground,andembodytheoriginalstyleofsimplicity.ItisdifficultforsomeChinesetranslationofEnglishproverbstoapplythecorrespondingtranslation,sowedon’thavetochasecorrespondingtranslationblindly,soasnottolosetheoriginalstyleoraffecttheexpressioneffectBeautyliesinlover’seyes.“情人眼里出美人。”Butwehadbetternottranslateitinto“情人眼里出西施”..-- -ThereasonwhywedosoisthatforeignersmaybelackinginunderstandingofChineseclassicalstories,ifwedon’t,itwillbringambiguitytothem.C.KeepingLanguage’sFeaturesEnglishproverb’slanguageisvivid,rhymedandharmonious,whosewordsareconcise,whosemeaningsareprofound,whentranslating,weshouldnotonlyexpresstheoriginalideafaithfully,butalsoreflectproverblanguage’scharacters,andpayattentiontolanguagebeautyNothingbrave，nothinghave.（不入虎穴，焉得虎子）Youcannoteatyourcakeandhaveit.（鱼与熊掌，不可得兼）Timetriesall.（路遥知马力，日久见人心）D.AvoidingCatchingtheMeaningofWordsLiterallyfromtheContextInadditiontotheabovethreepoints,weshouldalsopayattentiontofirstlyfindingouttherealmeaningofEnglishproverbs,thentranslationit,andtrynottodo“catchingthemeaningofwordsliterallyfromthecontext”“Giveadogabadnameandhanghim.”Weusuallytranslateitinto“欲加之罪，何患无辞”。Buttherealmeaningis“一旦给人加个坏名声，他就永远洗刷不掉的。”ConclusionProverbs,asakindofsimpleandpopularlanguagetoexpressprofoundtruth,areoftencitedbypeople.Ininternationalcommunication,peopleliketorefertodomesticorforeignproverbs.Forexample,informerUSPresidentRonaldReagan"svisittoChinainApril1984,filledwithdeepfeeling,hesaid,“Sincewearrivedthegraciousnesswithwhichwehavebeenreceivedhasbeenheartwarming.AChineseproverbbestdescribesmyfeeling,‘Whenthevisitorarrives,itisasifreturninghome’(宾至如归).”8Inthesameyear,intheNorwegianprimeministerWilloch"svisittoChina,onthewelcomebanquet,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavetriedtofollowthedevelopmentsinyourcountryfromafar，IamveryconsciousofthetruthoftheChineseproverb‘Seeingisbelieving’(眼见为实／百闻不如一见).”9Therefore,It"sofgreatsignificanceforthetranslatortoapplypropertranslationskillstoaccuratelyconveytheoriginalmeaningofEnglishproverbs.Ofcourse,masteringtheaboveseveralkindsofEnglishproverbtranslationmethoddoesn’tmeanfindingapairofthemasterkeythatcantranslateallEnglishproverbs.Someproverbs’translationneedtheinterpretertoswitch.-- 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