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1、1A Study on the Translation of Proverb from Chinese to EnglishI Introduction Proverb, a short well-known saying that states a general truth or gives advice, is an indispensable part of a countrys culture. In particular, Chinese Proverb is characterized by conciseness and principle. Its most brief la
2、nguage and form express most vivid and richest idea. Therefore more and more translators are engaged in the translation of Chinese Proverb. However, the profound philosophical background and cultural tradition of Chinese and English result in the difference in the mode of thought which lead to many
3、obstacles in the process of translating.In order to improve the accuracy of translation of Chinese Proverb, this paper tries to gasp the internal regulations and relations between Chinese and English and get rid of the influence caused by way of thinking as well as custom, which is on the basis of d
4、ifferent philosophical background and cultural tradition this paper mainly includes two parts: the first part shows the differences between Chinese and English in cultural background; the second part tells the different ways of thinking between Chinese and English. Finally it concludes that we shoul
5、d be clear about the difference in the translation of Chinese Proverb.II The Difference between Chinese and English21.The Difference Between Chinese and English in Cultural Background A. Chinese in lunar calendar; English in solar calendarThe long history of China has gone with extensive and profoun
6、d culture. In Chinese-English translation, if you want to use proverbs, it is necessary to let the foreigners know the real Chinese customs and something which they did not know, so translators must keep the Chinese traditions and features: There are fifty-six nations in China; the diversity of sayi
7、ngs of course cant be counted. Some Chinese who are in different areas even do not know the meaning of other peoples, let alone foreigners know it well, the purpose of a good translator is to make his works known to all. But it is unwise to lose the real style of the composition, and the connotation
8、, background, customs must be concluded in it. China is an agriculture country, there is no doubt that most of them live on agriculture, and plan and do every thing according to the different seasons in lunar calendar, such as vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, grain full. Definitely the people livin
9、g on agriculture prefer to lunar calendar, their faiths belong to what lunar calendar refers to, so most important things including festivals are arranged on lunar calendar: Qingming festival (3rd March), Duanwu festival (5th May),Zhongqiu festival (15th August) and so on, and people pay more attent
10、ion their own traditional festivals. For example, they are 3ceremonious on Spring festival Eve which comes on the last day of a lunar year. Usually the whole family should unite and gather at home. It is said that a beggar must have a den on New Year, The day (lunar calendar) on 13 July is called Yu
11、e Ban, t is Ghosts Day. They must send money made by special paper to the people who have been dead, expecting their forefathers to bless senders happily and safely. In addition, different peoples have different festivals, such as Miao peoples lu sheng Festival, Yi peoples porch festival, Dai people
12、s water-pouring festival, and Shui peoples water-pouring festival is more ceremonious than the other festival. And compared with the festivals in the foreign countries, Valentines Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and other foreign festivals, in China there are also some traditional festi
13、vals similar to those abroad. For example, it is Chinese Valentines Day on July (lunar calendar),that must be distinguished from Valentines Day abroad (happy love between young men) and the romantic but sorrowing love story from Niunang and Zhinu should be added in your translation to make the reade
14、rs know what you state. The explanation is also necessary to attract the readers. B. The National heros in China; The Respected Icons in EnglandThe different background and the different customs need the translators to abide in translation. The Chinese sayings sometimes have the profound philosophic
15、al background and cultural tradition, It almost 4comes from Chinese objects and allusion which are familiar and well- known. YUHUANGDADI is deeply believed as the highest rank among joss in Chinese. It must be connected with English GOD while translating. Several examples are proved below.“三个臭皮匠，顶个诸
16、葛亮，“the wisdom of the masses exceeds that of the wisest individual“. There is on need to change “the wisest individual“ into “ZHUGELIANG“, because foreigners do not who ZHUGELIANG is, he actually is a wise man. So we translate ZHUGELIANG as “the wisdom of individual”.“不到黄河心不死，Until all is over ambition never dies “,there is no “yellow river“ abroad.“情人眼里出西施，Love is blind.“ “XISHI“ is a perfect beauty in ancient Zhongguo in China, but she is unknown by foreigners.Chin
