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kindof idiomsare thosebasingthe kindof idiomsis one-thaLareanalogical.pThird Fourthis the idiomsthat conveyhistoricalstories.Fifth meaningin culturalbackground. are the idiomsthat are religious.And lastlythe onesthat comefrom art and literature. structureof the idiomsare describedand classifiedintoten Thenthe grammatical This articleprovidesfieaid+to{ive definitionand explanationof Chinese categories. wt1. fl-r: !vo,ls' A: idioms. wordcount:100 Entry6 of lmageLanguagein the [Processing Journalof LanzhouJiaotongUniversity(Social ldiomTranslationl, English-to-Chinese
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reasonsare givento showthe benefitsof this strategy.Literaltranslationof the Chinese of imagesof the languagewhichwouldbe idiomsintoEnglishallowsthe preservation particularly valuableif the sourcetext is onethat is full of culturaldescription.Literal translationof the idiomscouldalso be a way{tevealcustomsand mannersas well.This articleallowsme to lookat the strategiesbeingusedin the targettext in a different perspective. wordcount116 Entry9 tThe Sun,Hong-shanand Fa-keZhang(2008)FHEHEnffiAF&Hffi#iFffi TranslationStrategie_s-l-q$ltl9. of Englishldiomsand Corresponding Stratification
(4):ee-105.v,-'/ Lanslase Foreisn J:rtilg_lgylnal Sun and Zh0ngadvocatestratiffingidiomsto enablethe bestuse of translationstrategies. accordingtq"tdsyntax and structure.Stratifyingby In the past,idiomswerecategorized laterby otherscholars,thereforegenerating the functionof the idiomswas accomplished The originof the meaningof idiomsis.2 two differentconceptsof idiomand idiomaticity. of idiomand pragmaticsis approvedof. Two but the directrelationship hightycontroversial, anotherconveying. difficultiesof translatingidiomsis thenlisted:one is understanding, and Twostrategiesare suggestedto copewiththe problem;theyare domestication the genreof sourcetext,the decisionof whichstrategyto Afterconsidering foreignization. applycouldbe made.This articleallowsme to observestrategiesbeingusedin the translationof my case studyless rqsJffqledM word count: 131
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Severalaspectsthat constitutebackgroundknowledgeof idioms culturalgroupof people.-rt' position,fable,mythology, historycustoms, are stateCh?,tFtfitludinggeographical values.The differencesof the idiomsin Englishand Chinesecausedby the religiouVand Suggestions differencesexistingin eachotthe cateqorieslistedaboveare demonstrated.
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