《Culture_and_Translation》.doc

Culture and Translation （华中科技大学 管理学院99级? 涛涛） ? [Abstract]: ?????? Translation is not simply a matter of seeking other words with similar meaning but of finding appropriate ways of saying things in another language. Different languages, then, may use different linguistic forms. Translation is also the social and psychological activities. One should be familiar with ones own culture and be aware of the source-language culture before attempting to build any bridge between them. As translators, we are faced with an alien culture that requires that its message be conveyed in anything but an alien way. That culture expresses its idiosyncrasies in a way that is culture-bound: cultural words, proverbs and of course idiomatic expressions, whose origin and use are intrinsically and uniquely bound to the culture concerned. So we are called upon to do a cross-cultural translation whose success will depend on our understanding of the culture we are working with. 翻译并不仅仅是找到意思相近的其它词，而是要找到合适的用另一种语言表达的方式。 不同的语言使用不同的语言形式。 翻译也是一种社会和心理的活动。 在试图在他们之间建立任何桥梁之前，一个人应该熟悉自己民族的文化并且要意识到源语言文化的特征。 作为翻译者，我们所面对的是一种外国文化，那么这就要求信息的传递也要以一种不同的方式进行。 那文化在表达自己的特点时明显带有地域色彩：例如方言，谚语及惯用语等，它们的起源和使用与对应的文化息息相关。 因此，我们翻译成败的关键将取决于我们对异域文化的理解程度。 ?????????????????????? [Keywords]: culture, translation ??? ? ?? ?Introduction ?Though the activity of translation includes a series of language conversion, it is also the social and psychological activities in essence. The reason for translation to become the necessary activity of a society is that it has many practical functions. The functions of it under different culture background or different era are not always the same. As a translator, he or she should be able to answer such questions: “What to translate? When to translate, how to translate and for whom?” In order to answer these questions, translators must understand the function of translation and the social background they are related to. Translation is a decision-making process in a certain social culture frame. The