On the Application of Negation during the Course of Translation from English into Chinese 在英译汉过程中正说反译法的运用探讨.doc

On the Application of Negation during the Course of Translation from English into Chinese 在英译汉过程中正说反译法的运用探讨 摘 要 英语中的否定句表达形式多种多样，英译汉时方法也随之多变。其中有一类否定句是含蓄否定句，其对应的翻译方法为正说反译法。本文在中西文化、语言、逻辑思维差异的层面探讨英译汉过程中正说反译法的运用。最后得出结论：正说反译法是有效调和英汉两种语言矛盾冲突的手段。 关键词：正说反译法、文化、语言、逻辑思维、英译汉 Introduction In both English and Chinese,there are negative sentences.Hoever, they are not completely expressed in the same way, In other words, either of them has its unique way. In general, English negative sentences are much more complicated and various than Chinese ones for its wide range of choices on words, phrases and the ways of expression. In English, we can find a sort of negative sentence which apparently seems to be affirmative sentence. Such a sentence is formally affirmative but actually expresses the negative meaning judging from its meaning .Linguists name this kind of sentence as “Implied Negative Sentence”. In the course of translation from English into Chinese, translators are supposed to make out these sentences and select the best approaches to translate them. These sentences are symbolized by the nonequivalence of function and form. It is suggested that the method of negation is the most effective way to fix this problem. A large number of scholars have researched on negation. Unfortunately their researchers are limited to just citing instances and they fail to further their studies. Negation is born from the differences of culture and the habit of thinking between English and Chinese. That we employ negation will exactly reflect the intention of source text and comply with the language specification. This paper attempts to explore the method of negation from the level of culture, linguistics logic thinking, etc. Finally, we draw a conclusion that the approach of negation can be effective to reconcile the contradictions and conflicts between Chinese and English.  Chapter One：Background Generally speaking, when a concept is identified in a certain manner in one language, it can