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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishinmentalcultureCultureiscloselyrelatedwithlanguage.AsNidasays“l(fā)anguageisapartofculture,andinfact,itisthemostcomplexsetofhabitsthatanycultureexhibits.Languagereflectstheculture,providedaccesstotheculture,andinmanyrespectsconstitutesamodelofthec
2、ulture.”Differencesinlanguagearisefromdifferencesinmentalculture.Whiletranslationisobviouslyatransferoflanguage,itisalsoatransferofmentalculture.Theprocessoftranslationisactuallyoneofmentaltransferaccomplishedthroughlanguage.Itisthereforeimportantforatranslatortoconductcontrast
3、ivestudiesinmentalcultureandacquireaprofoundinsightintotheessenceoftranslationinordertosolveculture-boundtranslationproblemseffectively.Definitionofculture----“Acultureisacollectionofbeliefs,habits,livingpatternsandbehaviorswhichareheld,moreorlessincommonbypeoplewhooccupypartic
4、ulargeographicareas.”(Dr.Brown)----“Cultureisthatcomplexwholewhichincludesknowledge,belief,art,morals,law,custom,andanyothercapabilitiesandhabitsacquiredbymanasamemberofsociety.”(EdwardBTylor)Fromtheabove-mentioneddefinitions,wecanseethatcultureisawordwithtwosenses.Inabroadsens
5、e,itreferstothetotalsumofmaterialwealthandspiritualwealthproducedbymankindinthedevelopmentofhistory.Inanarrowersense,itreferstoallthearts,beliefs,socialinstitutions,characteristicofacommunityandetc.----Britain:islandcountry----China:continent,largeterritorywithplains,mountains,
6、riversWhatistherelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture?----Languageisacarrierofculture,partofculture,reflectingculture.----Translationhastodealwithtwolanguages.Whiletranslationisobviouslyatransferoflanguage,itisalsoatransferofmentalculture.您慢走。----Tobebilingual,onemustbebicultura
7、l.----WhereculturesconvergeOwingtobasicsharedexperiences,therearealotofculturalsimilaritiesreflectedinthelinguisticexpressions.Walkontheice;leadbythenose;eatthefruitofone’sowndoings自食其果Striketheironwhileit’shot.趁熱打鐵。Misfortunesnevercomesingly.禍不單行。lChinese:integrityInfluencedby
8、thetraditionalChinesephilosophyofMan'sUnitywithHeaven,
