中西思维差异与英汉翻译（Differences between Chinese and Western thinking and English Chinese Translation）.docVIP

中西思维差异与英汉翻译（Differences between Chinese and Western thinking and English Chinese Translation） I. differences between Chinese and English Modes of thinking The mode of thinking is a thinking set formed by a nation or an area in the long historical development. Each nation has its own unique way of thinking. Different ethnic cultures reflect the linguistic and psychological tendencies formed by the ethnic groups with a certain language for thousands of years, reflecting the characteristics of the thinking of the language nation. The two English and Chinese languages are no exception. Next, we will introduce the differences between Chinese and English Modes of thinking from the following three aspects. (1) abstract thinking and figurative thinking The English nation emphasizes abstract thinking, while the Han nationality emphasizes image thinking. Good at English national with the abstract concept concrete things, pay more attention to the use of abstract thinking ability, while the Chinese people on the contrary, advocating the harmony between man and nature, in the long history, formed in the image represents the concept of love analogy reasoning thinking, more accustomed to use concrete methods to express the abstract the concept, and pay little attention to the pure sense of the abstract thinking. This form of thinking in language expression is different: English often use abstract nouns to express complex concepts of reason, but Chinese tend to use specific words to express the image, the concept of rationality, for example: 1. I hope my presence here tonight is further proof of the importance we British attach on relations with your great country. I hope I come here tonight, we can further prove that the British people attach great importance to relations with your great country. Abstract noun presence, English in proof, Chinese translation of importance into.2.Wisdom prepares the worst the specific action; but folly leaves the worst for the day it comes. smart a