CultureandTanslation文化与翻译.doc

Culture and Translation 文化与翻译 1.The relationship between language and culture. It has been widely recognized that language and culture are inseparable Firstly, language is a part of culture. According to the definition of culture given by Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, We can draw a conclusion that language is a component of culture. Secondly, language is the carrier of culture and language reflects culture .Language is the base of entire culture, and it is only in language that culture can be well presented and handed down from generation to generation. Thirdly, culture influences language and shapes language. Accordingly, we can conclude that language and culture, as different as they are, are intricately interwoven and they rely on each other. We cannot separate the two without losing the significance of either language or culture. 2. The relation between culture and translation. The close relationship between language and culture decides the close relationship between translation and cultureFirstly, culture necessarily exerts a great influence on translation. The ways of thinking, beliefs, attitudes and values of different nations give rise to failures or misunderstandings in cross-cultural communicationSecondly, translation also influences culture. It can enrich a nations culture by absorbing foreign cultural nourishments and transplanting the outside cultures into its own cultural environments Finally, translation serves as cultural intermediation (调解 ). As the informational technology and communication develops, the communication between different countries and regions has become more and more frequent, direct and convenient. This is no denying that translation plays a vitally important role in intercultural communication. 3. The differences between Chinese and English thought patterns. 1.Synthetic Thought Pattern and Analytic Thought Pattern .Synthesis is a kind of thought which combines the separate parts, elements of the objects into a whole while analys