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1、CulturalDifferencesinChineseandEnglishProverbsBothBritainandChinahavealonghistorywhichcreatesmanyproverbsandtheyarewidelyusedinpeople’sdailylife.However,becauseofthedifferencesinenvironment,religiousthoughtsandconcepts,philosophicalvalues,therearesomedifficultie
2、sinthetranslationbetweenEnglishandChineseproverbs.ThepurposeofthispaperistoshowtheaspectsthatinfluencethetranslationofEnglishandChineseproverbs,andtooffersomemethodsinproverbstranslation.1.IntroductionForProverbsAccordingtoWikipedia："Aproverbisasimpleandconcrete
3、sayingpopularlyknownandrepeated,whichexpressesatruth,basedoncommonsenseorthepracticalexperienceofhumanity."2.CulturalDifferencesinChineseAndEnglishProverbs2.1EnvironmentGeographicenvironmentisthefoundationofhumans’existenceanddevelopment,sodifferentgeographicenv
4、ironmentshavedifferentinfluencesontheformationanddevelopmentofthenations’culture.2.1.1GeographyEnglandisanislandcountry,locatedinthewesternseasideofEurope.AndtheEnglishnationisanomadicnationanditslivesarelargelydependentonlivestockhusbandry,fisheryornavigation.L
5、ivingonanisland,theEnglisharekeenonsailingandtraveling,theEnglishlanguageaboundsinidiomsconnectedwithnavigation.★Nofishinglikefishinginthesea.(捕鱼要到大海。)★AfamineinEnglandbeginsatthehorse-manager.(英国的饥荒始于马槽。)★Amanmayleadahorsetothewater,buthecan'tmakehimdrink.(牛不低头
6、，按不喝水。)5WhileChinaisacontinentalcountryandistraditionallyafarmingcountrysinceancienttimes,Chinaisalwaysacountrywhichagricultureplaysanimportantrolesinceancienttime,soalargenumberofproverbsrelatedtoagriculturehavebeeninuse.★七十二行，庄稼人头一行★地不翻，苗不欢★好树结好桃，好树出好苗★边收边耕，野草
7、不生2.1.2ClimateInChina,eastwindblowsinspringandisconsideredtobeawarmanddampone;however,inEnglanditblowsinwinterandisconsideredtobeacoldandwetone,justtheoppositesituationofChina.★Awestwindanhonestmangotobedtogether.★Thewindblowsnotalwayswest.★Whenthewindisinthewes
8、t,theweatherisatthebest.★春风不进屋，外面冷的哭。★等闲识得春风面，万紫千红总是春。★春风不动地不开。2.2ReligiousThoughtsandConcepts2.2.1ThemostinfluentialreligionsEverynationalityhasitsownreligiousbelief
