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Cultural Characteristics of Idiomatic Expressions and Their Approaches of Translation
WANG Ping
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2018.02.016
Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
This paper elaborates that idiomatic expressions are very important parts of language. They have structural solidification and sense of integrity, contain rich connotation of national culture and show prominent personality characteristics of the language.Their meanings are not simple addition of literal meanings. It is very important to keep the national culture in the source language and deal with the relationship between cultural differences and communicative effects in translation.
idiomatic expressions, cultural characteristics, translation methods
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