Abstract:Proverbs are fixed words or phrases spread orally among people, reflecting deep morals in a few simple and common words. They are expressions of people’s rich social living experience, sparkling with the light of the wisdom of people. In addition, proverbs are characterized by compact and symmetrical sentence structures full of rhythm and expressiveness. Every proverb teaches, enlightens and persuades people with a special meaning. The present thesis studies the translation of English proverbs, a branch of English translation.
The domestic representative on translation is a contemporary translator named Yan Fu, who proposed the translating theory as "Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance" in the translation of Evolution and Ethics in 1896. Internationally, Nida put forward Dynamic Equivalence in Toward a Science of Translating (1964).
This thesis aims at studying profound meanings embedded in English proverbs from the perspective of characteristics, discussing factors influencing proverbs translation and exploring proper methods for translating English proverbs. It is sincerely hoped that it can offer, to some degree, reference in this aspect.
Key Words: English proverbs; translation methods; Dynamic Equivalence
中文摘要:谚语是人民群众口头流传的固定语句，其用简单通俗的话来反映深刻的道理。谚语表达了人们丰富的社会生活经验，闪耀着人民智慧的光芒。此外，谚语的句式结构紧凑、匀称，富有节奏感和表达能力。每个谚语都含有特别的意思，教导人们如何为人处事。本文将对英语谚语的翻译进行研究。
国内研究翻译比较有代表性的是严复。在1896年，他在翻译《天演论》中提出了“信、达、雅”的翻译理论。而国外比较有代表性的是奈达，他在1964年在《翻译科学初探》中提出了动态对等理论。
本文将从英语谚语的特征、文化因素和翻译方法等角度进行研究，从而使人们在进行英语翻译时能更深入了解英语谚语当中的文化因素，揭示谚语的深层含义，准确地翻译英语谚语。
关键词：英语谚语；翻译方法；动态平衡
