The Influence of Differences between Chinese and English Thinking Patterns on Chinese‐English Translation

Yujie Bi

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 4卷5期 (2021/05) Pp. 284-289

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202105_4(5).0038

摘要

Translation is not only a type of linguistic activity, but also a kind of thinking activity. Many difficulties people encounter in the process of translation are often caused by the influence of different thinking patterns. Due to the influence of geographical environment, religious beliefs and historical customs, the East and the West have formed different thinking patterns, which are reflected in the process of Chinese‐English translation: analysis and synthesis, euphemism and directness, concreteness and abstraction, subject and object. Only by fully understanding the differences between the two thinking patterns can we better reduce improper expressions in the translation process and then realize the communication between the two languages.

關鍵字

Thinking patterns ； Differences ； Chinese‐English translation

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