摘要

语言是文化的载体，歇后语是语言的一种表达形式。歇后语于博大精深，源远流长的5000多年中华文化中形成并不断发展壮大，是我国独有的语言结构形式。它具有鲜明的民族特色和浓郁的生活气息。英语中不存在与之完全相对应的结构形式，因此想要准确地英译歇后语则存在一定的难度。本文对歇后语进行定义和分类，阐述西方国家的一些修辞手法，并和歇后语进行比较，以及总结归纳歇后语的翻译策略。

关键词：歇后语；翻译策略 

Contents

Abstract I

摘要 II

Introduction 1

1. The brief introduction of Chinese allegorical sayings 2

1.1 The historical origin of Chinese allegorical sayings 2

1.2 The characteristics of Chinese allegorical sayings 3

1.3 The classification of Chinese allegorical sayings 4

2. The rhetoric in western world 4

2.1 Pun 4

2.2 Simile 5

2.3 Wisecrack 6

3. The comparison between Chinese allegorical sayings and the rhetoric in western world 7

3.1 Similarities 7

3.2 Differences 8

4. Translation strategies of two-part allegorical sayings 8

4.1 Literal translation 8

4.2 Loan translation 9

4.3 Liberal translation 10

4.4 Literal translation and annotation 11

4.5 Literal translation and liberal translation 12

Conclusions 12

References 14