摘　要

文化的交流以语言为媒介，而翻译是跨文化交际的桥梁。动物文化在跨文化交际中有着独一无二、不可或缺的重要地位。本文首先陈述在跨文化交际中，中英人民存在着动物词交流障碍，逐一分析了中英语言文化差异形成的原因及其造成的沟通冲突，继而提出动物词的正确使用在跨文化交流中的必要性；进而在韦努蒂（Venuti）的归化法和异化法理论基础上，从文化翻译学的角度，通过对汉英两种文化背景、思维方式、表达习惯等方面比较和对比分析，着重探讨动物文化词的翻译方法与技巧；为了更好的理解，文章归纳跨文化交际中易出现的动物词语、俗语、谚语等，并给出相对地道的中英互译；最后，文章得出结论，动物文化词在跨文化交际中的失误实质上是中英文化语言的差异，而且强调了动物词翻译的正确性对跨文化交际的重要性。

关键词：动物词；跨文化；翻译

Abstract

Cultural exchange is based on language, and translation is the bridge of intercultural communication. The animal culture plays a unique, dispensable and significant role in intercultural communication. This thesis first states the exchange barriers of Chinese and English animal words in the intercultural communication, and analyses the reasons causing cultural differences between the Chinese and English languages and the communicative conflicts caused by those in detail. Then, this thesis emphasizes the necessity of correct usage of animal-loaded words in the intercultural communication. Furthermore, based on Venuti’s theory of domestication and foreignization, the thesis makes a comparative and contrastive analysis of Chinese and English cultural backgrounds, thinking codes, expressional habits from the perspective of cultural translation, and discusses the translation methods and skills of animal words. In order to make a better understanding, this thesis summarizes the mutual translations of those frequently used animal words, proverbs and idioms in the intercultural communication as well as provides rather standard C-E and E-C translation. Finally, this thesis concludes that communicative failures of animal words actually attribute to the cultural discrepancy in both Chinese and English languages, and emphasizes the great importance role of accurately translating animal words plays in the intercultural communication.

Key words: animal words; intercultural communication; translation

1 Introduction
Language is a part of culture, the carrier of culture, which not only serves as a means to express thoughts and feelings, but as a symbol system to store information. Chinese and English are the languages of a long history, rich cultural heritage and regional diversity; at the same time, both have their own cultural and specific words and phrases. Changing the meaning of the animal words depends on the essence of the culture content of which, in turn, reflects the cultural meaning. People often link their feelings and emotions with different animals according to the characteristics of animals, such as their appearance, habits and characteristics, so those images of animals have endowed special cultural connotations. These connotations of animal words have shown the different mentalities, values and social styles, reflecting the magnificent cultures of countries.