Abstract

Proverbs are language structures of stability both in meaning and structure, They come from daily life and are popular among the people on the civil. at the same time, the meaning of expressions, phrases and sentences are relatively intact and stable. They use simple and common words reflecting profound truth. English writer Francis Bacon once said: Genius wit and spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. English and Chinese proverbs as  carriers of the two cultures show that geographical environment and climate, customs and habits, the living environment, historical background are different. So when we in the proverb  translation, we have to think about the specific culture, life background. This thesis is based on the studies of geographical environment and climate, religious beliefs, customs and habits, moral values and historical allusion to set forth the influence of cultural differences on proverb translation.

Key words: Geographical environment and climate; Religious beliefs; Customs and habits; Moral values; Historical allusion.

摘要

   谚语是一种在意义和结构上都具有稳定性的语言结构。谚语结构简洁,内容丰富,来源于生活并在民间广为流传的一种意义相对完整稳定的词，短语，或句子,它是用简单通俗的话来反映深刻的道理。英国作家培根说过: 一个民族的天赋,智慧和精神都从他们的谚语中表现出来。英汉谚语作为两种文化的载体，由于它们地理环境与气候，风俗习惯，生活环境，历史背景等的不同，在谚语翻译中，不得不考虑所涉及的谚语的特定文化,生活背景。本文将从地理环境与气候，宗教信仰,风俗习惯,道德观念,历史典故五个方面阐述英汉文化差异对谚语翻译的影响。

关键词：地理环境与气候；宗教信仰；风俗习惯；道德观念；历史典故