FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCE AND TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH IMAGES 等效翻译理论与英语习语翻译

FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCE AND TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH IMAGES 等效翻译理论与英语习语翻译 摘要 语言是文化的载体。由于习语所具备的独特的文化特性，因而一直以来都被认为是翻译中最难处理的部分之一。尽管词典提供给读者参考性的译文，但通常翻译时光靠这些译文是不够的，依葫芦画瓢只 FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCE AND TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH IMAGES ABSTRACT Idioms, with their unique cultural features, have long been considered one of the most difficult parts in interlingual translation. Translated texts according primarily to definitions in dictionaries are usually thought to be unacceptable because they often lead to loss and distortion of original texts and thus make it hard for target readers to understand and appreciate. Such loss and distortion, certainly, cannot fulfil the