Query: Chinese-western thinking difference translation

title: The Similarities and Differences between Chinese and Western Thinking and Translation
abstract: There are both commonness and individuality in human thinking.Commonness is the precondition of our communication.Individuality is the difference which we have met in communication.Therefore it must be transferred in a right way.Thinking mode is closely related with culture and languages.It is the bridge that connects culture and languages.A deep study about the differences of thinking mode has shed lights upon us to deal with sentences and contexts in translation.It also makes cross culture communication more successful.

title: Translation of Idioms Based on the Difference Between Chinese and Western Culture
abstract: Idioms contain a lot of cultural information and reflect the differences in history,geography,religion,custom and thinking mode of different ethnic groups.Translation is not simply a matter of seeking other words with similar meaning.As a translator,one must consider the underlying cultural factors in the process of translation.The present paper discusses the translation of idioms based on the differences between Chinese and western cultures in order to enable readers to understand and use idioms better.

title: Western Linguistics and Translation Theories from the Point of View of the Chinese Language
abstract: It's true that Western linguistic theories and translation theories are broad and profound. However, many of their fundamental ideas can also be found in ancient Chinese philosophy, traditional Chinese translation theories,linguistics, and the theory of Chinese literature. Therefore, our urgency is to find out the essential differences between Chinese and Western linguistics as well as translation theories. We should not focus only on the Western theories and, at the same time, ignore the precious ones originated in our traditional native culture. Besides, the great difference between the two sides in language, writing and mode of thinking should always be kept in mind when we try to assimilate the results of the above mentioned Western theories.

title: Thought Difference and Translation Between Chinese and English
abstract: Tracing the difference of the thinking mode between Chinese and western people,the author discusses and analyzes the differences of sentence construction and text organization between Chinese and English,and proposes relevant translation strategies for translations between the two languages.

title: Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Reflected by Chinese to English Translation
abstract: The Chinese and Western languages,which develop and mature in the ir respective laboring and life,necessarily reflect their territory appearance,history characteristics,customs and habits,mode of thinking and so on,namely,existing a certain difference.The Chinese to English translation is not onl y a language conversion process,but also a culture conversion process.So the Chi nese to English translation also necessarily embodies the diversity of the t wo languages,and reflects the differences of them.

title: [Alienation and adaptation in English translation of traditional Chinese medicinal literature]
abstract: Alienation and adaptation are two of the principles and methods in translation, each possessing their own values. Alienation should be applied in translating linguistic content in order to transfer the imbedded cultural messages trustfully; while the principle of adaptation should be followed in linguistic structure translation due to the different thinking patterns between Chinese and English which results in a great linguistic structure difference. Therefore, the translator must express the original meaning trustfully, on the other hand, to make the Chinese version more smooth, linguistic structure should be transformed to conform to the thinking habit of the readers. In brief,alienation and adaptation should complement each other in translation to make it a bridge connecting the different cultures.

title: A Brief Analysis on the Differences between Chinese and Western Translators' Versions on The Analects of Confucius
abstract: The Analects of Confucius contains several thousand years of Chinese brilliant cultural tradition,because of the notable differences between the East and the West,there inevitably exist great differences between Chinese and Western translators.Through a comparative analysis of different versions from Chinese and Western translators,this paper aims at exploring such difference from both macroscopical and microcosmic angels,respectively covering aspects of translating purpose,essential features of English and Chinese,thinking mode and Chinese and Western translators' different translation strategies on the form of address,culture specific items and figures.

title: Redundancy in Chinese English Translation and Its Causes
abstract: The redundancy in ChineseEnglish Translation is analyzed from category words,pompous words, explicit repetition and implicit repetition.Language structures,nonequivalence of glossary in both English and Chinese,difference between Chinese mode of thinking and culture and that of the western countries are considered to be the causes for redundancy caused in translation.It is proposed that omission be the effective methods to eliminate redundancy.

title: Over redundancy in Chinese English Translation and its Causes
abstract: This paper ,from category word pompous word, explicit repetition and implicit repetition ,analyzes the over redundancy in Chinese English Translation. Language structures, Non equivalence of glossary in both English and Chinese,difference between Chinese mode of thinking and culture and that of the western countries are considered to be the causes for over redundancy. It is proposed that omission is the effective methods to eliminate over redundancy.

title: Personal Vs Impersonal: Difference between E C Sentences and Their Translation
abstract: One of the differences between English and Chinese is the impersonal tendency in English and the personal tendency in Chinese. This paper analyses the differences of E/C sentence patterns from the different cognitive modes of thinking between Chinese and Western nations and the different manifestations between English impersonal tendency and Chinese personal tendency. Understanding correctly this tendency has a practical significance to E/C translating mutually.