隐喻是一种常见的语言现象。它既是一种修辞手段,也是一种认知模式。由于文化底蕴不同,在语言跨文化交际中,人们就容易对英语隐喻喻义的认知和理解产生歧义。因此有必要依据隐喻理论,探讨在汉译过程中,采用适当的翻译方法,正确传达英语隐喻的喻义,以免造成误译。 Metaphor is a common language phenomenon. It is both a rhetorical device and a cognitive model. Due to their different cultural backgrounds, people are easily confused about the cognitive and understanding of metaphor in English in intercultural communication. Therefore, according to the theory of metaphor, it is necessary to explore the appropriate translation method in the process of Chinese translation, to correctly convey the metaphor of English metaphor so as to avoid mistranslation.