浅谈如何处理英语习语内容与形式的矛盾

在处理英语习语内容与形式的矛盾时,我们认为,总的原则是形式服务内容,以准确再现原文的思想内容为主要目标。具体就是：以习语译习语,以形象译形象。至于究竟用哪一种译法,要视具体情况而定。

On How to Deal with the Contradictions of English Idioms Content and Form

In dealing with the Contradictions between the content and form of English idioms, in our view, the total translation principle is that the form follows the content; an important aim is to re-appear ideological content of the original text accurately. Specifically： Idioms must be expressed by idioms, image by image. As for what kind of translation method we take, will be subject to the case.