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4.1.1 Structural Metaphor

4.1.1.1 Physical/mechanical Metaphor

Words and phrases like“to boost”,“to drive”,“to impel”and“engine”arecommon examples of physical/mechanical metaphors in English.Words like“推动(tuidong)”,“带动(dai dong)”,“动力(dong li)”and“机制(ji zhi)”that are used inChinese to signify physical/mechanical metaphors.In physical/mechanical metaphors,the thing we discuss is considered as a machine which needs“engine”to help usunderstand it in a way we are hardly aware of.The following are more examples ofphysical/mechanical metaphors in the three speeches.

Example 1:

ST:共同把经济全球化动力搞得越大越好、阻力搞得越小越好(p.88)。

In this sentence,“动力(dong li)”and“阻力(zu li)”are the key words ofphysical/mechanical metaphor.“动力(dong li)”and“阻力(zu li)”are the sourcedomains in this metaphor,and the target domains are“the stimulating factors”and“obstructive factors”.Essentially,these words refer to the factors affecting thedevelopment of economic globalization.To understand the way in which humandevelop globalization,physical/mechanical metaphor“Development is a machine”isused.

CHAPTER FIVECONCLUSION

5.1 Findings of This Research

Firstly,in the transcript of keynote speeches at the Boao Forum for Asia AnnualConference 2021,remarks at the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 ChinaInternational Fair for Trade in Services and keynote speeches at the Opening Ceremonyof the Second China International Import Expo by.A total of 3 metaphoricalexpressions(structural metaphor,orientational metaphor and ontological metaphor)areused,which can be divided into a total of 12 kinds:physical/mechanical metaphor,journey metaphor,architectural metaphor,war metaphor,family/friend metaphor,plant metaphor,up-down metaphor,center-edge metaphor,front-back metaphor,personification metaphor,entity metaphor,and container metaphor.

Secondly,when dealing with texts with metaphors,the four strategies,equivalence,re-metaphorization,de-metaphorization and metaphorization mentioned in the text areused and which strategy is used in a certain situation depends on three main factors:cultural background,linguistic and contextual factor,and the requirements ofinternational communication in C-E interpreting.

Last but not least,there are words and phrases in the target language thatcorrespond to the metaphorical expressions present in the source language,the strategyof metaphorical equivalence is used,which is the most time-efficient for the interpreterin this case.When no corresponding phrase can be found in the target language,thede-metaphorization or re-metaphorization method is used,and the interpreter needs tomake a choice on what strategy to use,while there are two cases in re-metaphorization:the source language and the target language use the same metaphor with differentexpressions,and different metaphor with different expressions.

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