中文摘要：随着改革开放的实行，中国与外界的交流越来越频繁。口译在政治、经济、文化等方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。习语蕴含丰富的文化信息，体现了一个民族独特的语言魅力，但由于其结构严谨，形式简练，形象生动的特点，在翻译的同时带给译员不小的难度。释意理论创立于20世纪60年代，它从原语表达、脱离语言外壳和译语表达三个步骤来分析外在语言的意义，从而达到原语与译语中意义的对等。本文以释意理论为指导，分析讨论汉语习语翻译的难点，总结翻译策略，即同义习语借用、直译、意译、直译兼意译和省略。

关键词：释意理论；汉语习语；外交场合；翻译策略

TABLE OF CONTENTS

中文摘要

ABSTRACT

Chapter One Introduction-1

Chapter Two Introduction to the Interpretive Theory-2

2.1 The meaning of interpretation in the Interpretive Theory-2

2.2 Two basic concepts of the Interpretive Theory-3

2.2.1 Sense-3

2.2.2 Sense unit-4

2.3 The interpreting procedure-4

2.3.1 Reasoning comprehension-4

2.3.2 Deverbalization-4

2.3.3 Expression-5

Chapter Three Difficulties in Idioms Interpreting in Foreign Affairs-6

3.1 Introduction to idioms-6

3.1.1 Definition of idioms-6

3.1.2 Features of idioms-6

3.2 Difficulties In idioms interpreting in foreign affairs-7

3.2.1 Obstacles at linguistic level-7

3.2.2 Obstacles at non-linguistic level-8

Chapter Four Application of Strategies in Chinese Idioms Interpreting in Foreign Affairs in Light of the Interpretive Theory-10

4.1 Borrowing-10

4.2 Literal translation-11

4.3 Free translation-11

4.4 Literal translation combined with paraphrasing-12

4.5 Ellipsis-13

Chapter Five Conclusion-14

REFERENCES-15

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-16