Abstract: Animal proverbs embody the life wisdom and cultural values of a nation. However, due to cultural differences between China and the West, the same animal imagery often carries different connotations, which poses challenges for translation. From the perspective of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this study examines the English translation of Chinese animal proverbs. It selects four types of animal proverbs about "horse", "ox", "dog" and "dragon" fro...
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