1、 Introduction

In depth exploration of the hypothesis of linguistic relativity and its criticism, particularly regarding the translatability of vocabulary and grammatical structures between different languages. The article first points out that although the hypothesis of linguistic relativity suggests that different languages construct different worldviews, Wolf's use of English to "translate" vocabulary describing snow in Inuit indicates that observations and descriptions in different languages can be the same. Furthermore, the article cites the views of multiple scholars, emphasizing that all languages can express the same ideas and that differences in language forms do not affect the shared worldview of humanity. However, some argue that the untranslatability between languages, such as "language related words," reflects the rationality of linguistic relativity. In addition, the article also discusses the issues of naturalness and communicative accuracy in translation, pointing out that even if languages can be translated into each other, the worldviews and worldviews constructed by different languages still have incomprehensibility. Finally, the article argues that criticizing linguistic relativity from a translation perspective is a fallacy, as linguistic relativity focuses on the closed world view constructed by language, which translation theory cannot touch upon.

2、 Translatable or untranslatable

We have delved into the issue of untranslatability in translation, dividing it into three types: linguistic level, cultural level, and language as a medium level untranslatability. The untranslatability at the linguistic level involves the lack of corresponding language forms between the source language and the target language, such as puns and word games. Cultural untranslatability refers to the absence of specific situations in the source language in the target language, such as abstract concepts with ethnic cultural characteristics. Despite these untranslatability issues, they can usually be resolved through adjustments in encoding/decoding and communicative accuracy.

3、 Information exchange through translation is not a change in the language world landscape

Through the translation example of "Априехала/A", this paper explores the differences in the language world view during the translation process and their impact on translation activities. The article points out that although Russian and Chinese sentences may seem equivalent in translation, there are differences between the language world they construct and the real world. Russian conveys information such as gender and motor completion through verb forms, while Chinese does not explicitly describe the movement itself. This difference leads to different worldviews for native Russian speakers and native Chinese speakers when understanding the same real-world fragment. The article also analyzed the different parameters used by Russian and Chinese in describing the movement of objects, such as the direction of motion and whether tools are used. In addition, the article argues that although translation can roughly guide native speakers of the target language to understand the observations and descriptions of native speakers of the source language, the worldviews of native speakers of different languages are not and cannot be fully communicated.

4、 Truly untranslatable

In depth exploration of the relationship between linguistic relativity and translation, particularly the so-called 'truly untranslatable' phenomenon. The author first points out that although different languages can describe the same natural phenomena, such as snow, users of different languages may have different worldviews and ways of thinking. For example, although both Inuit and English can describe different forms of snow, the classification of snow in Inuit is more detailed, reflecting the characteristics of its language and culture.

5、 Conclusion

Emphasizing that translation cannot fully replicate the world view constructed in the source language, it is necessary to project the real world into the target language through the intermediate world of language, forming a description in the target language. The worldviews of native speakers of the source and target languages cannot be communicated through translation.