摘要

文化负载词是在特定的文化背景下包含特殊文化内涵的词，因其具有文化符号意义，在中国戏曲翻译中占有重要地位。在《牡丹亭》的中文原文中，有描写环境、人物官职、情感等的文化负载词。如何将原文本中的文化负载词正确翻译成目的语，并将其与翻译目的与目的语文化背景相结合是亟待解决的问题。本文通过对许渊冲、许明及汪榕培两部《牡丹亭》英译本中包含颜色的文化负载词进行比较，旨在探索中国戏曲中文化负载词的英译途径。

关键词：牡丹亭；中国传统戏曲；文化负载词；翻译

Contents

摘要 i

Abstract ii

1. Introduction 1

2. Demonstration 2

2.1 A brief introduction of culture-loaded words 2

2.1.1 Definitions of culture-loaded words 2

2.1.2 The Translation Methods of culture-loaded words 3

2.2 A brief introduction of Skopos Theory 4

2.2.1 Three rules of Skopos Theory 4

2.3 The Peony Pavilion and the two English versions 5

2.3.1 The research background of translations of Chinese traditional operas and The Peony Pavilion 6

2.3.2 Different translation purposes of the two English versions 7

2.4 The translation of culture-loaded words in the two English versions 8

2.4.1 Comparison of the translation of culture-loaded words about colour in the two English versions based on Skopos Theory 8

2.4.1.1 The translation of culture-loaded words about colour under the guide of the Skopos Rule 9

2.4.1.2 The translation of culture-loaded words about colour under the guide of the Coherence Rule 10

2.4.1.3 The translation of culture-loaded words about colour under the guide of the Fidelity Rule 12

3. Conclusion 14

Works Cited 16

Bibliography 17