基于文化翻译观的《三字经》翻译策略研究_英语论文

On the Translation Strategies of the The Three Word Primer from the Perspective of Cultural Translation Theory

摘要

《三字经》是中华民族的文化瑰宝和中国古代启蒙教育的经典诗作。苏珊的文化翻译理论把翻译研究向前推进了一步,在翻译领域有着深刻的影响。本文以苏珊·巴斯内特（Susan Bassnett）的文化翻译观为理论依据,抽取一定的章节进行比较研究,作者试图从译者的文化翻译背景、译者对源语文化背景的理解程度、译者的文化信仰差异等方面,对王宝童和翟理斯的两个《三字经》英文译本进行系统对比分析,并探讨译本中的归化和异化的翻译策略的运用。研究表明,文化取向对翻译策略有着制约的作用,在翻译中文典籍时应结合不同的文化取向采取归化与异化相结合的翻译策略。

关键词  三字经 文化翻译观 翻译策略

Abstract

The Three Word Primer is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation as well as a classic primer for elementary education in ancient China. Susan Bassnett’s Cultural Translation Theory has pushed translation studies a step forward. This paper makes a comparative analysis of the two English versions of The Three Word Primer from the perspective of Susan Bassnett’s Cultural Translation Theory, and attempts to explore the application of the translation strategies—domestication and foreignization—in the two versions. By analyzing the translators’ translation backgrounds, their understanding of the original culture and their cultural believes, the research concludes that the cultural orientation has the function of restricting the translation strategies. Therefore, based on the different cultural orientations, translators could combine translation strategies of domestication and foreignization together in the translation of Chinese classics. 

Keywords  The Three Word Primer  Cultural Translation Theory   Translation Strategies 

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Significance 1

1.3   Organization 1

2 Literature Review 3

2.1 Previous Studies on The Three Word Primer 3

2.2 Previous Studies on Cultural Translation Theory 4

2.3 Two Translation Strategies: Foreignization and Domestication 7

3 Research Methodology 9

3.1 Research Questions 9

3.2 Research Design 9

4   Relationship between Cultural Orientation and Translation Strategies 10

4.1   Translation Background 10

4.2   Translators' Understanding of the Original Culture 12

4.3   Translators' Cultural Belief 14

Conclusion 16

Acknowledgement 17

References 18