从饮食文化看翻译中文化的不可译性

Intranslatability of cooking culture

20世纪80年代以来,翻译界沸沸扬扬的文化热至今意犹未尽。基本分为两派:文化是可译的,也是需要译的;文化是不可译的。理论的争论和实践的迷茫形成强烈的反差。可译是一种良好的愿望,但实践中文化的翻译是四面楚歌。本文以饮食文化为例,阐述了文化的不可译性。

The cultural translatability has been a hot topic in translation since 80s. Two schools of thought stand in stalemate: translatability and intranslatability. The hassle in theory is contrasted by the translators' perplexity. It is a beautiful dream to transmit Chinese culture to foreign lands but the reality is a disappointment. This paper presents the intraslatability by examples in cooking culture.