“他者”的抵抗——论后殖民语境下翻译对“东方”形象的消解

"Other's" Resistance——The Role of Translation in the Dissolution of the " Oriental" Image under the Context of the Post-colonialism

后殖民主义理论大师萨义德认为“东方”是欧洲人凭空创造出来的地方,是与位于“中心”的西方相对应的,代表原始、神秘、落后的“他者”。“东方”形象强化了西方的优越感,使西方文化的地位进一步稳固,东方文化进一步被边缘化。在后殖民语境下,作为沟通不同文化的桥梁的翻译,不再只是一种语言向另一种语言的转换,而与文化、政治和意识形态紧密结合,成为“他者”反对文化霸权主义,消除殖民主义遗留下来的“东方”形象,弘扬东方文化的有力武器。

In the great master of Post-colonialism, Said＇s eyes, ＂the orient＂ is a fictitious place as the ＂Other＂ standing for primitivity, mystery, backwardness which forms a contrast with ＂the Occident＂, the Western countries as the ＂center＂. The ＂oriental＂ image strengthens the Westerner＇ superiority, consolidates the status of Western cultures and peripherizes Eastern cultures. Under the context of Post-colonialism, translation as the bridge between different cultures not only plays the role of conversion from one language to another, but also forms a close link with culture, politics and ideology. Translation has become a forceful weapon for the ＂Other＂ to fight against cultural hegemony, to remove the ＂oriental＂ image left by the colonists and to carry forward the eastern cultures.