译不完的“笑道”——杨宪益和霍克斯对《红楼梦》中“笑道”的翻译

The Translation of "Xiaodao" in A Dream of Red Mansions——A Comparison Between Yang Hsien-yi's Translation and that of David Hawks

《红楼梦》中许多人物的个性化语言是由"说""问""道"等引出,其中很多对话是由"笑道"引出的。以《红楼梦》第七十回为例,谈论两种英译本中"笑道"译法的不同。

A Dream of Red Mansions is well-known for its use of dialogues to indicate the uniqueness of the characters. Many characters＇ dialogues are introduced with ＂笑道＂. The different translations of ＂笑道＂ are analyzed by focusing on the 70th chapter of the original novel.