解构“不可译性”

Deconstruction of Untranslatability

德里达"解构"理论的最重要的概念是"延异","延异"指的是翻译时存在的时间、空间差异。由于两个文本和语言存在的差异,在翻译活动中形成了原文和译文的一种契约关系,这种契约关系使得翻译过程既改变了原文又改变了译文,因此也使原文及原语得以获生。"解构"理论为翻译实践提供了无限的可能性,"不可译性"不意味着译者不应该翻译,而意味着在遵守经济性法则下,在译文中创造原文本的多样性是不可能的,因此在译文中保留差异就意味着对原文本的保护。"解构"理论也存在其自身的局限性,在介绍中国文化时应尽量保留中国文化的异质成分,才是我们借鉴"解构"理论的真谛。

The most important notion in Derrida＇s theory of ＂Deconstruction＂ lies in difference. Difference refers to the differences in both space and time in translation. Because of the differences in the two texts and two languages involved in translation, a contract relationship between the original language and the target language exists in translation practice. This contract relationship changes both the original text and the target text, thus helping the original language and the original text survive. The theory of Derrida＇ s ＂Deconstruction＂ provides translation practice with a multitude of possibilities. ＂Untranslatability＂ doesn＇t mean that the translator shouldn＇t translate, but means that under the rule of economy, creation of the diversity of the original text in translated versions remains impossible, thus further illustrating the curativeness of the original text from the translated version based on the consideration of differences. Although the deconstruction theory has its own limitations, in introducing and translating texts of Chinese culture, the heterogeneous elements of Chinese culture should be preserved. This kind of preservation constitutes the essence of what we should practice in the use and the application of deconstruction theory.