避免“英味译文”的三大途径

Three Ways to Avoid “Strange Chinese”

翻译是一种跨语言、跨文化、跨社会的交流活动。英汉两种语言出自不同的文化与历史 ,因而英汉民族形成不同的思维方式、思维特征和思维风格。思维差异导致语言差异。在英译汉过程中 ,译者应转换思维方式 ,发挥汉语优势 ,避免“英味译文”。途径有 :转“形合”为“意合” ;变“静态”为“动态” ;化“被动”为“主动”。

Translation is a communication of cross language, cross culture, and cross society. Chinese and English have different cultures, which result in different ways, characteristics and styles of thinking. Thinking differences lead to linguistic differences. When English is put into Chinese, some ways to avoid “strange Chinese” go as the following: to turn “hypotactic” to “paratactic”; to turn “static” to “dynamic”; to turn “passive” to “active”.