语言“可译性”与“不可译性”争论的终结

On the Final Argument over the "Translatability" and "Untranslatability" Between Languages

在语码转换过程中,译文与原文之间信息不对称是一种客观现实。这是由翻译所基于的翻译参考资料中词语意义的不确定性、两种语言范式与文化等因素的差异和译者主观能动性导致的,我们把由上述因素影响而形成的译文与原文在形式和内容等方面信息不完全重合、对等的客观规律称之为语码转换中的信息不对称理论。以此理论来终结关于语言"可译性"和"不可译性"的争论,对翻译实践具有重要指导意义。

In the process of code switching,there exists the very objective fact that the information translated into the target language does not completely match that in the source language.The asymmetric situation is caused by the indefinite meaning of words or phrases,the difference in language model and culture,and the translator＇s subjective initiative.The above-mentioned factors lead to the incomplete equivalence in form and content between the target and source languages,which is an objective rule in translation,and which we may term as the theory of asymmetrical information.It is significant in guiding translation practice,as long as the theory is taken to end the argument over the ＂translatability＂ and ＂untranslatability＂ between languages.