论广州地铁站名英译

On English Translations of Guangzhou Metro Stations

在所有的广州地铁站名英译中,以汉语拼音转写站名占75.4%,足见站名英译多数为汉语拼音转写,虽彰显了"名从主人"的原则,在异化翻译策略中保留了中国的特色文化,但却实用价值不高,没有达到翻译站名的真正目的,故地铁站名英译仍有许多地方值得商榷。综合分析得知,有些英译是属于拼写错误,有些是明显理解错误致误译,有些是涉及深层的文化内涵。因此,在翻译站名时需全面考虑,再现其真实的含义,而不能以为了方便,过度依赖汉语拼音。

Among all the English translations of Guangzhou Metro Stations, most names are translated by Chinese Pinyin, which takes 75.4%. Although it has revealed the principle ＂Adaptation to Original Names＂ , and retained China＇s characteristic cultures in the disassimilation translation strategy, the practical value is not actually high, and it has not achieved the true goal of English translations of Metro Stations. So the English translations of Guangzhou Metro Stations still have many to discuss. The synthetical analysis indicates that some translations are spelling mistakes, some are the mistranslations by obvious understanding, and some involve the deep cultural connotation. Therefore, when translating stations, we need the comprehensive consideration to reveal its real meaning, but could not rely on Chinese Pinyin excessively for convenience.