谈对《菜根谭》两种译本的理解

Comment on Comprehension in Two English Versions of Caigen Tan

以保罗·怀特和周文标的《菜根谭》英译本为研究对象,随机各抽取20条相同译文,对语篇、句子、词义、修辞、文化背景、作者意图进行理解分析,并佐以语料库检索为证,探讨两种译本在理解方面的相关问题,通过比较试图发现翻译文言文作品的一些规律和注意事项。

This paper discussed the comprehension issues in two English versions of Caigen Tan （ Tending the Roots of Wisdom） by Paul White and ZHOU Wen-biao. In 20 random items, the author compared the text cohesion, sentence meaning, words, rhetorical devices, cultural backgrounds and the original writer＇ s intensions. With some proven statistics by concordance, the author sought to find some solutions to controversial issues in translation of ancient Chinese works.