以构式为基本单位的翻译操作取向——以《傲慢与偏见》开篇句汉译为例

Construction as the Basic Translation Unit:Taking Translation of the Beginning Sentence in Pride and Prejudice as an Example

本文在评析关于翻译单位的各类现有观点的基础上,论证基于构式的翻译单位观在解决现存问题上的优势及其理论合理性,提出翻译过程就是将源语文本分解为各组成构式、分析其组合意义,进而由译入语中的构式以译入语所允许的构式组合方式再现原文本内构式组合意义的过程。在分析构式类型、构式间关系等因素对翻译操作影响的基础上,作者初步提出了翻译单位构式观下的具体操作方案,并以实例说明该方案的可行性。

Based on the examination and criticism of existing studies on translation unit, this article illustrates theoretical and practical advantages of a construction-based view of translation unit. It is proposed that the translating process consists of the disintegration of the source text （ST） into construction components, the analysis of their compositional meaning and the re-integration of their counterparts in target language （TL） following construction integrating rules in TL, with the purpose of re-presenting the combined meaning and function of ST componential constructions. With the analysis of construction-oriented factors involved in the translating process, such as construction types and inter-constructional relations, a tentative operating mechanism of construction-based translating approach is presented and then applied to a sample translation.