文化场的差异与意义转述——论西方少年小说中译本的“变脸”

Difference and Transition of Meaning in Cultural Fields:“Face-changing” of Western Juvenile Novels in their Chinese Translations

西方少年小说的题材内容和叙事形式都较为激进与复杂,尤其是关于战争、情爱、性、叛逆等主题尖锐的作品。所以,当这样的小说在中国翻译出版时,小说封面会与原著大相径庭的"变脸",主要是化重为轻、化实为虚、化暗为明、化长为幼。由中译版书名和封面与原作的差异,可管中窥豹地考察中西少年文学从生产到接受的不同。少年文学的翻译应考虑少年读者"被建构"与"能建构"的事实,在译本"变脸"问题上应该有正确的做法。

The subjects and narratives of the Western juvenile novels are usually radical and complicated, especially when war, love, sex, rebellion and other acute themes are involved. When these novels are translated into Chinese and published in China, a dramatic ＂face -changing＂ will happen on the book covers compared to their original Western versions. The major transitions are mainly from heaviness to lightness, from concrete to abstract, from darkness to brightness, and from maturity to childishness. The Changes demonstrate the different culture backgrounds of the creation and reception in the West and in China. The translation of juvenile novels should consider the fact that the teenagers could be constructed construct themselves as well, and adopt an appropriate method in the ＂face changing＂ issue.