道教典籍语言隐喻认知特征解析与翻译

A Study on the Metaphoric Cognition and Translating of Daoist Classics

因内丹修炼者以取象比类的思维方式记录他们的修炼体验,所以道教典籍自然呈现出大量隐喻思维表述,这决定道教典籍翻译需要经历两次隐喻过程。在解析道教典籍语言隐喻认知特征的基础上,本文认为,采用中国英语翻译属于中国的事物和概念不失为一种积极的译介道教文化的有效手段,能较好地促进国际交流中中国文化身份的构建与认同。

Lots of metaphors can be found in Daoist classics, for Daoist practitioners tend to record their experiences of inner alchemi- cal cultivation in the cognitive model of metaphors which help readers understand one thing in terms of another via the interactions of the mind and bodily experiences both in the physical and social environments. On the basis of the study of this metaphoric cog- nition model, this paper holds that double metaphorizing processes are involved in the translating of Daoist classics in which translators resort to China English（ namely transliteration or literal translation plus annotation） to deal with those culture-loaded concepts of Daoism, and it proves to be efficient in introducing Daoist culture and helpful in constructing Chinese cultural identity in the Western world.