论《三国演义》英译背后的操纵力量

On the Manipulation Power Behind the English Translation of San Guo Yan Yi

"操纵"现象不可避免地存在于翻译实践中,文学翻译如此,非文学翻译亦是如此。以《三国演义》早期与当代英译活动为例,无论是社会历史语境、还是译者、出版商都如一双"无形或有形之手"操纵与推动着翻译策略的选择、译本的形成与发行等,然而"翻译却绝非操纵"。因此,理清翻译与操纵两者之间的关系就显得尤为重要。正确看待翻译背后的操纵力量有利于揭示出文本以外的历史时代、意识形态以及译者主体对翻译的影响,有利于拓宽翻译研究的新领域。

The phenomenon of ＂manipulation＂ inevitably exists in translation practice, which is both in literary translation and nonliterary translation. This poper takes English translating works of San Guo Yah Yi in the early and contemporary time as examples. Such social and historical context, translators, and publishers as a pair of ＂intangible or tangible hands＂ play a very important role in manipulating the choice of translation strategies, the formation of the translation version and its distribution, etc. However, ＂Translation is by no means manipulation.＂ Therefore, it is particularly important to clarify the relationship between translation and manipulation. A correct view of the manipulation power behind translation is helpful to reveal the historical time and ideology as well as the influence of the translator＇s subjectivity on translation, which is also helpful to widen the new field of translation studies.