译者姿态理论与中华文化外译——以王际真英译《阿Q正传》为例

The Theory of Translatorial Hexis and Chinese Culture Export Translation:A Case Study of Chi-chen Wang's “Our Story of Ah Q”

译者姿态理论认为,译作的某些文本细节(尤指选词措辞等)体现了一种力图"寻求文化荣耀"的译者姿态,为解释译者采用的某些文化翻译策略提供了一种新的分析工具。运用该理论考察《阿Q正传》王际真英译本中的某些文化翻译策略发现:王际真倾向于对他视为荣耀的中华传统文化信息采取忠实的保留性翻译策略,对他认为不荣耀的中华传统文化信息进行委婉化、净化或淡化处理,体现了他旨在寻求中华文化荣耀的译者姿态。译者姿态理论适用于分析有着中华文化身份的译者从事的中华文化外译实践,但应用范围有局限性。

The theory of translatorial hexis postulates that a cultural honor-seeking bodily stance observable in such textual details as diction and phraseology might be embodied in the translated text, thus shedding fresh light on certain cultural translation strategies adopted by the translator. Drawing on this new theory, this article attempts to examine some translation strategies Chi- chen Wang employed in his English translation of Lu Xun＇ s novella “ A Q Zheng Zhuan”. The case study indicates that both Wang^ s voluntary retention and inter- ventive rewriting （euphemizing, sanitizing, and attenuation） of traditional Chinese culture in the source text embody his translatorial stance that strives to seek Chinese cultural honor through the act of translation. It is observed that the theory of translatorial hexis applies particularly well to Chinese culture export translations produced by translators of Chinese culture identity, though its scope of application has limitations.