《简·爱》两种中译本的差异比较

Comparison of Differences of Two Chinese Versions of Jane Eyre

夏洛蒂·勃朗特创作的《简·爱》自一八四七年问世,就被看作是英国小说中最受欢迎的一部。然而,作品中寓意深刻的用词、变幻复杂的句式、丰满生动的人物形象和巧妙紧凑的情节安排却也造成了翻译的复杂性和困难性。自1935年《简·爱》首次被译为中文后,国内先后出现了数个译本,其中以祝庆英译《简·爱》和黄源深翻译的《简·爱》两个译本最为出色。本文比较了祝译本和黄译本在遣词造句上的差异,以及译本对原著的人物、环境、情节还原上的差异。

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, has been regarded as the most popular English novel since its publication in 1847. However, the profound words, complex sentences, vivid characters and clever and compact plot in this novel also cause the complexity and difficulty of translation. Since Jane Eyre was first translated into Chinese in 1935, several versions have appeared in China, of which Zhu Qingying's version and Huang Yuanshen’s version are the best. This paper compares Zhu's version and Huang's version in terms of wording and phrasing, as well as loyalty to characters, environment and plot of the original novel.