图里翻译规范视角下丁韪良译《万国公法》研究

Study of Translation on Elements of International Law by W.A.P. Martin from the Perspective of Toury’s Translation Norm

以图里的翻译规范理论为依据,通过分析影响《万国公法》译本的因素,研究该译本所体现出的翻译规范。研究发现,丁韪良对文本的选择受到社会文化环境的影响,该译本从篇章结构等宏观层面到词汇句法等微观层面都符合中国语言的表达特征。正是遵循了目的语的文化规范,才使得该作品被中国人所接受而获得成功。

Basing on Toury’s translation norm theory,this paper pays attention to factors which affect the translation.The result shows that W.A.P.Martin’s selection of the text was influenced by the social and cultural environment of that time.The translation observes the traditional Chinese language expression,both from the macro level and the micro level of lexicon and syntax.This translation is well accepted by Chinese people because it follows the cultural norm of the target language.