《习近平谈治国理政》英译本的翻译显化研究

Explicitation as a Translation Strategy in the English Version of Xi Jinping:The Governance of China

国家文本的对外翻译是国家形象构建的重要手段。《习近平谈治国理政》是具有中国特质、中国气派的国家治理话语体系,凝结着中国文化智慧和当代中国社会主义建设经验,其翻译与海外发行是一种积极的国家形象自我构建与主动传播策略。文章基于翻译显化理论,从交际功能显化、语篇功能显化和语用功能显化等维度考察《习近平谈治国理政》英译本显化策略的使用特征,揭示显化策略的动因,分析显化策略对该书在海外传播与接受的促进作用,在此基础上探讨该书的英译对提升政治文献翻译质量的启示。

Translation of state texts serves as an important strategy to construct a country’s image.Xi Jinping:The Governance of China represents the latest development of China’s state governance theory and crystallizes the wisdom of Chinese culture and China’s experience in socialist construction.Its translation and overseas publication,as a discursive strategy,can strengthen China’s national image in international arena.The paper,based on explicitation theory,explores the questions what features can be found in the use of explicitation as a translation strategy,what reasons account for the employment of the strategy,what roles it plays in promoting the reception of the book and what implications we can have for political document translation.