《孙子兵法》英译本海外传播现状及英译思考——基于英国和美国亚马逊网站的调查

Overseas Current Situation of Communication and Reflections on the English Translation of The Art of War——A Survey Based on Amazon in UK and USA

根据英美国家亚马逊网站上《孙子兵法》英译本的读者评论,分析其传播现状,发现《孙子兵法》英译本存在国内译者译本海外知名度不高、译本的翻译问题以及译本编辑和装订问题。通过对比英美国家亚马逊网站上评分较高和较低译本,发现优秀的译文、良好的编辑以及封面的设计是评分较高的关键。因此,应提高译本翻译质量和编辑质量。

According to the comments on the English version of The Art of War published on Amazon.com in the United States and the United States, this paper analyzes the current situation of its dissemination, and finds that the English version of The Art of War has some problems, such as the low popularity of domestic translators, the translation problems and the editing and binding problems. By comparing the higher and lower scores of the translations on Amazon. com in Britain and the United States, this paper find that a good translation, a good editor and the design of the cover are the key to higher scores. Therefore, the quality of translation and editing should be improved based on the current situation and problems of dissemination.