察学生之所需,探典籍之译道——何艾克教授访谈录

The Analysis and Discussion of Students’Needs and Translation Strategies on Chinese Classics:An Interview with Professor Eric L.Hutton

中国典籍翻译是我国优秀传统文化海外传播的重要途径,倾听汉学家译者的“有声思维”,可为中国典籍的翻译理论与实践、海外传播与接受提供有效参考。美国犹他大学哲学系何艾克(Eric L.Hutton)教授长期从事中国哲学典籍的翻译与教学工作,研究对象包括孔子、荀子、韩非子等思想家及其著作。笔者有幸采访了何教授,请他以《荀子》的教材型翻译为主线,就中国典籍翻译在美国大学生群体中的接受现状,典籍教材的翻译策略、编写特点、学生反馈,以及其个人的翻译经历与计划三个方面深入阐释了观点。希望此次访谈能为中国典籍海外教材的开发及翻译策略、目的国学生的需求及认知取向研究等提供参考。

The translation and interpretation of Chinese classics provide us an effective way for their overseas communication.While a large amount of Chinese classics have been translated by sinologists,it is convincible to listen to their opinions on Chinese classics’translation theory,practice and overseas reception.Professor Eric L.Hutton,from the Department of Philosophy of University of Utah,has long been dedicated to translating and teaching Chinese philosophy classics.His research interests include works of philosophers such as Confucius,Xunzi and Hanfeizi.I was honored to have an interview with professor Hutton.He reflected upon his professional experience and his translation of Xunzi as textbook,underlining the reception of Chinese classics among American college students,the translation strategies and compilation principles of Classical Studies textbooks.It is hoped that this interview would shed some light on the translation of Chinese classics,the development of overseas Chinese philosophy textbooks,and the study of students’needs and cognitive orientation.