《中国评论》汉英翻译和中国文化西传研究

C-E Translations Published in The China Review and the Dissemination of the Chinese Culture in the West

《中国评论》是19世纪末影响最大的在华英语汉学期刊和西方世界了解中国的重要平台。该刊翻译了大量汉语文献,对中国文化西传贡献突出。本文研究了《中国评论》汉英翻译选材、策略、传播和影响,研究发现:《中国评论》汉英翻译选材主题丰富多样,尤其青睐文学作品,但具有系统性不强的缺陷;《中国评论》汉英翻译主要采用归化策略;《中国评论》汉英翻译传播效果良好,产生了较大的影响,是一次成功的中国文化英译活动。本文认为,《中国评论》作为19世纪中国文化西传的“桥头堡”,其汉英翻译的成败得失经验可以为当代中国文化“走出去”提供有益借鉴。

The China Review was the most influential China-based sinological periodical published in English during the late 19th century,and a significant source of knowledge about China then for the Westerners.By publishing large amount of English translations of Chinese documents and texts,it served as an important bridge for cultural exchanges between China and Western countries.A close look into the way The China Review carried out its C-E translation shows that even though its selection of source texts covers a wide and varied range of subjects,the coverage is by no means a systematic representation of all relevant and noteworthy subject areas.As for the mode of translation,domesticating appears to be the choice for most of its renditions.Despite these defects,The China Review was without doubt a success in turning Chinese cultural texts into English for dissemination in the West.From its effective mode of C-E translation,China can still draw some useful lessons in its current efforts to disseminate Chinese culture abroad.