国际传播导向下的法律翻译思维探究——以《民法典》英译为例

International Communication Oriented Legal Translation Thinking:The Case of the English Translation of“The PRC Civil Code”

加强国际传播能力建设时代背景下,法律翻译工作必须具有国际传播导向意识。在法律翻译活动中关注主体、目的和效果是国际传播导向的基本要求。为提升中国法治国际传播效能,在法律翻译实践中应综合运用主体性、目的和效果三种法律翻译思维。其中主体性思维侧重多元主体之间的平衡,目的思维强调对译者需求的满足,效果思维重视受众的理解与认同。本研究以《民法典》英译为例,对以上三种翻译思维的内涵与运用进行了具体阐析,发现其对翻译问题的解决有实质效果。

In the context of strengthening the international communication capacity,it is necessary to encourage international communication orientation in legal translation.It is a basic requirement under the guidance of international communication to pay attention to the subject,purpose and effect in legal translation activities.To improve the international communication efficiency of the rule of law in China,three legal translation thoughts of subjectivity,purpose and effect should be comprehensively applied in legal translation practice.Among them,the subjective thinking focuses on the balance between multiple subjects,the purposive thinking emphasizes the satisfaction of the translator’s needs,and the effective thinking emphasizes the understanding and identification of the target audience.Taking the English translation of“The Civil Code of the PRC”as an example,this study makes a concrete analysis of the connotation and application of the above three translation thoughts,and finds that they have a substantial effect on solving translation problems.