钱锺书“化境说”定界、定位与定类

Qian Zhongshu's“Thought of Sublimity”:Demarcation,Orientation and Categorization

针对学界对钱锺书“化境说”的理解存在的分歧,采取文本细读、以钱解钱、比较对照、综合分析等方法,对其进行重新解读。时空定界上,“化境说”立足中国本土文化传统,借鉴和吸收西方现代多学科理论,是钱氏打通古今、中西、学科的思想结晶;功能定位上,“化境说”是普通级译者追求的最高理想、专家级和大师级译者达到的最高标准,是全译最高理想与最高标准的通约;范畴定类上,“化境说”是钱氏结合对林译现象的重评,由个人翻译实践提升而萌发的片段翻译思想,并非他刻意建构的系统翻译理论。“化境说”的“三定”有助于准确把握其内涵和实质,将钱氏翻译思想发扬光大,推动中国传统译论的创造性转化和创新性发展。

In view of disagreement on Qian Zhongshu's“Thought of Sublimity”(hereinafter abbreviated as“Ts”),such methods as close reading,interpreting Qian in his words,comparison and contrast,textual research and comprehensive analysis are adopted to reinterpret the translation thought.In terms of spatial-chronological demarcation,TS is based on the traditional Chinese culture and absorbs modern western multi-disciplinary theories,thus being the quintessence of Qian's scholarly philosophy of striking a connection between ancient and modern,China and West as well as various disciplines.In terms of orientation for its function,TS is average translators'pursuit of the highest ideal of translation and translation experts and masters'realization of the highest standard,hence the commensurability between the highest ideal and highest standard.In terms of categorization,TS is Qian's fragmentary translation thought,which was aimed at reappraising Lin Shu's translations and conceived from Qian's own translation experiences,rather than his intentional construction of translation theory.The reinterpretation of TS helps to provide an accurate understanding of its connotation and nature and carry forward Qian's translation thought so as to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional Chinese translation theories.