从《浮生六记》等作品的英译看翻译规范的运作方式

The Operation of Translation Norms as Seen From the English Version of Six Chapters of a Floating Life

本文通过对《浮生六记》等作品的英译进行分析,发现为了使弱势文化的文本顺利进入处于强势的目的语文化,并较容易地为目的语读者所接受,文本的选定以及翻译策略的选择至关重要。所选择的文本一方面不能与目的语文化的各种规范形成激烈的冲突,另一方面还要符合目的语文化读者对源语文化的期待,同时还应能够满足目的语读者的文化心理需求。翻译策略一般以归化翻译为主、异化翻译为辅,一方面方便目的语读者对原作的理解与接受,另一方面则适度满足目的语读者对源语文化的"异质性"、"差异性"特征的期待。

Through an analysis of the English translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life and some other translated works, this paper is intended to show that since acceptability is the primary concern of most translators, translators have to take into account the various norms in the target culture and think twice in the choice of a source text and the specific translation strategy. It is also found that versions of a comparatively weak culture are very likely to be accepted and even welcomed by the target culture if they are not in radical contradiction with the stronger target norms, fit the target culture's expectation of the source culture, and meet the psychological need of the target society.