Eco-translatology is an original translation theory proposed by Hu Gengshen,a Chinese scholar.Su Shi’s masterpiecePrelude to Water Melody is a famous Chinese classic poetry.From the perspective of eco-translatology,t...Eco-translatology is an original translation theory proposed by Hu Gengshen,a Chinese scholar.Su Shi’s masterpiecePrelude to Water Melody is a famous Chinese classic poetry.From the perspective of eco-translatology,the study tries to make acomparative analysis of two English versions of Prelude to Water Melody,based on some core concepts including environment oftranslation,central position of translator and three-dimensional transformation.Through comparative analysis,the study finds thatthe eco-env’ironment of two versions has different impacts on them,but both reflect the central position of translator well.And XuYuanchongs translation is easier for readers to accept in terms of linguistic and cultural dimensions,while Burton Watson’s translation can better reflect communicative intention.It is hoped that the study will shed some new light on the research of translationof Chinese classic poetry and more scholars will pay attention to eco-translatology.展开更多
文摘Eco-translatology is an original translation theory proposed by Hu Gengshen,a Chinese scholar.Su Shi’s masterpiecePrelude to Water Melody is a famous Chinese classic poetry.From the perspective of eco-translatology,the study tries to make acomparative analysis of two English versions of Prelude to Water Melody,based on some core concepts including environment oftranslation,central position of translator and three-dimensional transformation.Through comparative analysis,the study finds thatthe eco-env’ironment of two versions has different impacts on them,but both reflect the central position of translator well.And XuYuanchongs translation is easier for readers to accept in terms of linguistic and cultural dimensions,while Burton Watson’s translation can better reflect communicative intention.It is hoped that the study will shed some new light on the research of translationof Chinese classic poetry and more scholars will pay attention to eco-translatology.
