In drama translation, both performability and the individual characteristics of the work should be given adequate consideration. This paper applies the Functional Equivalence Theory to analyzing Thunderstorm, the Engl...In drama translation, both performability and the individual characteristics of the work should be given adequate consideration. This paper applies the Functional Equivalence Theory to analyzing Thunderstorm, the English version of Leiyu, a famous Chinese play, converting some unique features of the Chinese original into their English equivalents on linguistic, cultural and stylistic levels without affecting the performability of the drama.展开更多
文摘In drama translation, both performability and the individual characteristics of the work should be given adequate consideration. This paper applies the Functional Equivalence Theory to analyzing Thunderstorm, the English version of Leiyu, a famous Chinese play, converting some unique features of the Chinese original into their English equivalents on linguistic, cultural and stylistic levels without affecting the performability of the drama.
