Thick translation is a mode of translation in which the translator seeks with annotation and accompanying glosses to help readers better understand the rich culture and language of source text. This paper attempts to ...Thick translation is a mode of translation in which the translator seeks with annotation and accompanying glosses to help readers better understand the rich culture and language of source text. This paper attempts to analyze the degree of thick translation in three English versions of the Peony Pavilion. In comparison, different translators have adopted different degrees of thick translation according to their translation purpose. But thick translation should be proper and helpful rather than arbitrary and superfluous.展开更多
文摘Thick translation is a mode of translation in which the translator seeks with annotation and accompanying glosses to help readers better understand the rich culture and language of source text. This paper attempts to analyze the degree of thick translation in three English versions of the Peony Pavilion. In comparison, different translators have adopted different degrees of thick translation according to their translation purpose. But thick translation should be proper and helpful rather than arbitrary and superfluous.
