A Study of Idiom Translation in Bonsall’s The Red Chamber Dream

This paper combines quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the translation characteristics of idioms in B.S.Bonsall’s full English translation of The Red Chamber Dream,starting from George Steiner’s fourfold hermeneutic motion:trust,aggression,incorporation,and restitution.Through data statistics and conclusion analysis,I concluded that the translation strategies of idioms in Bonsall’s English translation are mainly literal translations,supplemented by free translations,and literal translations combined with free translations,which also provides some enlightenment for the English translation of Chinese classics.

中西富贵人家西方奢侈品消费之同步--基于《红楼梦》的考察分析

16世纪至19世纪初的中国常常被喻为世界的白银蓄池。很多研究在讨论这一时期中西贸易时都倾向于强调商品的西流(商品从中国向欧洲、美洲流动)和白银的东流(白银从欧洲、美洲向中国流动)①,以及中国器物对欧洲社会、经济、文化发展的影响②。