As one of the carriers of Confucian culture,and from ancient times to the present,Lunyu or The Analects or The Analects of Confucius,has been well received by readers at home and abroad,and there are more and more Eng...As one of the carriers of Confucian culture,and from ancient times to the present,Lunyu or The Analects or The Analects of Confucius,has been well received by readers at home and abroad,and there are more and more English translations of Lunyu.This article will select some of the vocabulary translations with ancient Chinese characteristics in Lunyu as the object,employ the method of a comparative analysis to explore the cultural connotation behind the text and the dissemination of the translation,and discuss the translator’s translation strategies.Judging from the research on The Analects by scholars from home and abroad and the opening and development of overseas Confucius Institutes,Lunyu has exerted an enlightenment effect in different times.展开更多
The word lun as it appears in Confucius’ book Lunyu means "to compile" rather than "ethics", "to discuss", "to state", or "to select" as are miss-interpreted by many ...The word lun as it appears in Confucius’ book Lunyu means "to compile" rather than "ethics", "to discuss", "to state", or "to select" as are miss-interpreted by many scholars. This is due to the Chinese lexicological phenomenon that the original meaning comes out after the extended meaning. The word yu in Lunyu means "dialogue". In addition, this book was entitled in the Western Han Dynasty, i.e. a period after the book itself came into existence.展开更多
基金The article is part of the achievements of“A Study of the English Translation of‘The Analects of Confucius’and the Dissemination of Confucian Culture(《论语》的英译与儒家文化对外传播研究),a USST project in 2022.”Its serial number is XJ2022231.
文摘As one of the carriers of Confucian culture,and from ancient times to the present,Lunyu or The Analects or The Analects of Confucius,has been well received by readers at home and abroad,and there are more and more English translations of Lunyu.This article will select some of the vocabulary translations with ancient Chinese characteristics in Lunyu as the object,employ the method of a comparative analysis to explore the cultural connotation behind the text and the dissemination of the translation,and discuss the translator’s translation strategies.Judging from the research on The Analects by scholars from home and abroad and the opening and development of overseas Confucius Institutes,Lunyu has exerted an enlightenment effect in different times.
文摘The word lun as it appears in Confucius’ book Lunyu means "to compile" rather than "ethics", "to discuss", "to state", or "to select" as are miss-interpreted by many scholars. This is due to the Chinese lexicological phenomenon that the original meaning comes out after the extended meaning. The word yu in Lunyu means "dialogue". In addition, this book was entitled in the Western Han Dynasty, i.e. a period after the book itself came into existence.
