Language is the carrier of a culture.It contains rich cultural information.Therefore translation is not merely to convert one language into another,and it is also a communication activity which involves converting one...Language is the carrier of a culture.It contains rich cultural information.Therefore translation is not merely to convert one language into another,and it is also a communication activity which involves converting one type of culture into another.Cultural factors begin to gain more and more attention of translators.we find that cultural differences pose major barriers in translating.A thing which is self-evident in one culture has to be painstakingly explained in another.The most serious mistakes in translating and interpreting are usually not the result of verbal inadequacy,but of wrong cultural assumptions.Hardly can any text be successfully translated without appropriately dealing with the differences between source and target cultures.Therefore in this paper I intend to analyse the differences between Chinese and Western cultures as reflected in translation,then to put forward some translation methods(domestication and foreignization)in dealing with them.展开更多
For Chinese poetry to be effectively translated into English,one should take many factors into account,such as the translation of images,the conveyance of the general mood,and cultural transmission.Therefore,poetry tr...For Chinese poetry to be effectively translated into English,one should take many factors into account,such as the translation of images,the conveyance of the general mood,and cultural transmission.Therefore,poetry translation has long been regarded as a significant part of literature translation,which arouses much discussion on translation strategies and methodologies.As a representative of post-colonial theorists,Homi K.Bhabha proposes the notion of"Hybridity",which sheds lights on the strategies and processes of translation.From the perspective of Hybridity,this paper makes a tentative analysis of two English versions of the Chinese Qu poem Tian-Jing-Sha-Qiusi,emphasizing the hybrid of different cultures as an important approach to poetry translation.展开更多
文摘Language is the carrier of a culture.It contains rich cultural information.Therefore translation is not merely to convert one language into another,and it is also a communication activity which involves converting one type of culture into another.Cultural factors begin to gain more and more attention of translators.we find that cultural differences pose major barriers in translating.A thing which is self-evident in one culture has to be painstakingly explained in another.The most serious mistakes in translating and interpreting are usually not the result of verbal inadequacy,but of wrong cultural assumptions.Hardly can any text be successfully translated without appropriately dealing with the differences between source and target cultures.Therefore in this paper I intend to analyse the differences between Chinese and Western cultures as reflected in translation,then to put forward some translation methods(domestication and foreignization)in dealing with them.
文摘For Chinese poetry to be effectively translated into English,one should take many factors into account,such as the translation of images,the conveyance of the general mood,and cultural transmission.Therefore,poetry translation has long been regarded as a significant part of literature translation,which arouses much discussion on translation strategies and methodologies.As a representative of post-colonial theorists,Homi K.Bhabha proposes the notion of"Hybridity",which sheds lights on the strategies and processes of translation.From the perspective of Hybridity,this paper makes a tentative analysis of two English versions of the Chinese Qu poem Tian-Jing-Sha-Qiusi,emphasizing the hybrid of different cultures as an important approach to poetry translation.
