On Translation of Children’s Literature Based on Reception Aesthetics:A Case Study of The Secret Garden

Grounded in reader-centered theories,Reception Aesthetics prioritizes the active engagement and acceptance of target readers.This study examines the translation of children’s literature through the lens of Reception Aesthetics,using Li Wenjun’s rendition of The Secret Garden as a case study.The objective is to scrutinize various aspects of the translation-including vocabulary,syntax,rhetorical devices,and cultural nuances-and to discern how the adaptation and application of diverse translation strategies cater to the aesthetic expectations.

The Translation of Children's Literature under the Guidance of Reception Aesthetics

In recent years,a great majority of excellent foreign children' s literary works have sprung up in the domestic market,so the translation of children' literature are drawn much attention.However,the relevant studies which guide the translation of children literature are quite few.Reception Aesthetics which take readers reception as a goal provides a new prospective for the translation of children s literature and promote its development.

The Polysystem and the Translation of Children' s Literature

Polysystem Theory was developed in 1970s by Israeli scholar Itamar Even-Zohar,and was well known for its three circumstances.Children' literature,as a special branch of literature,attracts more and more research nowadays.This paper explores the process of translation of Children' s Literature in China under polysystem.

Translation Skills of Children’s Literature from the Perspective of Recep tion Theory:A Case Study of Bronze and Sunflower

With the development of society and the prosperity of Chinese literature,as a part of China’s soft power,Chinese chil dren literature is faced with the problem of international dissemination.The English version of Cao Wenxuan’s Bronze and Sunflow er won Hans Christian Andersen Award,the top award of children’s literature,which is a successful example of such dissemina tion.Therefore,the Chinese-English translation skills employed are worth studying.This paper aims to analyze the skills used to in the translation of short clauses,reiterative locution,simile,parallelism and dingzhen from the perspective of reception theory.It is found that by using such translation skills as omission,alliteration,repetition of prepositions and pronouns,and literal translation,the translator preserves and recreates the effect of the original text in ways that are more acceptable and idiomatic for the target reader.

Translation of Children's Literature from the Perspective of Function Equivalence——A Case Study of Chinese Version of Charlotte's Web

Children's literature being a unique type of literary at a peripheral position,it is difficult for translators to reappear itsessence in the target text,due to the diverse cultures and language conventions.Since Functional Equivalence Theory emphasizesthe functional equivalence between ST and TL which provides a new idea and method for literary translation,the thesis makes ananalysis of the Chinese version of Charlotte's Web.This comes from the perspective of Functional Equivalence Theory so as to dis-cusses whether Functional Equivalence Theory is effective in the translation of children's literature,and how has it been em-ployed.The thesis hopes that children's literature will be paid more attention,and the prosperity of children's literature transla-tion will be promoted.

On Children's Literature Translation from the Perspective of Skopos Theory——A Case Study on Harry Potter

The translation of the children's literature,as a branch of literature bears its own distinctive features,which is an attractivefield to study.The flourishing contemporary western translation theories provide new perspectives for the translation studies.Among thetheories,Skopos theory raised by German scholars is unique.It was developed by Hans Vermeer,which has provided theoretical supportfor children's literature translation.The thesis attempts to discuss the translation of children's literature from skopos theory with a casestudy comparing the two Chinese versions of Harry Potter.This paper focuses on whether the two Chinese versions pertain to specificgroup of readers like children and whether they are attractive enough to cater to children by way of choosing simple words,sentences,etc,which underscores that Han's Vermeer skopos theory counts a lot in children's literature translation.By its guidance,the transla-tion of children's literature will arouse more children's interest.

The Use of Children＇s Literature With University English as a Foreign Language Learners in Taiwan

This paper reports findings from a longitudinal qualitative study that investigated the use of children＇s literature for Taiwan Residents University English as a Foreign Language （EFL） students＇ reading. During the course of their sophomore year, 17 students participated and each student held two to seven individual reading sessions, to which they brought a self-selected children＇s picture storybook or children＇s novel they had finished reading on their own and orally read it to the researcher. Their oral reading and the discussion of each book with the researcher were audio recorded. To gain insight into the reading progress, these oral data were categorized and analyzed in terms of mispronunciation patterns, misunderstanding of vocabulary, misinterpretation of sentence or passage, and researcher＇s guidance. General findings of the 17 participants were presented in three categories： （1） vocabulary acquisition, （2） common comprehension problems, and （3） common pronunciation problems. Further analysis of two motivated students who read five to seven books revealed that （1） these two EFL learners gradually developed conscious awareness of their own pronunciation and comprehension errors and （2） they progressively acquired better competence to apply the pronunciation tips and reading comprehension techniques provided by the researcher during previous sessions. These findings and corresponding implications are discussed and further research suggestions are made.

A Comparative Study on English-Chinese Translation of The Borrowers from the Perspective of Skopos Theory

When translating children's literature, the characteristics of the target readers can not be neglected. However, in thetranslation of literary works in China, translation of children's literature in China has always been ignored. E-C translation practicein children's literature and the theoretical study are of imbalance. When it comes to the theoretical study of E-C translation of chil-dren's literature, it is far backward. Skopostheorie holds that the purpose of translation is the primary rule to be followed, and pro-vides children's literature translation with theory evidence. The Borrowers was introduced into China in 1990, highly appreciatedby readers. However, the related research in the translation of this book is poor. This paper takes Skopostheorie as the theoreticalframework and combines the characteristics of children's literature, discussing the different Chinese translation versions of the Brit-ish children's literature The Borrowers. This paper makes a comparative analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of differentChinese versions, and summarizes the methods of translating children's literature.

Study on the Application of Gestalt Theory in CLT

CLT is an activity of aesthetic representation,in which the translators undertake analysis,synthesis,and reconstruction of the aesthetic qualities inherent in the original work until the representation of these aesthetic qualities is achieved.Gestalt theory could help the translator to represent aesthetic qualities of the source text in the target text in CLT.

A Cognitive Account of Metaphor Translation in Two Chinese Versions of The Wind in the Willows

Cognitive Metaphor Theory(CMT), originally formulated by Lakoff and Johnson in 1980, rejects the traditional view of metaphor being a rhetorical phenomenon, and redefines it as a cognitive instrument by which humans perceive, categorize, and conceptualize the world.The cognitive method of metaphor studies offers an innovative research perspective on metaphor translation, which is more a process of reproducing in the target language the mapping relations of the original metaphor than a simple transplantation of the concept on the linguistic level.Metaphor is one of the most common figures of speech in children's literature, but its translation is not as effortless as it might be, for translators have to take into account not only factors such as linguistic, cultural, and social differences, but also children's limited linguistic level and cognitive abilities, which altogether pose a formidable challenge to translators.This paper attempts to construct a cognitive metaphor translation model by exploring the cognitive process that translators go through when dealing with metaphor from the perspective of CMT.The cognitive metaphor translation process is specified as including three steps: metaphor comprehension, metaphor adjustment, and metaphor reconstruction.By analyzing metaphor examples extracted from two Chinese versions of The Wind in the Willows, a masterpiece of Kenneth Grahame in children's literature of Britain, this article summarizes metaphor translation techniques in children's literature.

论儿童文学翻译批评的框架

建立系统、有效的方法论参照框架是儿童文学翻译批评能够理性、健康发展的前提。本文通过对儿童文学翻译批评标准、分析工具、批评参数和批评方法等关键要素的研究探讨建立儿童文学翻译批评的框架。首先,我们结合儿童文学翻译的本质特征和内在要求提出了儿童文学翻译批评的标准——儿童本位的等效翻译,然后确立了基于社会符号学意义理论的翻译批评分析工具,并设立了准确性、可读性和儿童文学性三个具体参数,最后提出了儿童文学翻译批评的方法——综合分析+文本分析结合法。

接受:儿童文学翻译的关键——以《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》重译为例

马克.吐温的经典作品《哈克贝利.费恩历险记》自出版以来,重译译本层出不穷,众多的译本体现了译家迥异的翻译风格。由于儿童文学的特质,翻译技巧就有了归化与异化的主次优劣之分。由于原作者极其富有创见性地采用口语与方言,几个获得广泛肯定的全译本在宏观处理上各有所长,在微观处理上也各有所短。

20世纪90年代外国儿童文学译介

改革开放后,尤其是进入90年代,译介外国儿童文学再一次形成热潮,极大地促进了中国儿童文学的整体发展。本文对20世纪90年代我国译介的外国儿童文学作品做了系统的研究,重点考察了图书的译介数量、种类和出版情况,勾勒出90年代外国儿童文学的翻译概况,并剖析了这一时期儿童文学的译介特点。

儿童文学翻译与译者主体性——以赵元任译《阿丽思漫游奇境记》为例

译者主体性主要表现在文化因素的影响、译者的价值观和对目的语的把握能力上。儿童文学的翻译受译者主体性的直接影响,这表现在译者接受原著和审美再创作的过程中。赵元任先生选择翻译《阿丽思漫游奇境记》很大一部分原因是出于对作品的偏好,这体现了译者对文本的偏好影响其对译本的选择。在翻译过程中,赵元任充分发挥了其主体创造性,再现了原文中诗歌、文字游戏等的语言美、形式美,体现了译者主体性对翻译原则以及翻译策略选择的主导。儿童文学翻译的译者主体性发挥,其最终目的是要更好地再现原作中的美学价值。

中国儿童文学师夷说

从儿童文学译介的角度,以近30年儿童文学的译介成就为重点,描述了中国儿童文学发展,尤其是共和国建国以后60年其发展路子由狭窄而宽阔的曲折历程,论证了20世纪中国儿童文学自觉接受普世观念,汇入世界儿童文学潮流的必然性和必要性,以纪念我国改革开放30周年。

儿童文学翻译中的译者主体性——从《格林童话》的汉译谈起

儿童文学作品在儿童成长过程中起着重要作用。在对外来儿童文学作品进行大量译介的同时,应当注意译本的质量。从儿童读者群体的特殊性、儿童文学作品的教化功能,以及儿童文学作品翻译中文化的传输等三方面看来,有必要在儿童文学翻译中引入译者主体性。从《格林童话》的几个中译本中的语言使用、翻译选材以及文化传输等三方面来考证,译者主体性在儿童文学翻译中是确实存在的。

莫言作品的国外读者评论——基于亚马逊网站莫言作品英译本“用户评论”的研究

国外读者的评论与评价是研究和衡量作品对外译介效果的一个重要方面。文章借助亚马逊网站(Amazon.com)"用户评论"(Consumer Reviews)这一庞大信息库,考察了以该网站用户为代表的国外读者近二十年来(1995—2015)对莫言作品英译本的评论情况。用户评论数据统计显示,莫言作品英译本评论较少,评分不高,且评论较少又在一定程度上造成译本销售情况的不理想。莫言作品或英译本中存在一些需要正视和重视的"问题",具体包括:作品篇幅、人物数量及角色姓名造成阅读负累,存在大量容易引起反感的描写,故事内容的相对真实性,人物命运和故事结局呈现悲剧色彩,编辑、排版、印刷等方面有缺憾等等。结合以上发现,就今后如何利用亚马逊网站"用户评论"这样重要的"阵地"和"平台"继续推进莫言作品的对外译介乃至中国文学"走出去"提出了建议。

儿童文学翻译之文体风格再现——兼评赵译《阿丽思漫游奇境记》

《阿丽思漫游奇境记》是儿童文学作品中的经典之作,其作者路易斯.加乐尔运用各种艺术手法,以儿童读者易于和乐于接受的语言,使作品具有独特的文体风格。儿童文学作品翻译貌似简单,实非易事,翻译这部作品更是难上加难。赵元任先生巧妙利用汉语语言特点对原文进行巧妙的处理,在音韵、词汇、句法、修辞等各个层面再现了原文文体风格特点,为儿童文学作品风格的翻译树立了榜样。

目的论视角下的儿童文学作品翻译研究

简介翻译目的论、儿童文学特点、翻译目的论视角下的儿童文学翻译及特点,同时选取几本受到广泛认可的儿童文学译作,在翻译目的论视角下,从词汇选择、长句处理和文化层面等进行赏析,以期对儿童文学作品的翻译及优秀译作的选择有一些启示。

论美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖

纽伯瑞儿童文学奖是世界第一个儿童文学奖，有近百年的历史。其评委选举及奖项评选机制具有规范性、民主性、权威性、学术性和客观性。它的获奖作品在美国与中国的儿童文学领域都有很大的影响。纽伯瑞奖作品在中国的译介和研究已经初成规模，它们不断启迪着越来越多的中国儿童文学创作者从新的角度思考东西方人性最根本的共通，探索人类未知的文学世界，丰富我国儿童文学创作宝库，探索出更多儿童文学研究新课题。