Translation Ecology Analysis of The Book of Songs & Book of Poetry

Shi Jing is the necessary reference book about Chinese literature.Waley's the Book of Songs and Xu Yuanchong's Book of Poetry are two excellent reference books.So,this paper hopes to find a new way to analyze the two versions.This paper will use the theory to analyze and compare the two translation works on the perspective of translation ecology.

Discussion on Chinese Ancient Literature Translation Based on the English Translation of the Book of Songs

The Book of Songs is an important part of Chinese traditional culture and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad.This article is based on Turi’s theory of translation norms,and takes the English translation of The Book of Songs·Jing Jing by Richard Jacob and Xu Yuanchong as the research object.Comparative studies are made on the historical nature of understanding,the normativeness of translation,and the application of the fusion of horizons in the two versions of the Book of Songs.Incorporating history into translation brings the translation closer to the roots of history.The comparative research method proposed in this article can be widely used in various ancient literature studies,and has important theoretical and application values.

A Study on the Metaphorical Translation of Pound’s Book of Songs from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics

The Book of Songs is the first collection of Poems in China,which is a very important milestone in the history of Chinese literature.There are abundant metaphorical expressions in The Book of Songs,providing valuable resources for linguistics,rhetoric and literature research.This study selects the most representative metaphors of women and marriage in The Book of Songs as the research object.Guided by Lakoff and Johnson’s conceptual metaphor theory,this study explores the metaphorical translation in Pound’s Book of Songs from the perspective of cognitive effect.It is found that Pound mainly adopts the translation strategies of vehicle equivalence,vehicle conversion and metaphor to simile in the process of translating female metaphors and marriage metaphors in The Book of Songs.

Untranslatability in Onomatopoeia Translation—A Case Study of the Book of Songs

Classical poetry is a kind of special classical literature with highly concise language,rich emotion,profound implication and certain rhythm.The development of poetry translation is related to the spread of Chinese classical culture.There are many opinions about translatability and Untranslatability of poetry translation.The translation of meaning is relatively easy,while the rhetoric technique closely related to the form of expression is more difficult,which is the key to express the poet's feelings.There⁃fore,this paper aims to explore the untranslatability of onomatopoeia in poetry by combining with the Book of Songs.

Influences of Cultural Differences on Translation of Titles of Songs

A title is like an eye that reveals its character. A good title of great originality can concentrate on the main points and arouse readers' interests. The title plays a significant part especially in the times of eyeball economy. However, though short as titles are, they always contain a lot of connotations which are quite difficult to translate. Translation is substantially kind of cross-cultural information communication, and translation of song titles is no exception. Due to different origins, Chinese and Western cultures possess their own characteristics in cultural images, ways of thinking, and historical allusions, which should be considered when translating song titles.

A Study on the Translation Strategies of Metaphors in Song Ci from the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor

This article employs the theory of conceptual metaphor to conduct a thorough analysis and exploration of translation strategies for the metaphors in Song Ci. Ci, a treasure in ancient Chinese literature, makes frequent use of metaphor. Its unique form of expression and abundant artistic effects often create difficulties in translation. This study selects some representative metaphor examples from Song Ci to explore the patterns and strategies in the translation process. The study reveals that in face of the metaphors in Song Ci, translators need to comprehensively apply strategies such as retaining the metaphor, replacing the metaphor, and translating the literal meaning to ensure the quality of translation while restoring the aesthetic charm of the original metaphor.

The Reflection of “Three Beauties” Principle in the English Translation of Song Lyric “Jiang Cheng Zi. Ji Meng” By Xu Yuanchong

Professor Xu Yuanchong‘s"three beauties"principle has become the guideline in the field of the classical Chinese poetry translation. But the"three beauties"are not easy to coexist in a translation work and very often one has to be sacrificed for the other. How the"three beauties"being realized and combined together in the translation has been discussed. It reveals that there is a perfect integration of the"three beauties"in Professor Xu's English translation of Song Lyric"Jiang Cheng Zi. Ji Meng".

Probe into the Logic and Rhetoric of Propriety in The Book of Songs :Taking “Guan Ju” as the Core Example

The Book of Songs is a book of propriety passing on rites and teaching people by the form of poetry with unique logic and rhetoric.“Guan Ju”is the most typical poem deducing the propriety of humans from the laws of nature,which is acceptable,convinced and obeyed by the people naturally,friendly and eloquently.Therefore,the logic and rhetoric in The Book of Songs can be reconciled and self-consistent in the poetic thinking of the unity of heaven and humans.

An Analysis of Tree English Translations of “To the Tune of ‘Water Dragon Song^1’” by Su Shi

Su Shi is known for his poems of haofang style as well as wanyue style. The author takes a comparative reading of three English renderings of"Water Dragon Song"; both achievements and problems in each version are discussed regarding imagery, meaning, poet's sentiments and poetic atmosphere, for the purpose of working out a better rendering.

Analysis of Song Lyrics Translation——Taking Viva La Vida and Set Love Free for examples

Based on Katharina Reiss's definition of the audio-medial text, this thesis first makes plain the unique feature of song lyrics translation while differentiating between the above two confusable concepts. Furthermore, it puts forward principles which lay emphasis on the balancing of three yardsticks-rhyming(optional), comprehensibility and loyalty. The first one can add elegance for lyrics translation. The last two requires mediation of intentions among the source writer and the target listener in a particular translational action. The principles are then applied to the evaluation of lyrics translation of two English songs of Viva La Vida and Set Love Free. The conclusion is thus reached that these principles can be used to make lyrics translation.

A Reflection on The Icarus Deception—How High Will You Fly Translation Practice

This thesis is based on the author's experience of English to Chinese translation practice of two parts of The Icarus Deception—How High Will You Fly which is an economic motivation book by American best selling author Seth Godin published by Penguin Books Ltd Dec, 2012. The thesis is a reflection about the process of translation, from the perspectives of lexical, sentence structure, discourse and the understanding of the source text etc.

功能语法视角下英诗汉译的动静对比——以Pippa's Song及其汉译本为例

运用韩礼德功能语法的及物性分析方法,从原诗与译本的过程、参与者、环境等功能成分来分析维多利亚时代著名诗人罗伯特·布朗宁(Robert·Browning)的Pippa's Song及其两个汉译本中的及物性,可以呈现英诗及其对应汉译的动静状态。分析结果表明,在及物系统视角下刘正译本比宗白译本更忠实于原诗,更能够体现原诗的静态之美,因而说明及物性系统分析可以作为英诗汉译的一种评价标准。

浅析张爱玲、孔慧怡合译之作 The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai

The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai为张爱玲译作之沧海遗珠,此译本凝结了张氏数十年翻译之功。后经孔慧怡整理,张、孔二人合译之The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai始由美国哥伦比亚大学出版社出版。从译者使用的翻译策略,即归化、异化并举之策略和对超文本的有效使用两方面评析这部合译之作可以发现,The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai再现了原文平淡而又近自然的风格。

朗费罗长诗“The Song of Hiawatha”的两个中译本对比研究

炉边诗人朗费罗的长篇故事诗“ The Song of Hiawatha ”有两个中译本:赵萝蕤的《哈依瓦撒之歌》和王科一的《海华沙之歌》。直译法主导下的赵译版本措辞古朴、行文简练,完美再现原作史诗特色,并把读者带进一个充满印第安人语言、习俗的异域世界,其译本《哈依瓦撒之歌》体现的是异化风格。意译法主导下的王译版本不拘泥于原文,选词择句更偏向汉语文化和传统,其中不乏大胆灵活、令人拍案叫绝之处,其译本《海华沙之歌》则体现的是归化风格。除翻译方法、译文风格不同外,译文内容上两译本也有几处明显的分歧。

奈达翻译理论新解——奈达代表作书名Toward a Science of Translating的名与实

奈达代表作书名Toward a Science of Translating译成"翻译科学探索"引起译论界高度的关注和激烈争论。译文"翻译科学探索"中的两个词——"翻译科学"和"探索",都值得很好的商榷。Toward a Science of Translating的真正含义是"迈向翻译学"。

基于“三美论”的雪莱《A Song》汉译本的对比评析

著名翻译家许渊冲对翻译标准有“三美论”之说,即意美、音美、形美。英文诗歌的汉译本力求达到原作的“三美”效果是翻译者孜孜以求的境界。本文从英国浪漫主义诗人雪莱的一首小诗《A Song》入手,选取李正栓和苏曼殊的汉译本进行对比,并试从意境、音韵以及形式三个角度来赏析两种译本,帮助读者更深刻地理解许渊冲的“三美论”以及提高对英诗汉译的鉴赏能力。

楚简诗类文献与孔子删《诗》

孔子删《诗》与否一直是《诗》学史上的一大难题,结合楚简中越来越多的诗类文献,并从古本《诗》的编集流传、孔子时《诗》的形态、主张删《诗》者的论据等角度看,孔子可能并未删《诗》。首先,古本《诗》的编集是一个渐进的过程,乐官最初对诗歌进入《诗》文本进行了一定的整理甚至删削,清华简《耆夜》中的《蟋蟀》和《周公之琴舞》等都启示这一点。其次,《诗》传到孔子时,整体框架等与今本《诗》差别应该不是很大。最后,《史记·孔子世家》所言“及至孔子,去其重,取可施于礼义”的说法有不合事实之处;“诗三百”不是专指孔子所删之《诗》而言,它与《诗》的含义不是对立的,而是大体一致的。总之,孔子并未删《诗》,只是进行了正乐、调整篇次等工作。

新见杜诗英译一首——胡适译“The Song of the Conscript”考察

胡适曾经将杜甫《兵车行》译成英文,并以"The Song of the Conscript"为题在《中国留美学生月报》上正式发表,但此前一直不为人所知。胡适的"The Song of the Conscript"是《兵车行》由中国人独立完成的第一种英译版本,也是胡适惟一的一种汉诗英译作品,具有很高的翻译史价值。胡适提倡白话文,赞赏《兵车行》对时局的讽刺与批评,选择将其译为英文,与查尔斯·巴德的另外一种英译版本风格迥异,对当今英文实用翻译具有重要的启示。

安增才《诗经》英译本:英汉对照的有益尝试

安增才《诗经》1999年译本是第一部真正意义上的《诗经》汉英对照全译本,该译本由中国《诗经》领域的研究专家与英语翻译专家合作完成。这一译本重视考据,采用汉英互鉴互补的模式,建构了一个开放合理的《诗经》阐释体系,旨在为西方读者提供一个易于理解和接受的版本。这一译本不仅推动了中华文化国际传播,也促进了对外汉语教学的发展。

论周代歌诗的“文本化”--兼论《诗经》中复杂文本的成因

歌诗的“文本化”过程,脱离了动态立体的乐用语境,剥落了“乐本”诗辞之外的其他乐用信息,使得歌诗成为平面、静态、固化的纯文本,造成部分歌诗文本的歧杂和诗义的难解。今本《诗经》中的复杂文本,如一些不整齐的叠咏曲式,可能是歌诗“文本化”不当造成的变异。某些原本属于“变调歌辞”的比兴之辞、章末乱辞、成辞旧调,也在“文本化”过程中被写录成了常态化的文本。作为高度“文本化”结果的今本《诗经》,并不能据以还原周代歌诗生成与歌唱的真实样貌。