The Dao of Habitus: Laozi on Daniel Simeoni on Pierre Bourdieu on the Submissive Translator

The article examines the habitus-based model developed by Daniel Simeoni(1998) as a social ecology of translation, by drawing on Robinson(1991), to which Simeoni too alludes, but also on the ecological tendencies of ancient Daoist and Confucian thought. It reads Simeoni on "the act of translating … as the main locus precipitating mental, bodily, social and cultural forces"in terms of Laozi(51) on 勢 "propensity,"and Simeoni on the somatics of translation in terms of Mengzi(6A15) 心之官則思"the heart's organ thinks."

对The Translator's Invisibility汉译本几处译文的商榷

汉译本《译者的隐形:翻译史论》(The translator's invisibility:A history of translation)对韦努蒂翻译思想和理念的引进和推广起到了很大的作用。然而,其中部分译文存在着对原文词义、搭配、句法结构、跨文化知识背景的理解错误以及遣词造句等方面的问题,与原文的本义有较大出入,容易引起读者误解,值得商榷。本文列出其中几例存疑译文,条分缕析,指出其失误所在,并提出参考译文,以供对比。

后现代语境中西文理论术语的“汉译”及其界定——以布尔迪厄《区隔》中的classe、jugement和habitus为例

产生于后现代语境中的西方思想在进入当下的汉语语境时往往容易出现种种的误读,其中一个关键的原因就是,生成于现代性语境中的汉语语汇与西方后现代思想取向之间存在着某种"质"的差异。布尔迪厄的无价值倾向的"阶级/阶层(classe)"被打上了明显意识形态的印迹,"趣味判断(jugement)"则被直接对应于康德的"判断力",而作为具有本体意味的"生存样态"出现的"habitus"也只是被定位在"习性/习得"的层面上。"新学语"的输入建构着全新的知识范型与思维结构,而既有的汉语语汇,特别是对关键性核心理论术语的表述却又潜在地误导我们对诸多原创性思想的理解。从这个意义上说,重新清理和界定汉语理论术语的基本内涵也许是"复活"中国思想所不可或缺的重要前提。

从“habitus”的译法说起

habitus是皮埃尔.布迪厄社会学理论的核心概念之一。在运用布迪厄理论对翻译社会维度探讨的过程中,研究人员对该词的理解和翻译出现了不一致的现象。针对这种情况,文章考察了该词在西方文化中的起源和演变过程,同时参考了维基百科和专业人士的解释,比较了该词不同的译法;在此基础上,强调了术语使用的规范性和一致性,尤其是在翻译学的理论建构过程中。

On the Gender Difference of Translator's Subjectivity in Literary Translation

Translation is an activity aimed at transferring the source language to the target language,related to many aspects involving culture,society,history and so on.The translator plays a critical role in translation practice.Xu Jun considers"translator’s subjectivity should be reflected to be artistic personal consciousness in translated works."Translator’s differences in age,gender,personal traits,educational level and other aspects make translation artistry completely divergent.Therefore,translator’s subjectivity shoulders great significances on the success of literary translation,which isn’t arbitrary,out of control,must be conducted in line with essence of the original work.This paper focuses on the gender difference of translator’s subjectivity in literary translation,hoping to find a way of eliminating the influence of it in the translation work.

On the Study of the Translator's Position in Traditional Translation Theories

In traditional translation theories, the author and the translator, the original text and the translated text are in the binary oppositions. Both author-centeredness and text-centeredness are in authoritative positions. Moreover, there are some incorrect viewpoints about the translator's position in the traditional translation theories. In this case, this paper will analyze the translator's position in the traditional translation theories comprehensively.

Translator's Subjectivity in Science and Technology Translation

Science and technology translation involves various industries and professions,with its own system of terminology and unique language features.For a translator,who is not a professional scientist or technician,it seems to be difficult to do science and technology translation accurately and properly.Consequently,it is necessary for the translator to give play to his subjectivity when translating science and technology documents or related interpretation:searching for related data to replenish necessary professional knowledge,consulting with professional technicians actively to clarify the jargon and common sayings,and thinking critically to scrutiny the source text.

Cultural Identity and Translator's Style: Case Study of Translation of Tea Relevant Acts in Hong Lou Meng

From the methodological perspective, the thesis summarized leisure tea act, judging-time tea act to map translator's style. Through investigations on all these, the thesis succeeded in confirming the translator's styles and pinpointing cultural identity as essential factors influencing their styles. Hopefully, this could help to provide a new angle of view to make research on translator's style. Moreover, the thesis wishes that with analysis of tea culture in Hong Lou Meng the translation of tea relevant acts receive greater priority in the Chinese Classics Translation.

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.

Functions and Benefits of SDL Translator's Workbench 2007

Nowadays more and more translators are trying to use machine to help their translation work.Translator's Workbench is a tool of machine translation.In this essay,I will explore functions and benefits of Translator's workbench 2007 with the theory of MT and TM.

On Translator＇s Subjectivity in the Chinese Version of Pride and Prejudice Translated by Wang Keyi

As the center and subject of the translation, translator＇ s subjectivity plays a great role in translation research and more and more attention has been aroused. Since the first version of Pride and Prejudice came into being, Chinese translators have begun to show great interest in translating this novel, and there are more than ten translated Chinese versions now. Scholars have conducted a lot of research about this novel and its various translated versions. Among all these Chinese versions, Wang Keyi＇ s version is relatively earlier and is also the most popular one. Thus, it attracts many readers＇ eyes and there are increasing comments and studies on this version. There are also studies analyzing or comparing several versions from the perspective of translator＇ s subjectivity. While, few articles are published to analyze this version from the three elements of translator＇ s subjectivity： initiatives, passiveness, and purposiveness. They are also three basic features of translator＇ s subjectivity, in which translator＇ s subjectivity reflects. It is also the three features that consist of the translator＇ s subjectivity. Therefore, the comprehensive and intensive research of translator＇ s subjectivity in the Chinese version of Pride and Prejudice has great realistic meaning and practical values.

The Translator's Subjectivity Reflected in the English Translation of "The Lane"

The translator's subjectivity plays an indispensible role in the translating activity. As a senior translator, Prof. Zhang Peiji brings his subjectivity into full play in his prose translation, and the English version of "The Lane" can be regarded as one of his representatives. An examination of the translator's subjectivity reflected in this version helps to better understand Prof. Zhang's art of prose translation.

Harmonious Relationship between Authors and Translators under the Feminist Translation Theory

"Androgyny" is an important concept of feminist criticism. The translators have their own voice under the guidance of"androgyny". The relationship between the translator and the author should be a harmonious dialogue.

Translator's Identity in the English Translation of Wenxin Diaolong

In the article Owen’s and Yang Guobin’s English versions of Wenxin Diaolong are compared from the perspective of a translator’s identity.Owen is a translator of A-merican origin while Yang Guobin is of Chinese origin.Their multiple identity as a reader,author,creator and cultural communicator differs much from each other,which produces important influences upon the selection of the strategy of translation.Owen prefers foreignizing translation while Yang favors domesticating translation.The English translation of Wenxin Diaolong provides much value for the research on the translation of Chinese classic literature.

Translator＇s Voice in Translated Texts

Ever since Venuti put forward the concept of translator＇s invisibility in 1995, studies have been conducted on the discursive presence of translators in the translated texts. The translator, as the receiver of the source text and m the meantime the producer of the target text, is sure to leave his/her voice traceable in the translated texts throughout the whole translating process. This paper aims to present an overview of the conceptual development of the translator＇s voice in translation studies from different perspectives like narratology, stylistics, socio-narrative theory, speech-act theory etc.

Changing Content of Translators＇ Prefaces： With Special Reference to China Yilin Press＇s Translated Publications

The current study aims at identifying the content configuration of translators＇ prefaces with special reference to China Yilin Press＇s English-Chinese （E-C） translated publications of American authors and finding the evolving tendency of the content of the translators＇ prefaces. One hundred and eight translators＇ prefaces are selected from the E-C translations published by the Press from 1988 to 2013 and classified on the basis of Genette＇s （1997） classification scheme. The Microsoft Excel as well as a human coder is used to analyze the evolving tendency and content of the translators＇ prefaces. Results indicate that translators＇ prefaces fall into 11 kinds in terms of their content, with the occurrence of three of them--genesis, the translator＇s conclusion and introduction to the translator ---on the increase, whereas that of eight of them--introduction to the author, introduction to the original, genre indication, the translator＇s opinion or analysis, statements of intent, contextual information, commentary on the title and introduction to the translated version--on the decline. It can be concluded that translators＇ prefaces play important roles in that they provide more information concerning the original and the author, such as plots, characters in the story and narrative techniques, but also give explanations for translators＇ motivation of translation, translation strategies adopted. Focus of the content of translators＇ prefaces has shifted from the original and the authors to the translators and translation process that reflect translator＇s subjectivity. This study underlines that due attention should be paid to the evolving tendency of their content configuration in recent years so as to ensure the social status of translators, and circulation and acceptance of the translated publications.

A Brief Analysis of the Translator’s Subjectivity in the Process of Computer Aided Translation

In the era of globalization and big data,the demand for translation is growing rapidly,and the task of translators is be⁃coming increasingly burdensome.The emergence of computer aided translation technology provides great convenience for transla⁃tion work.The main body of computer aided translation process is the translator,which avoids many drawbacks in machine transla⁃tion.This paper aims to have a brief analysis of the translator's subjectivity in the process of computer aided translation,which will be helpful for the development of the computer aided translation technology.

The Analysis of Translator's Subjectivity in WANG Zuo-liang's Chinese Translationof Beauty

WANG Zuo-liang is a famous writer and translator in china. He is best well known for his translation of Of Studies,while the research of his translated version Of Beauty and the research of translator's subjectivity remain seldom. Therefore, this paper tries to analyze the application of translator's subjectivity in the Chinese version of Of Beauty translated by WANG Zuo-liang.

A Comparative Study of Five Versions of Wen Liu Shijiu from the Perspective of Translator’s Subjectivity

In the study of translation history,it is observed that the academic position of translators has been changing.With the Cultural Turn in translation studies,the significance of translator’s subjectivity has been revalued.This paper compares and analyzes five English versions of Bai Juyi’s Asking Liu Shijiu from the view of translator’s subjectivity,probing into its manifestations at both the macro and micro level of rhyme,image,and effect of expression of the poem.

Wmatrix-based Study of Translator's Style——A Case Analysis of Two English Versions of The True Story of Ah Q

With the help of Wmatrix, this paper attempts to compare and analyze the the two English versions from the level of word frequency, POS, semantic domain to differentiate the translator's style. It's found that the translation inside is characterized by diversified words, verbalization and foreignization, whereas the translation outside is featured as simple words, nominalization,and explicitation.