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1、北京理工大学珠海学院2008届本科生毕业论文毕业论文ChineseDragonImageandTranslationStrategyInvolved学院:外国语学院专业:姓名:指导老师:英语雷霄学号:职称:200610211034吴伟雄译审中国·珠海二○一○年五月II北京理工大学珠海学院2008届本科生毕业论文ChineseDragonImageandTranslationStrategyInvolvedABSTRACTWhenmanypeopleintheWestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofis
2、thedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonsteratall.It'saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskis
3、tocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword‘long’,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname.Recently,someexpertsclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakeWesterncountrieshavea
4、negativeviewofChina.Butaninternetsurveyindicatesthat90%ofChinesepeoplewanttokeepthedragon,andasmoreandmorepeopleareallfamiliarwiththatChinesesymbol,peopleintheWestwouldnodoubtwantChinatokeepthedragonaswell.Thisessayisaimedtoprovethatthereisnoneedatallforourtranslatorstogive
5、updragon,thetotemofChinese,onlyforthesakeofcateringtothetasteoftheWest,andastranslators,weshouldpromotesomeregulatorytranslationstrategyaboutdragoninordertorealizethemutualculturalbalancebetweentheWestandChinaaswellastopreservetheChinesecivilization,extensiveandprofound,wit
6、hatime-honoredhistory,inthelong-run.Themaincontentofthispaperisdividedintofourparts.Firstofall,basedonsomeexamplesintermsofChineseandWesternculture,itisessentialtorealizethemutualculturalbalancebetweentheWestandChina.Secondly,takethevarioustranslationversionsof“TheFourAsian
7、dragon”forexample,whendealingwithsomeissuesconcerningdragon,II北京理工大学珠海学院2008届本科生毕业论文thereisnoneedforourtranslatorstoavoidtheusageofdragoninordertocaterfortheWesterntaste.Thirdly,discoveringtherecognitionandacceptanceoftheWesttowardChinesedragonandtheunifiedEnglishexpression
8、fromsomeWesterncountriesandregions,likeWalesforinstance,wecanutilizetheworddragoni