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1、MADissertationofChongqingUniversityChapterOneIntroductionChapterOneIntroductionTranslationcanonsarealwaysthefocusoftranslationresearches.Lundushu,translatedbyProfessorWangZuoliangisconsideredtobeoneofthefirstclasstranslatingworksforitsperfectrenderingofthespirit
2、andformcouchedinahighlyacclaimedEnglishessayOfStudiesbyFrancisBacon,andsoithascomeundertheclosescrutinyoftranslationresearchersandevenstylistsfromdifferentangles.Thisthesis,too,willdoso.Nevertheless,asmanyresearchershaveprobedintothetranslationworkintermsofitsli
3、terariness,thisthesisherewilldothisdifferently,orinaroundaboutway.FrancisBacon’sessaysarethemostdelicateaswellasconvincingonesinEnglishprosewritings.ManyChinesetranslationsofBacon’sessayshavebeenproducedforalongperiodoftime.AmongthemthemostbrilliantoneisLundushu
4、,translatedbyProfessorWangZuoliang.Lundushuasaliterarytranslationhasbeenselectedintothecoursebookformiddleschoolstudentsformanyyears.Butnootheressayofhishasgainedsuchastatusoffameasamodelessay.Why?Manyresearchershaveprobedintothisquestion,butwithlittleconvincing
5、results.Insteadofexploring“HOW”WangZuoliang’sworksucceeded,thepresentstudywillask“WHY”histranslationcomestobethemostacceptedaswellasreadable.Isitthathe,thetranslator,hasthebestwritingskills,orthatotherfeatureofhistranslationspeakslouder?Ifwecalltranslatorsaworkm
6、an,thenhistoolmustbethetargetlanguage.AndanoldsayingofConfuciussays,“Ifaworkmanwishestodohisworkwell,hemustsharpenhistools.”Ifwefollowupthissaying,maywesaythatoncehe/shechoosesthesuitable“tools”-thetargetlanguage,thetranslatorwillcertainlyproducethebesttranslati
7、on?OrmayweaskwhatthetoolwasthatWangchosethatdistinguisheshistranslationfromallothers?Herewehaveahistoricalfigure-YanFuthetranslatorasacaseinpoint.YanFu(1854-1921)wasagreatthinkerandtranslatorofthelateQingdynasty;asatranslator,YanFuenjoysahighprestigeforhisrefine
8、dclassicalChineseandisconsideredastwoofthemosttalentedtranslatorswithLinShu(1852-1924),whowasanothertranslatoradoptingclassicalChineseasthetargetlanguage.YanFualsocon