文化翻译引论

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1、Lectureone(forstudentuse)（September18，2010）文化翻译引论（introducingCulturaltranslation)1.语言中的文化因素（warming-upexercise）Totalkhorse吹牛，说大话Toworklikeahorse辛勤工作Asstrongasahorse身体强健，精力充沛Awillinghorse努力工作的人Adeadhorse旧债；已预付工钱的工作；琐事；已解决的问题；令人厌烦的工作Tobuyawhitehorse浪费金钱Tochangehorsei

2、nmidstream中流换马，在危急中做出重大改变Torideonthehighhorse趾高气扬盛气凌人Tocomeoffthehighhorse放下架子Toholdone’shorse忍耐点Agoodhorseshouldbeseldomspurred好马无须加鞭（比喻工作积极的人，无须催促）2.文化与翻译(observationalstage)【译例1】真是‘天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福’。 杨译：“Truly,‘stormgatherswithoutwarninginnature,andbadluckbefallsme

3、novernight.’...”霍译：“Iknow‘theweatherandhumanlifearebothunpredictable’”【译例2】这也难说，但凡家庭之事，不是东风压了西风，就是西风压了东风。杨译：“Well,it’shardtosay,”sheanswered.“Ineveryfamily,iftheeastwinddoesn’tprevailoverthewestwind,thenthewestwindisboundtoprevailovertheeastwind.”霍译：‘It’shardtotell

4、,’shesaid.‘Ineveryfamilyaffair,onesideortheotherhastowin.Ifit’snottheEastWindit’stheWest.’【译例3】“天下真有这样标致的人物，我今儿才算见了！况且这通身的气派，竟不象老祖宗的外孙女儿，竟是个嫡亲的孙女，怨不得老祖宗天天口头心头一时不忘，只可怜我这妹妹这样命苦，怎么姑妈偏就去世了！”杨译：“thisisthefirsttimeI'veseteyesonsucharavishingbeauty.Herwholeairissodistingu

5、ished!Shedoesn’ttakeafterherfather,son-in-lawofourOldAncestress,butlooksmorelikeaJia.NowonderourOldAncestresscouldn’tputyououtofhermindandwasforevertalkingorthinkingaboutyou.Butpoorill-fatedlittlecousin,losingyourmothersoyoung!”霍译：‘She’sabeauty,Granniedear!IfIhadn’

6、tseteyesonhertoday,Ishouldn’thavebelievedthatsuchabeautifulcreaturecouldexist!Andeverythingabouthersodistingue’!Shedoesn’ttakeafteryoursideofthefamily,Grannie.She’smorelikeaJia.Idon’tblameyouforhavinggoneonsoaboutherduringthepastfewdays-butpoorlittlething!Whatacrue

7、lfatetohavelostAuntielikethat!’4【译例4】周瑞家的听了笑道：”阿弥陀佛，真坑死人的事儿！等十年都未必这样巧的呢。”杨译：“GraciousBuddha!”Mrs.Zhouchuckled.“Howterriblechancy!Youmightwaitfortenyearswithoutsucharunofluck.”霍译：“Godblessmysoul!”ZhouRui’swifeexclaimed.“Youwouldcertainlyneedsomepatience!Why,youmight

8、waittenyearsbeforegettingallthosethingsatthepropertimes”【译例5】世人都晓神仙好，惟有功名忘不了！古今将相在何方？荒冢一堆草没了。杨译：Allmenlongtobeimmortals，Yettorichesandrankeachasp