【摘要】 中国一些媒体热炒"龙文化"的绝对性,断言以西语"dragon"作为"中国龙"的文字载体是个"翻译错误",提出用汉语拼音"long"取代。这一动议缺乏依据。中国龙是世界龙的一种,从丝绸之路传入西方,为19世纪欧洲浪漫主义的先声。"dragon"一词是多元文明数千年对话过程中形成的,应从历史角度对待,尊重语言交流中"约定俗成"的规律。再者,从"龙文化"在欧洲传播的历史看,"中国龙"已经成了西方人对东方异域风情的体验,对"他者"的审美,理应得到维护。更多还原

【Abstract】 A heated discussion on the uniqueness of "the dragon culture" is going on in some Chinese media,asserting that "dragon" in western languages as the verbal vehicle of the Chinese dragon is a "translation fallacy",and should be replaced by pinyin,"long".This proposition lacks sound basis.Chinese dragon is a kind of dragons,which was introduced to the West by "the silk road",and in a certain sense anticipated the 19th century European Romanticism.The word "dragon" was formed in the process of thousands of years’ multi-cultural dialogues,and should be viewed from a historical perspective with proper respect for the conventions in language communication.Moreover,in the light of the history of the transmission of "dragon culture" in Europe,"Chinese dragon" has become part of the West’s experience of the exotic beauty of the East and the aesthetics of the Other,and thus should be maintained.更多还原