【作者】 罗威；

【导师】 刘慧梅；

【作者基本信息】 浙江大学 ， 翻译硕士（专业学位）， 2016， 硕士

【摘要】 美国学者阿皮亚曾提出“厚翻译”理论来解决由弱势文化源语言向强势文化目的语转化过程中出现的问题。他的“厚翻译”主要提倡采取加注等手段,对原文的术语进行解释,以弥补文化缺省现象。随着国外学者研究中国文化的不断深入,出现了众多语言形式为外族语言,但核心为中国传统文化的研究著作。其中的许多优秀论著以其独特的观察视角、通过严谨的调查以及深入浅出的语言论证,不仅为西方读者呈现出别具一格的中国文化,而且对中国国内重视传统文化大有裨益,非常值得翻译成中文。然而,在翻译相关研究著作过程中,由于中国读者对所涉及文化内容比较熟悉,不可避免出现内容与形式的冗余现象。基于此种现象,本文研究倡导一种与“厚翻译”相对应的“薄翻译”观。薄翻译指翻译外族语言(尤其是英语)介绍原有中国文化事物的源语文本过程中,主要采取省略、回译、概括化等翻译技巧对原文中冗余信息,进行删减提炼的翻译理念。本文选取美国碧波地博物馆(Peabody Essex Museum)中国艺术文化部主任及前馆长白铃安(Nancy Berliner)所著的《荫馀堂——建筑风格与一户中国家庭的日常》中第三章案例,采用薄翻译理念和原则,进行翻译。此章节专门介绍徽派民居建筑与文化,作为体现薄翻译理念的典型源语文本,通过案例分析,提炼了薄翻译的适用原则、具体翻译技巧(如省略、回译、概括化)以及注意事项。总之,本文通过具体案例分析,界定了薄翻译的概念、探讨了薄翻译的适用原则和具体翻译策略,这对把具有中国传统文化的英文作品回译成中文,具有一定帮助和启发作用。更多还原

【Abstract】 Thick Translation, proposed by the American scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954-), aims at narrowing the cultural gaps between target language and source language. In thin translation, methods such as annotations, footnotes and contextualizing are used to compensate for cultural deficiencies.With the deepened exploration of Chinese culture by foreign scholars, a large number of books featuring Chinese traditional culture in foreign language(s) have been published. Based on their unique research perspective, the rigorous examination and the engaging description, they are not only wonders to the Western eyes, but also beneficial for Chinese readers to regain interest in Chinese traditional culture. However, due to the target readers’, i.e. Chinese readers’general awareness of their own culture, some cultural background knowledge will be redundant if being directly translated back into Chinese. In order to solve this problem, the author introduces a new translation principle-Thin Translation, the reversion of Thick Translation.Thin translation is a translation principle using various translation techniques such as omission, simplification, four-character to avoid the redundancy while translating the English texts with rich Chinese culture back into Chinese. Mainly, translating techniques are employed to avoid the redundancy of source texts. The third chapter of Yin Yu Tang-The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House written by Nancy Berliner, the former curator of Chinese art at the Peabody Essex Museum was used as a case study. This chapter focuses on the professional introduction of Huizhou vernacular residences and regional culture. By examining specific cases from this chapter, the author defines thin translation, discusses the applicable rules of thin translation and proposes the translation methods under the guiding principle of thin translation. A tentative conclusion is made that thin translation principle is helpful while introducing Chinese traditional subjects from English back to the Chinese readers.更多还原