《红楼梦》翻译中的文化差异

本文以《红楼梦》的影响最大的两部译本中文化词语的翻译为例,讨论了在翻译过程中保留文化信息的重要性。相比之下,杨译本多采用异化的译法,霍译本更倾向于归化的译法。虽然译者在翻译中遵循了不同的指导原则,但他们传递原文中所承载着的文化的使命却是相同的。译者只有深刻理解并有效表达深层文化信息,才能完成文化传递的任务。这也是衡量文学名著译文质量的重要标准。

Cultural Difference in the Translation of Hongloumeng

By referring to the strategy of rendering cultural terms in the two most influential English versions of Hongloumeng (known as A Dream of Red Mansion by Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang or The Story of the Stone by David Hawks),this paper addresses the importance of retaining cultural information in translation. In general,Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang tend to use foreignization while David Hawks is more inclined to domestication. In spite of the different strategies employed,the translators undertake the same mission...