《红楼梦》姓名翻译与注释译法

《红楼梦》中的人物姓名大都引自古诗或以谐音寓意 ,并能符合人物性格、身份和命运。无论是音译还是意译 ,都不能以寥寥数词译出其丰富的文化内涵。而命名艺术又是《红楼梦》重要的创作特色 ,不可漏译。因此 ,要忠实地再现《红楼梦》的文化内涵 ,就必须采用注释译法译出其中姓名的含义。

Names in A Dream of Red Mansions:Translating and Annotation

Some of the names in A Dream of Red Mansions are taken from ancient poems;some are created with homophonic association.All of them imply the characters' personality,status,or end.As showed in the existed translation,both transliteration and paraphrase cannot mirror the cultural background of those names in one or two words.The naming art,however,is one of the most important artistic features of the novel.It cannot be neglected.As a result,the only way to reflect the connotation of the names (and their source poems) is to translate with annotation.