适应与选择--以《边城》英译本研究为例.docVIP

Adaptation and Selection—A Case Study of the English Version of The Border Town A Thesis Submitted to the School of Foreign Languages Shenyang Normal University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts By Machuang Under the Supervision of Professor Haojun 1st June 2014 Acknowledgments After long time?s careful preparation, finally I complete my thesis. I owe my accomplishment of the thesis to several people. Without their help, I couldn?t finish my paper successfully. Taking this opportunity, I want to express thanks to my supervisor, my classmates and my families that offer me a lot of help in my study. First of all, I?m grateful to my supervisor, Haojun. Thanks to her help, she not only gives me lots of suggestions about writing the thesis but also tells me how to make the thesis more professional. She spends much time in giving me invaluable direction and makes great efforts to read several drafts of my paper, offering me a lot of critical comments on translating theory and practice. Her profound insight into translation enlightens me a lot in writing the thesis. During my three years? study, I learn a lot from my supervisor. Secondly, I want to thank my friends and families. They always support me whatever I do and give me a lot of help. My classmates help me collect related materials so that I can spend more time preparing other important aspects of my thesis. My families always give me much encouragement during my writing of the thesis as well as my three years? postgraduate study. I really give my sincere thanks to them. i Abstract The past half century witnessed the fast development of translation theories. Many scholars both at home and abroad paid much attention to and studied different translation theories and practice. In 2004, Professor Hu Gengshen from Tsinghua University put forward a new translation theory, namely, the approach to translation as adaptation and selection based on Darwinist Evolution Theory. The mai