从《红楼梦》判词的处理看翻译局限性.pdfVIP

第 33 卷 第 1 期 上 海 理 工 大 学 学 报 (社会科学版) Vol. 33 No. 1 2011 年 3 月 Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Mar. 2011 从《红楼梦》判词的处理看翻译局限性 马小红 (上海理工大学 外语学院, 上海 200093) 摘要：《红楼梦》诸多英译本中, 杨宪益和戴乃迭夫妇合译的版本(A Dream of Red Mansions)是一部 影响较广的完整译本, 尽管该译本在保留原著语言风格特色和关注译文读者阅读习惯及感受方面 已做得很出色, 但有些部分, 尤其是既集中体现了曹雪芹善于设伏的笔力, 又包含中国古典文学形 式特色的金陵十二钗判词, 译文虽有独到之处, 但也反映出翻译的局限性。为此, 尝试直接译出原 著的影射、暗指之处, 以期更好地帮助译文读者对原著的理解。 关键词：《红楼梦》；判词; 翻译; 局限性 中图分类号：H 315.9 文献标识码：A 文章编号：1009-895X(2011)01-0006-04 Limitation of Translation in Verdicts of A Dream of Red Mansions Ma Xiaohong (College of Foreign Languages, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China) Abstract: The celebrated Chinese classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions has aroused great interest since it was finished by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. It was translated into different languages. The English version of A Dream of Red Mansions analyzed in this paper was translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. This version is widely accepted and applauded for its smooth expressions and great efforts in keeping the special styles of the original novel. Although it is among the best translation of Chinese classic novels, there are still some details with a little bit pity, such as the verdicts of Twelve Beauties of Jinling, which clearly indicates the limitation of translation. Key words: A Dream of Red Mansions ; verdicts; translation; limitation 杨宪益和戴乃迭夫妇合译的《红楼梦》英译本 运发展的暗示而更难处理。在杨宪益和戴乃迭的译 A Dream of Red Mansions 语言流畅地道, 同时又尽 本中, 对十二钗判词的处理大部分很成功, 体现了 可能地保留了原著的语言风格特色, 在翻译界享有 译者独到的匠心, 可也难免有些微遗憾之处, 让我 很高的声誉。《红楼梦》中有许多诗、词、曲、赋等