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Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication The origin “The translator can either leave the writer in peace as much as possible and bring the reader to him, or he can leave the reader in peace as much as possible and bring the writer to him.” (Schleiermacher, 1838:47, as translated in Wilss, 1982:33) Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication What is domestication? “Domestication is a strategy in which a transparent, fluent style is adopted in order to minimize the strangeness of the foreign text for target language readers. This method is ‘an ethnocentric reduction of the foreign text to target-language cultural values, bringing the author back home’ .” (Venuti, 1995) Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication What is domestication? Spring, the sweet spring is the years pleasant king. 春，甘美之春，一年之中的尧舜。 —— 郭沫若 Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication What is foreignization? “Foreignzation is a strategy in which a target text is produced which deliberately breaks target conventions by retaining something of the foreignness of the original. This method is ‘an ethnodeviant pressure on target-language cultural values to register the linguistic and cultural difference of the foreign text, sending the reader abroad’ to have alien reading experience.” (Venuti, 1995) Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication What is foreignization? American foreign policy tends to use a carrot and stick approach toward other countries. 美国倾向于对他国采用胡萝卜加大棒的外交政策。 Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication Examples Curiosity enough, he prophesied with oracular accuracy to the amazement of all. 说也奇怪，他像诸葛亮一样，料事如神，大家都惊讶不止。 说也奇怪，他料事真准，像神启一样应验，让所有的人都惊讶不止。 Some Major Concepts Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication More Examples 黛玉：“你们瞧, 孙行者来了! ”（红楼梦） “Look , monkey !”（David Hawkes ） “Look, here comes the Monkey King!” （杨宪益、戴乃迭夫妇 ） Some Major Concepts Foreignization vs. Domestication Mor