英美报刊选读报告模板.docVIP

吉林华桥外国语学院 英美报刊选读 （2010级） 姓 名：学 号：院 系： 专 业：英语指导教师： 二〇年月 The Impact of Different Thought Patterns upon American TV Subtitle Translation Methods ----A Case Study of The Big Bang Theory 中西思维方式的不同对美剧台词翻译方法的影响 ----以《生活大爆炸》为例 吉林华桥外国语学院 Jilin HuaQiao Foreign Languages Institute  Abstract Thought and language interact with each other, but the part each plays in the relationship is not in the balance and thought plays a decisive role. Translation is not only a kind of linguistic activity but also a kind of thinking activity as well. The various thought patterns give rise to various language expressive forms and this is the origin of the problems we often encounter in translation, especially during the translation process of subtitles in American TV series. Those distinctive thought patterns, such as abstract thought patterns, linear structure, detached modes and so on, are all bringing some difficulties to the translation of subtitles. The first chapter of this thesis presents a careful analysis of the definition of subtitle and the translation of subtitles, which provides the precondition for the exploration in the rest chapters. Thought and language are closely interactive with each other. Translating process includes not only transfer from one language to another language, but also transfer from one thought pattern to another. The second, third and forth chapter are the major parts of the thesis. The second chapter definite thought pattern and the interaction between Chinese and Western thought patterns and discourses is interpreted in detail. Chapter three traces back geographic conditions and philosophy reasons contributing to differences in thought patterns between Chinese and English. Chapter four, in accordance with the Chinese and English thought pattern differences, this thesis provides some techniques on how to do the translation of subtitles well, including “Amplification”, “Omission”,