On Lin Yutang’s Translation Thoughts from the Perspective of Eco―translatology.docVIP

On Lin Yutang’s Translation Thoughts from the Perspective of Eco―translatology 　　【Abstract】In 2006， Professor Hu Gengsheng has proposed the concept of Eco-translatology， which is a new arena for scholars to explore and develop. According to Professor Hu， translation is described as a translator’s adaptive and selective activities in a translational eco-environment. This thesis consists of the following two parts. Part One： It analyses translator’s selective adaptation， which will preserve the characteristics of the original culture to make the translation version more convincing. Part Two： It analyses translator’s adaptive selection， which will wipe out some expressions and customs inconsistent with the targeted culture to render the translation version more intelligible. The adaptive transformation will be analyzed from three dimensions――linguistic dimension， cultural dimension and communicative dimension. 　　【Key words】Eco-translatology； selective adaptation； adaptive selection 　　1. Introduction 　　Traditional Chinese people believe in the theory that man is an integral part of nature. In the 1980s， people in western countries put forward the concept of attaching great importance to ecology in translation studies. In 2006， the concept of Eco-translatology came out. It stresses on the integrity of ecological translation from the perspective of translational ecological environment. The framework of Eco-translatology lies in translator’s selective adaptation and adaptive selection. 　　2. Selective adaptation 　　The course of translation is kind of adaptation to original text， original ecological environment， targeted text and targeted environment. Above all， western philosophers hold in esteem Chinese Confucianism and Taoism， which stimulates their aspiration for further insight into China’s literary works. The Good Earth written by Pearl S. Buck won Nobel Prize for literature， which promoted the trend for exploring Chinese culture. In addition， Lin Yutang hims