Principles in the Translation of TCM and HDNJ·SW.docVIP

Principles in the Translation of TCM and HDNJ·SW 　　Abstract As a theoretical foundation and source of Chinese Medicine， HDNJSW （Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen） which studies the human physiology， pathology， and diagnosis and prevention of diseases covers the fields of “Yin Yang” and “Wuxing” philosophy， astrophysics， human physiology， geography， literature and so on. Present studies on the translation of HDNJ?SW are usually recognized as an unsystematic work because most researchers are confined to study the scattered terminology. With the guidance of deconstruction translation theory， this thesis studies the translation methods of HDNJSW from perspectives of language， figures of speech and medicine by taking the text and terminology. This paper analyzes the characteristics of the text of HDNJSW and related problems in translation， three principles are summarized： information conveyance， culture conveyance and form conveyance. The research reveals that with the great differences on materials， languages， cultures and forms between Chinese and English， in order to achieve the three translation principles， different translation methods should be adopted in different situations for the purpose of conveying the values of medicine， culture and rhetoric. Key words： TCM； HDNJSW； Information conveyance； Culture conveyance； Form conveyance INTRODUCTION HDNJ （Huang Di Nei Jing）， the oldest medical classics including two parts SW （Su Wen） and LS （Ling Shu） which was composed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period reflects the ancient TCM （Traditional Chinese Medicine） achievement. （Chang， 2009， p.298-299） It is one of the oldest TCM theoretical works which was once said to be created by Huang Di， an ancestor and leader of Chinese nation， （Zhou， Wang Xu， 1958：1） but now it is estimated to be created by a great number of ancient medical scholars， physicians and doctors as a matter of fact. As an integrated system of primary health care， HDNJ