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略论林语堂的翻译观 ———以陶渊明《归去来兮辞》英译为例 龚爱华1,任　芳2 　　　　[关键词]　林语堂的翻译观;《归去来兮辞》;美学欣赏 　　　　[摘　要]　林语堂是享誉中外的文学家和翻译家,其国学根底与翻译水准堪称双绝。其翻译生涯中最伟大的贡献,便是以通俗化的策略,把深奥难懂的中国儒道经典文化,生动地传播到西方世界。1932年初,林氏发表了他最系统、最有名的译论———长篇论文《论翻译》,文中提出翻译的三条标准:忠实标准、通顺标准、美的标准。这三条标准在他所译的陶渊明名篇《归去来兮辞》中得到了充分体现。本文通过回顾林语堂的翻译观,来解读其英译《归去来兮辞》,认为该译作是译者与原作者情感互通的产物,具有准确传神美、句式变化美及音韵节奏美等特点。 　　[中图分类号]　H315. 9[文献标识码]A　[文章编号]　1009—1912(2005)04—0076—04 Lin Yutang’s views on translation and his translated version of Tao Yuanming’s “Ah, homebound I go!” GONG Ai-hua1,REN Fang2 (1. NanjingAuditUniversity, Nanjing210029;2. Nanjing College forPopulation Program Management, Nanjing210042) Key words: Lin Yutang’s views on translation; “Ah, homebound I go!” byTao Yuanming; aesthetic appreciation Abstract: As a language master both in Chinese and English, LiYutang enjoys his fame as a world-renowned writer and translator. The greatest contribution in his career as a translator was the popularization of Chinese Confucianism and classics to the western world in an easy and vivid way. In 1932 he published the most famous and systematic article——On Translation in which three criteria for judging translation were put forward, namely, faithfulness, fluency and aesthetic attractiveness, as is evidenced by LinYutang’s translated version of TaoYuanming’s“ Ah, homebound I go!”. After reviewing LinYutangs views on translation and illustrating the spiritual affinity between Lin Yutang and Tao Yuanming, the article concludes that Lin Yutang’s translation of Tao Yuanming‘s“Ah, homebound I go!” demonstrates some aesthetic attractiveness in three aspects: 1) accuracy vividness; 2) colorful variation of sentence patterns; 3) euphony in rhyme rhythm. 1　林语堂的翻译成就 林语堂是我国著名的文学翻译家、博学型的作家、卓越的语言学家。他兼用祖国和异国语言文字(英 文)写作,在国外的声望高于国内,蜚声世界文坛。“两脚踏东西文化,一心评宇宙文章”,这是林语堂一生思 想、文学创作和文学翻译道路的写照。从上世纪二十年代到四十年代中期,林语堂的“性灵”文学与“和谐” 美学被认为是与时代主旋律极不和谐的噪音,因而被驱入边缘位置。对林语堂的研究,被打上鲜明的阶级分 析的印记。国内对林语堂的研究始于80年代末, 90年代尤其是90年代后期进入较为客观的、宽容的、真正 文化意义上的研究(杨柳、张柏然, 2004: 44)。但无论欣赏他或是反对他的人,有一点不可否认:那就是他作 为翻译家所取得的成