《慈悲》(1-3章)翻译报告英语笔译专业论文.docxVIP

I I Abstract The translation task is Toni Morrison’s work, A Mercy. Morrison, born at Chloe Ardelia Wofford, on February 18, 1931, is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. She won the Nobel Prize in 1993 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved. A Mercy was published in 2008. The main plot is that a black little girl was sent by her hostess to find a black Smith, who was also the girl’s lover. Her journey is dangerous, ultimately proving to be the turning point in her life. Chapter one to Chapter three that the writer translated mainly tell us why the little girl was sent to find the black Smith, and the story of the girl’s master. In Chapter two, we also learn why the girl was sold to her master. At the very beginning the translator searched the information about the writer. Then, the translator read and analyzed this novel intensively, especially Chapter one to Chapter three. The translator adopted both literal translation and free translation. During the translation process, lots of important and difficult points appeared, such as the key words, the long and hard sentences, the phrases, the descriptions of the sceneries and scenes, and the description of people’s mentalities. Key words: Toni Morrison, A Mercy, literal translation, free translation, translation report, translator’s quality III III 摘 要 本次翻译任务是托尼·莫里森的著名作品《一念慈心》。莫里森是美国著名的黑人 女作家，于 1931 年生于俄亥俄州钢城洛里恩。 1993 年，荣获诺贝尔文学奖。1988 年 以《宠儿》一书获得普利策奖。作者创作手法简洁明快，故事情节神秘隐暗。《一念慈 心》于 2008 年出版，以一个名为弗洛伦斯的黑人小女孩受女主人之命前去寻找自己的 爱人——黑人铁匠为主要线索，她的历程充满危险，但最后她也最终找到了生活的意义。 笔者所译的是本书的前三章，第一章和第三章都是小女孩寻找铁匠之路的经历，第二章 讲的主要是小女孩男主人的经历，同时叙述了小女孩是如何被卖给这个新主人。 笔者在着手翻译此书之前，先查阅了作者的相关资料，以及关于此书的一些评论、 简介，后又对此书，特别是笔者所译的前三章进行精读、分析。笔者采用了直译与意译 并行的翻译方法，翻译过程中出现了各种难点，如关键词，长难句子，短语，景色，场 景，历史以及人物心理描写。 关键字：托尼·莫里森，《一念慈心》，直译，意译，翻译报告，译者素质 V V VI VI 目 录 Acknowledgements HYPERLINK \l _b