翻译方法分析中国礼仪和习俗.docVIP

翻译方法分析中国礼仪和习俗 　　摘要：本文?x自英国汉学家翟理斯（Herbert Allen Giles）的China and the Chinese，讲述的是作者在清末对中国社会、中国人以及这个国家风俗习惯的了解以及研究。整本书分为六章，分别从中国汉字，中国的民主程度，古代中国与古希腊的对比和中国传统习俗等方面着手，分析和研究中国社会的意识形态。本文选取了第六章Some Chinese Manners and Customs作为翻译素材，首先节选部分以小见大，对比和比较成为作者的一大写作特点，对比的范围包括官场、宴会、女人的社会地位等，由细微之处来凸显东西方文化的差异。其次文中作者多次引用孔子、老子的至理名言，这也是本文的另一大亮点。 本文首先介绍翻译选材的来源及特点，着重分析作者的写作手法以及创作风格，其次探索翻译理论以及方法，通过作者的写作风格的了解以及掌握，可以更好地总结出论文作者的翻译技巧以及翻译理论。 　　关键词：翟里斯；China and the Chinese；翻译理论；翻译方法 　　On Selected Chinese Translation of Some Chinese Manners and Customs 　　Liu Yuncong 　　Comparative Education， University College London， London， the United Kingdom 　　Abstract： This paper is the translation practice of a selection of Some Chinese Customs and Manners， written by Herbert Allen Giles， a British diplomat， professor of Chinese language. The selection tells about how a foreigner thinks about China and Chinese and his personal opinions about the country through his unique perspective and deep understanding. The author of the thesis aimed to improve her translation competence by deeper understanding Herbert Allen Giles’s unique writing style and translating his masterpiece. The First part of the paper is the analysis of the characteristic of the original text， Some Chinese Customs and Manners， the second part is the translation methods used and comprehension about this translation. 　　Keywords：Herbert Allen Giles；Some Chinese and Chinese Manners；translation methods； translation theory 　　一、The source of translation and analysis of its characteristics 　　（一）The source of the translation 　　Some Chinese Manners and Custom is the sixth chapter of China and the Chinese， written by Herbert Allen Giles， which was published in the United States in 1902. The book focuses on the Chinese language， Chinese library and democratic Chinese. Considering the situation at that time， a period filled of conflicts and collision， the selected chapter features huge comparison and contrast between China and western countries in