从目的论析《麦田里的守望者》两个中译本-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

Abstract TheCatcherintheRye written by J.D. Salinger is one of the classics in American modern literature in the 20th century and its influence grows more and more with the time passing by. Shi Xianrong, who is the brilliant literature translator and expert on American literature, introduced the novel into Chinese for the first time. Later, Sun Zhongxu translated it again in 2008. Both of the two versions are warmly welcomed by readers. Skopostheorie, a translation theory originated in German in 1970s, has formed the complete framework after the development by Reiss and Vermeer. It regards the translation as an act of a purposeful interculture communication. The translation center has been moved from original text to the target text. The evaluation standard of translation is no longer the equivalence to the original otherwise depends on whether the version has fulfilled its expected translation Skopos. The Skopos rule, the coherence rule and the fidelity rule are three basic rules in Skopostheorie, among which the Skopos rule is the principal rule while the other two are subordinate to it. The Skopostheorie has the guidance to literary translation. Using Skopostheorie as guidance and basis, the thesis analyzes and explores the two versions of The Catcher in the Rye in detail from the perspective of three basic rules. Under coherence rule the thesis is analyzed through the aspects of language, writing style and culture; under fidelity rule we discuss from translation in colloquial expressions, idioms and complex sentences and finally make an evaluation of two versions. Through text analysis and comparative study, the significant findings are as follows: Shi’s version originated from 1960s when people knew little about western world and his translation purpose was to introduce a real western world and culture and to promote communication between people. So his version retained the original flavor to the largest extent. Due to the great interest t