从英文电影片名翻译看中西文化差异.doc

PAGE \* MERGEFORMATii 从英文电影片名翻译看中西文化差异 Abstract With the further progress of reform and opening-up, numerous blockbusters have been brought in China; movies have gradually become the main ways of cultural education and entertainment. Therefore, people pay increasing attention to the translation of the movies, especially the translation of movie titles. To offer the audience an appropriate title, translators should not only follow the general rules, but also respect the nature of movie culture. This article explores the cultural differences between China and Western Countries in expression, thoughts and values when doing the translation. This paper, by comparing the translation of movie titles to contrast between Chinese and western culture differences, mainly from the following three aspects, namely: comparing the differences between Chinese and western expression, the Chinese and western thinking mode, the Chinese and western values differences. Language style and naming conventions manifested the differences between Chinese and western expression: Chinese tend to use the verb, Westerners tend to use noun, the western prominent named simple quietly elegant, western movies are named on characters, combining with the example. And humanistic culture and scientific culture of different impacts a western way of thinking, which causes of film named difference: the Chinese movie named emphasis on Chinese culture, contrast and western similar film named principle, and western culture is the emphasis on scientific culture, contrast and China similar film named principle. Chinese and western values, the Chinese way of thinking focused on the whole and abstraction, western thinking mode is focused on part and concrete. Keywords: cultural difference; movie translation; thinking mode; value 中文摘要 改革开放以来，越来越多的外国大片被引进中国，电影逐渐成为人们文化教育和娱乐休闲的主要方式，因此，电影的翻译越来越受到重视，其中电影片名的翻译更是重中之重。在进行电影片名翻译时，不仅要遵循翻译的一般规律，还要尊重电影文化的特殊性。 本文通过对中西表达方式的差异、中西方思维方式的差异、中西方价值观的差异等方面来进一步对比分析了中西方文化的差异。本论文通过对比电