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2011 1 文 化 艺 术 研 究 Jan. , 2011 4 1 Studies in Culture Art Vol4 No1 : ( 2011) 论 牡丹亭 英译策略的运用和局限 魏城璧 ( , ) : 要翻译中国古典戏曲, 译者必须要处理中西戏剧在文化上的差异, 让两地文化接轨, 化与异化翻译是跨文化翻译中普遍应用的翻译策略之一, 惟此等策略能否完全消除中西文 化差异, 让原文及原文化在译文中全面地展现, 这是一个值得探讨的问题文章通过比较三 种 牡丹亭 英译本, 探讨中国古代戏曲 牡丹亭 中的名称文化词汇诗词及声情翻 译, 并窥豹 化及异化翻译策略的运用和效能透过原文及三种译文的比较, 不难发现 化 及异化的翻译策略在一定程度上可以淡化中西文化差异, 可是译者必需注意两者的具体应用 及平衡 : 古代戏曲翻译; 化; 异化; 英译 牡丹亭 : J80 : A On Application and Limitation of Translation Strategies Adopted in the English Translation of The Peony Pavilion Wei Chengbi Abstract: To translate classical Chinese operas into En lish, translators have to deal with cultural differ ences between the Chinese and Western drama in an attempt to close the ap between the two. Accultura tion and forei nization are the two translation strate ies commonly used in cross- cultural translations, but whether they can eliminate cultural differences completely and fully present the ori inal texts and culture in the translated version are still worthy of discussion. By comparin the three En lish versions of The Peony Pavilion, this paper investi ates the translation of names, cultural vocabularies, poems and modes of music that appear in the ancient Chinese opera, and takes a peep into the use of acculturation and for ei nization. Based on the contrast between the ori inal text and three translated versions, the paper ar ues that the two translation strate ies can desalt cultural differences between the Orient and West to a certain : : ( 1973 ) , , , , ,