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改写理论视角下《论语》两个英译本对比研究 Introduction TheAnalectsofConfucius,alsoknownas'LunYu'isanessentialChineseclassicnotedforitsprominentConfucianthought.Translationsofthetexthavebeencarriedoutthroughouttheyears,providingdifferentinterpretations,critiques,andcommentaries.ThepurposeofthispaperistocompareandanalyzetwodifferentEnglishtranslationsof'LunYu,'fromtheperspectiveofthetranslationtheory. LiteraryAnalysis TranslationTheory Translationtheoryreferstothestudyoftheprinciplesandtheoriesguidingthetranslationprocess.Translationisnotmerelyalinguisticprocessbutalsoinvolvesculturaldifferences,context,andunderstanding.Thetheoriesusedinthetranslationofaparticulartextimpactsitsinterpretation,meaning,andreception. EnglishTranslationsof'LunYu' ThefirsttranslationisbyJamesLegge,aScottishsinologistwholivedduringthe19thcentury.Histranslationof'LunYu'isoneoftheearliestandmostwidelyacceptedworksintheEnglishlanguage.ThesecondversionisbyAnnpingChin,anativeofTaiwanwhoteachesatYaleUniversity.Hertranslationwaspublishedin2014,nearlyacenturyafterLegge'stranslation. ComparingtheTwoTranslations Overall,bothworksarewell-writtenandattempttocapturetheessenceofConfucius'steachings.However,oneissuewithLegge'stranslationisthatitmaybeoverlyliteralandarchaicformodernreaders.Chin'stranslation,ontheotherhand,seemsmoreaccessible,withacontemporaryEnglishstyle. Onesignificantdifferencebetweenthetwotranslationsisintheirapproachestotranslatingthetitlesofthesectionsin'LunYu.'InLegge'sversion,mostofthechaptertitlesareleftuntranslatedandpresentedinChinesecharacters.Conversely,Chinhastranslatedallofthetitlesof'LunYu'intoEnglish.ThismoveperhapsmakesthetextmoreaccessibletoEnglish-speakingaudiencesunfamiliarwithChinesecharactersandlanguage. Furthermore,Chin'stranslationprovidesaddednotesandexplanationsthroughoutthetext,providingnecessarycontexttoreaderswhomaynotbefamiliarwithConfucianismandChinesehistory.Legge'sversionprovidesminimalnotes,leavingreaderstorelyontheirownunderstandingofConfucianismtointerpretandcomprehendthetext