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语境顺应视角下BurtonWatson《庄子》英译本意象翻译研究.docx

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语境顺应视角下BurtonWatson《庄子》英译本意象翻译研究 Title:AStudyontheImageryTranslationinBurtonWatson'sEnglishTranslationofZhuangzi Introduction: BurtonWatson'sEnglishtranslationofZhuangzi,oneofthemostinfluentialtextsinDaoism,hasgainedwidespreadrecognitionandacclaimforitsclarity,precision,andfaithfulnesstotheoriginaltext.However,thetranslationofimageryinZhuangziposesasignificantchallengeduetoitshighlyabstractandphilosophicalnature.ThispaperaimstoexploreandanalyzethestrategiesemployedbyWatsonintranslatingtheimageryinZhuangzi,examiningtheextenttowhichhesuccessfullycapturestheessenceoftheoriginaltextinhisEnglishtranslation. 1.UnderstandingtheRoleofImageryinZhuangzi: Zhuangziisrenownedforitsvibrantandrichimagery,whichservesasatoolforconveyingdeepphilosophicalconceptsandinsights.Beforedelvingintothetranslationstrategies,itiscrucialtounderstandtheimportanceofimageryinZhuangzianditsroleinprovidingreaderswithaprofoundunderstandingofDaoistprinciples. 2.TranslationStrategiesEmployedbyWatson: 2.1LiteralTranslation: Watsonoftenemploysaliteraltranslationwhenfacedwithcomplexandabstractimagery,aimingtoretaintheoriginalimageryasfaithfullyaspossible.Thisstrategyensuresthatreaderscangrasptheessenceoftheoriginaltext,butmayresultinthelossofpoeticelementsthatarepresentintheChineseversion. 2.2AdaptationandSimplification: Insomecases,WatsonadaptsandsimplifiestheimagerytomakeitmoreaccessibletoanEnglish-speakingaudience.Bydoingso,hestrikesabalancebetweenconveyingtheintendedmeaningandpreservingtheartisticessenceoftheoriginaltext. 2.3ParaphrasingandExplanation: Toovercomethechallengesposedbyhighlyabstractandmetaphoricalimagery,Watsonoftenprovidesexplanatorynotesorparaphrasestohelpreaderscomprehendtheintendedmeaning.Thisstrategynotonlyhelpsbridgetheculturalandlinguisticgapsbutalsoaidsintransmittingthephilosophicaldepthoftheoriginaltext. 3.EvaluationofWatson'sTranslation: 3.1FaithfulnesstotheOriginal: Watson'stranslationmaintainsahighleveloffaithfulnesstotheoriginaltext,ensuringthatthecentralideasandphilosophical