chinesedragonimageandtranslationstrategyinvolved英语毕业论文设计.doc

北京理工大学珠海学院2008届本科生毕业设计（论文）北京理工大学珠海学院2008届本科生毕业论文III毕业论文ChineseDragonImageandTranslationStrategyInvolved学院：专业：姓名：指导老师：英语学号：职称：ChineseDragonImageandTranslationStrategyInvolvedABSTRACTWhenmanypeopleintheWestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonsteratall.It'saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword‘long’,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname.Recently,someexpertsclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakeWesterncountrieshaveanegativeviewofChina.Butaninternetsurveyindicatesthat90%ofChinesepeoplewanttokeepthedragon,andasmoreandmorepeopleareallfamiliarwiththatChinesesymbol,peopleintheWestwouldnodoubtwantChinatokeepthedragonaswell.Thisessayisaimedtoprovethatthereisnoneedatallforourtranslatorstogiveupdragon,thetotemofChinese,onlyforthesakeofcateringtothetasteoftheWest,andastranslators,weshouldpromotesomeregulatorytranslationstrategyaboutdragoninordertorealizethemutualculturalbalancebetweentheWestandChinaaswellastopreservetheChinesecivilization,extensiveandprofound,withatime-honoredhistory,inthelong-run.Themaincontentofthispaperisdividedintofourparts.Firstofall,basedonsomeexamplesintermsofChineseandWesternculture,itisessentialtorealizethemutualculturalbalancebetweentheWestandChina.Secondly,takethevarioustranslationversionsof“TheFourAsiandragon”forexample,whendealingwithsomeissuesconcerningdragon,thereisnoneedforourtranslatorstoavoidtheusageofdragoninordertocaterfortheWesterntaste.Thirdly,discoveringtherecognitionandacceptanceoftheWesttowardChinesedragonandtheunifiedEnglishexpressionfromsomeWesterncountriesandregions,likeWalesforinstance,wecanutilizetheworddragoninfrontofWesternerswithoutcausingmisunderstandingsaswell