目的论视角下《傲慢与偏见》翻译策略研究

On the Translation Strategies in Pride and Prejudice Under the Skopos Theory

By

Zhou Shuo

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

Department of English

School of Languages and Cultures

Nanjing University of Information Science amp; Technology

May, 2017

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, I am greatly indebted to my supervisor, Mr. Zhang Jinwei. He gave me many valuable instructions and suggestions and his patience inspired me so much.

I feel grateful to all the teachers in the Nanjing University Information Science and Technology who once offered me valuable courses and advice during my study.

I owe much to my parents, from whose encouragements I benefited greatly.

And finally, my lovely classmates and friends contribute their valuable ideals and critiques on my thesis so that I’m sincerely appreciate them.

On the Translation Strategies in Pride and Prejudice Under the Skopos Theory

Zhou Shuo

Department of English

School of Languages and Cultures

Nanjing University of Information Science amp; Technology

Abstract: Translation is the mediator of culture. The fundamental task of translation is to reproduce the thought and style of the original work faithfully. Literature translation has to be not only faithful, but also with its unique style.

This paper demonstrates the basic concepts and rules of the skopos theory, and introduces the skopos theory into the translation strategies. This essay also discusses general strategies of literature translation including domestication, foreignization, literal translation and so on by comparing, discussing and analyzing Sun Zhili and other two translators’ versions of Pride and Prejudice. This thesis has some limitations, but it is still of some significance to the practice of literature translation.

Key words: the skopos theory; translation strategies; Pride and Prejudice

摘 要

翻译是文化的传递者。翻译的根本任务是忠实地再现原作的思想和风格。文学翻译不仅要求忠实通顺，更要体现其独特的风格。本文阐释了目的论的基本概念及基本原则，并把目的论引入翻译策略之中，以《傲慢与偏见》为例,将孙致礼等人的中文译本进行分析讨论对比，探讨文学翻译的基本策略，包括归化、异化、直译等。本文存在一定的局限性，但对文学翻译的实践具有一定指导意义。

关键词: 目的论；翻译策略；《傲慢与偏见》

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. A Survey of Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice 1

2.1 A Brief Introduction of Jane Austen 1

2.2 A Brief Introduction of Pride and Prejudice 2

3. Theoretical Background : the Skopos Theory 3

3.1 Development of Skopos Theory 3

3.2 Basic Concepts of Skopos Theory 4

3.3 Three Rules of Skopos Theory 4

3.3.1 The Skopos Rule 4

3.3.2 The Coherence Rule 5

3.3.3 The Fidelity Rule 5

3.3.4 The Relationship among the Rules 5

4. Translation Strategies Adopted in Chinese Versions of Pride and Prejudice 5

4.1 Different Translation Versions about Pride and Prejudice 5

4.1.1 The Introduction of Wang Keyi’s version 6

4.1.2 The Introduction of Sun Zhili’s version 6

4.1.3 The Introduction of Zhang Jinghao’s version 6

4.2 Translation Strategies used in Pride and Prejudice 7

4.2.1 Foreignization 8

4.2.1.1 Literal Translation 11

4.2.1.2 Transliteration 12

4.2.1.3 Annotation 12

4.2.2 Domestication 13

5. Conclusion 15

References 16

1. Introduction

The essence of translation is a language transformation activity. It is a mediator among all kinds of cultures. Same as a cross-cultural communicative activity, translation sometimes is a compromise from one plan to another. Being a part of culture, language has its own cultural characteristics in different districts and nations. Since culture is defined as “the totality of beliefs and practices of a society”, nothing is of greater strategic importance than the language through which its beliefs are express and transmitted and by which most interaction of its members takes place (Nida, 1998: 1).

The traditional translation theories mostly center round original texts. In the traditional translation theories, “Faithfulness" and “source-text-oriented” emphasize the equivalence between the translation and the original, which were regarded as the highest standard of the criterion of translation. The translation should be faithful to the original, especially literary translation.

As for skopos theory, the purpose of translation is not only the top priority of translation practice, but also the main criterion of evaluating translations. In the practice of translation, the skopos theory put a greater emphasis on the translator’s creativity and subjectivity. The translator does not have to "keep pace with the original" at different requirements of translation purposes. Literary translation is a special field of translation. This thesis will analyze three Chinese versions of Pride and Prejudice to explore the guiding role of the skopos theory on literary translation.

This paper is divided into three parts. The first chapter introduces Pride and Prejudice and its author Jane. Austen; the second chapter introduces the skopos theory applied in the translation of literature works; and the last one analyzes the choice of translation strategies in Pride and Prejudice, taking Sun Zhili, Wang Keyi and Zhang Jinghao’s versions as examples.

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