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Abstract
NowadaysmanypeopleoutsideChinabecomemoreandmoreinterestedinChinesecultureandliterature,becauseoftheinternationaltradingandcommunication.Butgrowanddevelopedundertotallydifferentbackground,thelinguisticsystemistotallydifferentforpeoplefromdifferentbackground,whichmakesreadersfinditdifficulttoengagethemselvesintothesplendidculture.Ithinkitisalwaysabarrierforeachothertounderstandingdifferentcultures.Sotheliterarytranslationisalwaysahottopicinthefield.
Forfurtherdiscussion,amongthedifficultiesinliterarytranslation,oneofthebigissuesfallsintotheprosetranslation,amongwhichthereproductionofitsstyleduringthetranslationprocessisalsoachallenge.Ontheabovebasis,thisthesiswilldiscusswhethertheprosestyleistranslatableornot,andprobeintotheapproachestoreproducingprosestyle.
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I.INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................错误!
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II.INTRODUCTIONOFCONGCONGANDSTYLISTICANALYSISOFTHETWO
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(三)INTRODUCTIONOFTHEWRITER..................................................错误!
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STYLISTICANALYSISOFTWOTRANSLATORS..........................错误!
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(三)WORDBYWORDORTHOUGHTBYTHOUGHT..........................错误!
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ADOPTIONOFRHETORICSPEECH................................................错误!
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IV.ACOMPARISONBETWEENTHETWOENGLISHVERSIONSOFCONGCONG错误!
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(二)DECISIONSATTHECHOICEOFWORDS.......................................错误!
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CaseStudyonStyleReproductionoftheProseTranslation:
ComparisonbetweentheEnglishVersionsofCongcongby
Zhu,ChunshenandZhang,Peiji
1.Introduction
AsChinaisundergoingfast-pacedchangesintoaprospectivepoliticalandeconomicpoweralltheseyears,moreandmorepeopleabroadarebecominginterestedinChineselanguageandChineseculture.TheprofoundeasterncivilizationinChinaleavesdeepimpressiononthosewhohavecometoChinaorheardofit.Amongthenumerousculturalheritages,ChineseliteratureplaysanimportantpartasabridgeinmutualcommunicationbetweentheEastandtheWest.Hence,underthiscircumstance,theChineseliteraturehasbeenahoticoninmodernworldnowadays.However,readerssometimesfinditdifficulttototallyindulgetheminthesplendidChinesecultureonaccountofthedifferentlinguisticsystemandculturalbackground,whichisalwaysabarrierforeachothertounderstandingdifferentcultures.Thus,peopleshouldrealizetheimportanceoftheliterarytranslationandsparenoeffortstomakeChineseculture“goingout”.
Forfurtherdiscussion,amongthedifficultiesinliterarytranslation,oneofthebigissuesfallsintotheprosetranslation,amongwhichthereproductionofitsstyleduringthetranslationprocessisalsoachallenge.Ontheabovebasis,thisthesiswilldiscusswhethertheprosestyleistranslatableornot,andprobeintotheapproachestoreproducingprosestyle.
Therefore,thisthesiswillbedividedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartwillgiveabriefintroductiontothewell-knownproseCongcong,describingitsbackgroundandprovidingsomebackgroundinformationaboutitswriterandthetwotranslators.Thenextpartwillpresentsomeprosetranslationtheoriesforstylereproduction,providingatheoreticalbasisforthefollowinganalysisoftwoEnglishversions.Then,thethesiswillcomparethetwoversionsfromthreeaspectstoprobeintotheapproachesofreproducingtheprosestyle,whichisthemostimportantpart.Finally,aconclusionwillbemadebasedontheaboveanalysis.
2.IntroductionofCongcongandStylisticAnalysisoftheTwo
Translators
Proseisalivelyandrefinedliteraryform;itsstructureisflexibleandisfreefromrhythm.Itrequiresconciselanguageandcarefulthoughttocreatefantasticprose.Theauthorshouldfocusononepointandstruggletoachievethefinalgoalofcreatinghisworkindistributingshapewithfocusingonspirit.Thewordsusedinproseshouldbebothexpressiveandaesthetic.Therefore,thetranslatorshouldhaveaverygoodcommandofbothtargetandsourcelanguages,aswellasasolidfoundationoftranslationtechniques.AndthisthesiswillhaveanoverviewofZiqing,Zhuandhisworks,aswellasthetwotranslators,inordertolaygroundworkforthefollowing
stylisticanalysis.
2.1ZiqingZhu,theWriter
ZiqingZhu,whowasbornonNovember22,1898anddiedonAugust12,1948,wasarenownedChinesepoet,scholarandessayist.HewasappointedprofessorofChineseLiteratureatTsinghuaUniversityin1925.AndhestudiedEnglishliteratureandlinguisticsinLondonfrom1931to1932.
HebeganhispoemwritingduringhisteachinginuniversityandcreatedDestructionin1923,whichhadaprofoundinfluenceonthepublicatthatera.Laterhebegantocommittothestudyofclassicliteratureandprosewriting.WhenhestayedinTsinghuaUniversityasaprofessorin1928,thefirsteditionofhiscollectedessaysRetreatingFigurecameintopublication,makinghimafamousessayist.Duringthe1920s,whentheMayFourthMovementtookplacethen,hebecameoneoftheseveralpioneersofmodernisminChina.
Mr.Zhuwasaprolificwriterofbothproseandpoetry,buthewasbestknownforhisessayslikeRetreatingFigure,andNiWo.HisbestknownworkinverseisthelongpoemDestruction.
InhisbookTranslationAesthetics,MaoRonggui(毛荣贵)statesthatthepursuitof“reality”isthecoreofMr.Ziqing?
sgoalinhisprosewriting.Hetriestodescribethingswithgenuinefeelings,expressinghisownthoughtsandfeelings,puttingdownwhatheseesandhears,andtryingtoachieverealisticeffect.Inaword,"genuinefeeling"iswhatMr.ZhuZiqingalwaysfocusesonduringhiscreation.Infact,depictingrealsceneryisthecrowningachievementofhisartisticprose.WhenMr.Zhuexploresthetraditionalarttechniques;heputsforwardhisownpointofviewaboutthe"realisticandpicturesque"issue.Hesaysthat?
realistic?
ismuchsimilarto'lookinglike'."Heimplementsthis"real"goalintheprocessofprosecreation.Hewritesaboutpeople,materialsandthingsthatexistorhappenindailylife,inordertogettheeffectthatreadersareabletoimaginetheyarejustinthespot,whatyoureadislikesomethingyouseeorhearbyyourown.
ThesecondfeatureofMr.ZhuZiqing?
sproseisthatreadersareeasilymovedbyhisuniqueimpressivepower.Atfirstglanceofthoseessays,youmaythinkoftheworksassimple,brief,yettheyarefullyrealizedwork.Itcontainsnoprofoundphilosophy,neitherdoesitlavishpraiseonsomegreatachievements,mostofthemaincharactersinMr.Zhu?
sproseareordinaryfamilymembers,friends,butallthefeelingsconveyedintheproseissomethingmostofuswanttosharewithothers,soallofthemcancatchreaders?
eyesbythemagicaldescribingpower.Theartinfluenceofhisproseresultsfromhisrealisticemotionandsubtleobservationofdailylife.
InlateyearsofZhuZiqing?
slife,heismuchinclinedtousecolloquiallanguageinhisprose,intendingtoformhisowneffectiveexpressivemeansinspokenlanguage.Mr.YeShengtaooncecommentsonZhu?
swritingstyleasthis:
"Hiswordsarebecomingmoreandmorecarefullyneatandrefined,butstillveryplainandsimple,ifyoureadhiswork,youwillfeellikejustsittingwithhimfacetofaceandlisteningtohisthoughtsandfeelings."(辛春晖,45).Ifyouwanttounderstandhisworks,you
shouldcombinesincerefeelings,richemotion,beautyofsimplicity,togetherwiththedelicateideaaboutthelayoutoftheworks,inordertoappreciatethehiddenbeautyanddeepemotioninandbetweenthelines.
2.2AnintroductiontoCongcong
Congcong,oneofMr.ZhuZiqing?
swell-knownessays,waswritteninMarch,1922.Thetimefellintotheebb-tideperiodof“MayFourthMovement”.Mr.ZhuZiqingfeltverydisappointedatthesituation,andtherealityceaselesslyaddedsadfeelingtohim.However,Mr.Zhustillheldapositiveattitudetowardtheoutsideworld,neverallowinghimselftogiveintotherealityoraddictedtotheaimlesswandering.Healwaysinsistedonhispositionandpursuedinanunremittingmanner.XiaoXiaoyan(肖小燕)inherarticle“Thesuccessfulreproductionofpoeticizedlanguage—acasestudyofCongcong”,discussesthatMr.ZhuZiqingthinkseverymomenthasitsownmeaningandvalueatitsinstant.Inthelongcourseoftime,everyinstanthasitsownlocation.Therefore,heshouldtreadontheearthonestepafteranother,andleavehisfootprintsprofoundlyforthesakeofaninstantsatisfaction.Throughoutthewholeprose,Mr.Zhuwantstoexpresshisgriefandindignationinasorrowfultone,whichalsoreflectsthecommonfeelingsoftheeducatedurbanyouthduringtheebb-tideperiod.
CongcongisMr.Zhu?
sspontaneousexposureoffeelings.Thevernalsceneryinfrontofhiseyestriggersoffstrongfeelings,whichismanifestedbyimagination.AsShakespearedepictsin“AMidsummerNight'sDream”imaginationcan