身为中国古典四大名著的璀璨瑰宝,《红楼梦》不仅在海内外享有崇高的声誉,更散发出深远的影响力,其跨越国界的传播,离不开那些经典而卓越的翻译版本。由于该作品深深地根植于中医药文化,使得其英译工作充满了无数的挑战与困难。霍克斯的《红楼梦》英译本是全球首个完整的英文译本,其译文质量堪称翘楚,具有很高的代表性。本文将以霍克斯的译作为研究基石,巧妙地结合生态翻译学理论,尝试从语言、文化与交际三个独特的维度,解读《红楼梦》中那些寓意深厚的中医药文化负载词的英译处理。期望通过此种方式,为中国传统典籍的翻译研究工作献上绵薄之力。As a shining treasure of the four classical Chinese classics, A Dream of Red Mansions not only enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad, but also exudes far-reaching influence. Its cross-border dissemination cannot be separated from those classic and excellent translation versions. Since this work is deeply rooted in the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, its translation into English is full of numerous challenges and difficulties. Hawkes’s English translation of A Dream of Red Mansions is the first complete English translation in the world, and its translation quality is excellent and highly representative. This paper will take Hawkes’s translation as the foundation of the study, cleverly combined with ecological translation theory, and try to interpret the English translation of those TCM culture-loaded words in A Dream of Red Mansions from three unique dimensions of language, culture and communication. In this way, I hope to contribute to the translation and research of traditional Chinese classics.
比较杨宪益与戴乃迭夫妇的译本《红楼梦》和霍克斯的译本《The Story of the Stone》,可以看出两者在翻译目的和手法上的差异。杨宪益夫妇的译本注重向西方读者介绍中国文化,因此更倾向于采用直译和异化的方法,以尽可能地保留原著的文化内涵和语言特色。而霍克斯的译本则更强调汉文化特色,突出了原著的文学价值和美学意义,因此采用了更多的归化方法,以使西方读者更易于理解和接受。
