术语翻译第七次课概要.ppt

Translation of Terms in Film Title Four Principles in movie’s title translation 信息价值原则(value of information) 文化价值原则(value of culture) 审美价值原则 (artistic value) 商业价值原则 (commercial value) Four Principles in movie’s title translation 信息价值原则(value of information) 片名翻译要忠实传递与原片内容相关的信息 做到翻译标题形式与原片内容的统一 The God Father 教父 Chicken Run 小鸡快跑 Taxi Driver Four Principles in movie’s title translation 信息价值原则(value of information) The Shawshank Redemption 刺激1995 Four Principles in movie’s title translation 文化价值原则(value of culture) Film title is just like a bridge connecting people in different culture, the carrier of culture may varies, but what are behind the culture, which in detail ,are the emotions, the annoyance resulted from social contradictions ,the philosophy of life, the chasing of an equal and peaceful world, are common wherever in the world . All of these are the essential part of a classic movie, and should be dug out in the progress of film title translation. Four Principles in movie’s title translation 文化价值原则(value of culture) Seven:七宗罪 “七”:七罪，七罚，七次下雨，故事发生在七天，甚至结局也由罪犯定在第七天的下午七时，无处不在的“7”暗示宿命的罪与罚。 如果汉译为简单的一个“七”字，中国观众绝不会产生同样的文化联想和认同，所以影片公映时译为《七宗罪》。 点明故事主线和seven最为主要的宗教寓意: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony。可谓文化价值体现的经典范例。 First Blood：第一滴血首战告捷 (Military) the first killing or wounding in a fight or war the first damage or reverse inflicted on an opponent in a conflict One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest：飞越疯人院 Cuckoo’s Nest”在英语里是 “精神病院”的意思。 Top Gun：壮志凌云 Top gun :美国俚语中指专业技能超群的人，同时还是美国海军F-14 舰队战机训练学校的代码 Four Principles in movie’s title translation 审美价值原则 (artistic value) 汉语：重含蓄、崇优雅、尚朦胧、求平衡 炼字，创造一种意境 You Can’t Take It With You：浮生若梦 A Man from Snowy River：雪河男子汉 Ordinary People: 凡夫俗子 City Under Siege:兵临城下 节奏、音调、韵律 Singing in the Rain: 雨中曲 芳草碧连天：The Green Green Grass of Home 言简意赅 A Puzzlement of Love :情惑 Intolerance ：党同伐异 修辞手段 Old Wives for New： 旧宠新欢 Love Me Tenderly：铁汉柔肠（对照）