水浒传的翻译汇.ppt

《水浒传》的翻译研究 《水浒传》的四个英译本分别是： 赛珍珠的All Men are Brothers； 英国学者杰克逊的Water Margin； 中籍美人沙博理的Outlaws of the Marsh； 英国学者登特-杨的The Marshes of Mount Liang。 Pearl Buck------ cultural hybrid Indeed, in translating this novel I have had no academic interest at all; the original is as an excellent tale as excellently told. I have translated it as literally as possible, because to me the style in Chinese is perfectly suited to the material, and my only effort has been to make the translation as much like the Chinese as I could; because I should like readers who do not know that language to have at least the illusion that they are reading an original work. 武行者心中要吃，那里听他分说，一片声喝道：“放屁！放屁！” Now Wu the priest longed much in his heart to eat, and so how could he be willing to listen to this explanation? He bellowed forth, ‘Pass your wind---Pass your wind!’ 虔婆骂道：“老畜生！你这般说，却似放屁！我这行院人家，坑陷了千千万万的人，岂争他一个！”（68） Then the old woman cursed him also, saying, “You old beast, such talk as this is but to pass your wind! Have we not do evil to countless men already through this courtesan of ours and why should we care for this one man?” 西门庆道：“不敢问娘子，青春多少？” And His Men Ching said, “I do not dare to ask how many springs and autumns the goodwife had passed?” 太师大喜，便问：“将军青春多少？” The prime minister was greatly pleased and he asked him, saying, “How many green springs have you passed?” 史进道：“小人大胆？敢问官人高姓大名？”（2） And Shih Chin said, “I, who am but a humble person, yet dare greatly enough to ask your honorable surname.” 娘道：“我儿，‘三十六着，走为上着’。只恐没处走！”王进道：“母亲说的是。”（1） And she said, weeping, “My son, to extricate yourself from a difficulty there are thirty-six ways but the best of them all is to run away. But I am only afraid there is no place to which you can run.” Wang Ching then said, “My mother has spoken well.” 一连打了两料，打得宋江皮开肉绽，鲜血迸流。 So Sung Chiang was given two rounds of beatin