ntheTranslatinfMvieTitles浅析英文电影片名的翻译.doc

On the Translation of Movie Titles 浅析英文电影片名的翻译 [Abstract] The translation of movie titles has become a popular topic in modem life. As is known to all，how to translate the movie title has become a controversial topic in the field of translation for a long time. The translation of western movie titles is quite different from the translation of Chinese movie titles. In the process of the translation，sometimes movie titles will have different translations owing to the different translators，because everyone has his own idea，experience and knowledge. Movies are a very important part of cultural interchanges. Therefore，the culture of the countries is becoming a major content to present in the films. This paper points out the characteristics and importance on the translation of movie titles and calls on the translators to pay more attention to it. The linguistical，cultural and commercial features characterize the film titles. So the title translation isn’t a process to change one language to another. This article analyzes the current situation and existing problems on the translation of movie titles and introduces several basic approaches on the translation of movie titles，and then put forward some requirements on the title translation and to translators. Finally, we reach a conclusion: the translation of movie titles has its unique characteristics as a special form of art. Although there arc many problems on the current translation of movie titles, wc can still translate movie titles better and better， as long as we master the basic translation approaches and principles, and strengthen the requirements for ourselves. [Key Words] movie titles; characteristics; current situation and problems; approach; requirement 】当今社会，“电影片名的翻译”已经成为一个流行的词语，众所周知，如何译好电影片名已成 为翻译界热烈讨论了很长时的话题；西片的片名不同于中国电影片名，在翻译的过程中，由于译者的想 法、经验和知识不同，翻译也会有所不同。电影是文化交流非常重要的部分，所以，各国的文化成为电 影中所要表达的内容。本文指出了电影片名的特点和重要性，并号召译者对其重视，其中语言、文化、 商业特征描绘了电影片名，因此影片片名的翻译不只是一种语言向另一种语言转换的过程。本文分析了 目前电影片名翻译的现状以及出现的问题，介绍了电影片名翻译的儿种基本方法