翻译情感和跨文化阅读.ppt

翻译情感与跨文化阅读 孙艺风 香港岭南大学 Cultural attitude at work There is no doubt that whether or not neutrality is attempted concerns the translational attitude, Yet it is also true that it is no more than an illusion that translation can be done in the true spirit of neutrality Nevertheless the translator is still expected to be pledged to a measure of neutrality to lend an authentic aura to the translated text or to make it somehow appear to be a reliable representation of the original Sherry simon asserts that to be sensitive to the gendered aspects of language use is to understand the subjectivity expressed in any act of rewriting translation can never be a neutral act of repetition mediation involves transmission but also displacement(Simon 1999:66 The role of the translator as a supposedly neutra conduit of language seems at odds with the genuine need to help by means of mediation the target reader understand the cultural meaning of emotions. For instance there are some specific cultural situations in which the target reader has no means of choosing between the ironic and the empathetic attitude unless some guidance or assistance is provided by the translator, which shows the importance of the agency of the translator. It is worth pointing out that the so-called inherent cultural prejudice can also be a personal prejudice, both of them capable of twisting the original replication of reality as in the source text and of engendering cultural misunderstanding, misplaced resentment or admiration reasonable disagreement and unreasonable dread The interaction between different cultural feelings aroused by reading the source and target texts is of great relevance to the emotional experience of cross-cultural encounter. This experience may appear to be precarious in the absence of sincerity which needless to say, gives the air of trustworthiness and reliability of translation and is shown as respect for cultural difference and foreign otherness Feelings to be experienced Tran