《道德经》翻译中的中西思维差异.doc

430079Arthur WaleyArthur Waley1. Arthur WaleyWaley2. Waley3. 11()1982200481The five colours confuse the eye,the fivesounds dull the ear,the tastes spoil the palate.WaleyWaley2()Only he who has accepted the dirt of thecountry can be lord of its soil-shrines.Waleylord ofits soil-shrines()3()He who knows the male,yet cleaves towhat is femaleWaley4. 2:()4()He who holding the Great Form goesabout his work in the empire can go about his work,yet do no harm.Waley825()The one must get underneath in order todo it2 the other is underneath and therefore does itWaley6()The Sage,in his dealings with the world,seems like one dazed with fright2 for the worldssake,he dulls his wits.5. 3:7Fine weapons are none the less illomened things.People despise themthereforethosein possession of the Tao do not depend on them.Waley8()What is in the end to be shrunkmustfirst be stretched2 Whatever is to be weakened mustbegin by being made strong2 What is to beoverthrown,must begin by being set up.6. Waley831.M.:,2000.2.M.:,1993.3.M.:1999.4.J.2005(2)105-106.5Lao Tzu.Tao Te ChingM.Translated by Arthur Waldy.Beijing:Foreign Language Teaching and Study Press,2004.Different Modes of ThinkingReflected in Tao Te Chings TranslationTAN JingSchool of Foreign Languages,Huazhong Normal University,Wuhan 430079,ChinaAbstractTao Te Ching has always been regarded as classical works of the Tao philosophyand many versionsof its translation have emerged,however,exact conveyance of the philosophy embedded is a tough task.Amongall these versions,the author is going to analyze Walleys version from the perspectives of different modes ofthinking between China and western world on the basis of the analysis of several exampl