【毕业论文】从词汇翻译角度看《红楼梦》英译本中的中西文化差异

【毕业论文】从词汇翻译角度看红楼梦英译本中的中西文化差异【标题】从词汇翻译角度看红楼梦英译本中的中西文化差异【作者】卢洁【关键词】红楼梦文化差异英译本词汇翻译【指导老师】卢静【专业】英语教育【正文】1INTRODUCTION11INTRODUCTIONTOTHEPAPERATTHEPAPERSVERYBEGINNING,ATOTALINTRODUCTIONSHOULDBEGIVENTHEINTRODUCTIONCANBEDIVIDEDINTOTWOPARTSABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHENOVELCANPROVIDEREADERSWITHTHEWHOLESTORYANDSOMEDETAILS,ESPECIALLYTHEREADERSWHODIDNTREADTHENOVELTHESTORYOFTHESTONEBEFOREITCANHELPTHEMHAVEAGOODGRASPOFTHEPAPERTHEN,ACONCISEINTRODUCTIONABOUTCULTURALDIFFERENCESINTHEENGLISHVERSIONISTHESECONDPARTTHEREARESOMEEXAMPLESTODESCRIBESOMEDIFFERENCESINTHEDIFFERENTENGLISHVERSIONS,WECANFINDSOMEDIFFERENCESONIDEOLOGYBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNERFROMTHESEVOCABULARYTRANSLATEDCOMPARISONSNEXT,THECHIEFDISCUSSIONCONCENTRATESONFOURPARTSINTHEFIRSTPART,THESYMBOLISMOFTHECOLOURSWILLBEMENTIONEDTHEDIFFERENTCULTURALMEANINGSOFREDANDGREENINCHINESEANDWESTERNARETHEMAINPOINTSUNDERDISCUSSIONBECAUSETHETWOCOLOURSREDANDGREENAREOFTENAPPEAREDINTHENOVELINTHESECONDPART,THEDIFFERENTFORMSOFADDRESSANDDIFFERENTCONCEPTSOFGENERATIONINFAMILYEMBODYINTHENOVELWECANSEETHEDIFFERENTSOCIALSTRATUMCONCEPTSBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNTHETHIRDPARTISCULTURALTRADITIONALDIFFERENCESINVOCABULARYTRANSLATIONMANYEXAMPLESWILLBEGIVENANDWECANCLEARLYFINDTHEDIFFERENTCULTURALMEANINGSOFSOMEWORDSINDIFFERENTCULTURESTHELASTPARTISABOUTSOMEUNIQUECHINESEIDIOMSANDALLUSIONSATLAST,THEPAPERWILLCOMETOACONCLUSION12THEBRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHENOVELTHESTORYOFTHESTONEISACONTROVERSIALWORK,SOTHATWHENDISCUSSINGITEVENTHEBESTOFFRIENDSALMOSTCOMETOBLOWTWOHUNDREDYEARSHAVEPASSEDSINCEITSFIRSTAPPEARANCE,ANDYETTHISNOVELISSTILLAHOTTOPICAMONGTHECHINESEPEOPLE,ANDCRITICISMANDRESEARCHCONCERNINGITHAVECRYSTALLIZEDINTOASPECIALIZEDBRANCHOFSTUDY,WHIMSICALLYREFERREDTOASREDOLOGYTHESTORYOFTHESTONECHARTSTHECOURSEOFPROSPERITYANDDECLINEOFANARISTOCRATICFAMILYITISATRAGEDYOFLOVEANDMARRIAGETHEHEROOFTHENOVELISJIABAOYU,ADIRECTDESCENDANTOFTHEJIAFAMILYOFTHERONGMANSIONANINTELLIGENTBOYOFEXCELLENTBREEDING,HEISTHEHEIROFTHEJIAFAMILYHOWEVER,HEHASNOINCLINATIONFORTHEARISTOCRATICWAYOFLIFE,WHICHHEFINDSHYPOCRITICAL,HATEFULANDCORRUPTTOHIM,PUREBEAUTYISTOBEFOUNDINYOUNGGIRLS,INCLUDINGLOWBORNSERVANTGIRLSHISSOLEDELIGHTISMINGLINGWITHTHEINNOCENTANDGUILELESSYOUNGGIRLSOFTHEHOUSEHOLDINTHEGRANDVIEWGARDENBYNATURE,JIABAOYUHASADEEPAVERSIONTOFEUDALSOCIETYHEISQUITEUNMOVEDWHENHISELDERSCASTIGATEHIMFORHISHERETICALINCLINATIONSANDOTHERSCONSIDERHIMMADONTHECONTRARYHISREBELLIOUSNATUREBECOMESMOREARDENTANDFIRMUNDERTHEIMPACTOFCONSTANTFEUDALOPPRESSION,CULMINATINGINHISFALLINGINLOVEWITHLINDAIYUANDHISMARRIAGEWITHXUEBAOCHAIMARRIAGEINFEUDALTIMESWASNOTBASEDONLOVE,BUTONCONSIDERATIONSOFFAMILYADVANTAGETHEJIAS,ALTHOUGHTHEYHAVEBEENADISTINGUISHEDCLANFORGENERATIONS,AREINDECLINE,NOTONLYECONOMICALLYINTHISSITUATION,THEJIASDETERMINETOMARRYHISOFFTOXUEBAOCHAI,WHOCOMESFROMANOBLEANDVERYPROPERFAMILYTHEPROBLEMISTHATBAOYUDOESNTLOVEXUEBAOCHAI,ALTHOUGHSHEISANINTELLIGENTANDBEAUTIFULGIRLBAOYUHASLOSTHISHEARTTOTHEFRAILLINDAIYUHERSTAUNCH,DEFIANTCHARACTERMATCHESTHATOFBAOYUWELLHOWEVER,THEBONDSOFFEUDALOPPRESSIONTIGHTENAROUNDBAOYUANDDAIYUINTHESITUATION,DAIYUSHEALTH,ALWAYSPRECARIOUS,BEGINSTOFAILRAPIDLYEVENTUALLYSHEDIESOFLOVEANDGRIEFCAOXUEQINSORIGINALINTENTIONWASTOHAVEBAOYUMARRYBAOCHAIIMMEDIATELYAFTERDAIYUSDEATH,ONLYTOFINDTHATHECANNOTFORGETHISSWEETHEARTHECANNOTLIVEWITHBAOCHAI,ANDFINALLYLEAVESTHEFAMILYHOMETHE“PERFECTMATCH”TURNSINTOATRAGEDYTHEFAMEOFTHESTORYOFTHESTONEQUICKLYSPREADABROADTHEFIRSTENGLISHLANGUAGEVERSIONAPPEAREDASEARLYASINTHE1840S,WHENBOBERTTHOM,THEBRITISHCONSULINNINGBO,TRANSLATEDSEVERALEXTRACTSFROMIT,UNDERTHETITLETHEDREAMOFTHEREDCHAMBER,ANDPUBLISHEDITINTHENINGBOJOURNALTHECHINESESPEAKERIN1842THEFIRSTATTEMPTATSYSTEMATICTRANSLATIONWASTHATOFHBENCRAFTJOLY,THEBRITISHDEPUTYCONSULINMACAO,WHOTRANSLATEDTHEFIRST56CHAPTERSITWASPUBLISHEDINHONGKONGIN1892BYKELLYANDWALSHTHEFIRSTABRIDGEDTRANSLATIONINTOENGLISHOFTHECOMPLETEEDITIONOFTHENOVEL,BYWANGLIANGZHI,WASPUBLISHEDINNEWYORKIN1927ANOTHERABRIDGEDTRANSLATION,BYWANGJIZHEN,WASPUBLISHEDINENGLISHINLONDONIN1929ANDINNEWYORKBYDOUBLEDAYINTHESAMEYEARIN1974,ACOMPLETETRANSLATIONOFTHE120CHAPTERVERSION,THEFIRSTEVE