Translation of U.S. and European Movies’ Catchphrases into Chinese 探究中国流行语在欧美电影字幕翻译中的应用(修改版)

1、嘉应学院毕业论文（设计） B.A. Thesis Translation of U.S. and European Movies Catchphrases into Chinese B.A. Candidate: Li YalingAdvisor: Tang Simin School of Foreign LanguagesJiaying University May 20, 2013 19AcknowledgementsFirst of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Tang Simin,

2、 for her instructive advice and useful suggestions on my thesis. I am deeply grateful of her help in the pletion of this thesis.She inspired my thinking and enlightened me to accomplish my thesis. She has offered me many constructive suggestions and sacrificed her precious time to revise manuscripts

3、 with great patience. Without her help and guidance, the work could not have finished smoothly. Second, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all the people who have given me valuable help in completing this thesis.I also owe a special debt of gratitude to all the pro

4、fessors in Foreign Languages Institute, from whose devoted teaching and enlightening lectures I have benefited a lot and academically prepared for the thesis. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my parents and classmates especially Ou Baoxin, for her support and encouragement. Abstract

5、In recent years, along with the increasingly international exchange，European films became more and more popular in our country. People put forward higher requirement toward Subtitles translation, also contributed tremendous changes to the translation of film and television work, but also more inclin

6、ed to live subtitling technology. This feature has a distinct reflection in the translation process in the American animated films.Chinese and foreign cultures inevitably collide with foreign culture phenomenon in the film translation process, especially in the current increasingly rapid development

7、 of China's Internet culture today. There had been a lot of Chinese buzzwords in many European and American films subtitles translation. Part of the audience hold the opinion that the translation is right, good sense of humor, and with the help of the subtitles, they can quickly understand the s

8、tory under humors; while others think that when the audience watching the films under this subtitle translation, the full feel is just like watching a foreign film. In fact, for many of the audiences, some of the words translated in localized way in some foreign movies, although not new, that does n

9、ot mean to be very boring. Europe Subtitle Translation buzzwords used in China can enrich movie content to attract visitors and promote the popular film culture. However, improper use of the Chinese catchphrases in European and American films Subtitle Translation also cause some problems.This paper

10、mainly deals with the translation of U.S. and European movies catchphrases into Chinese. The thesis consists of three chapters. The first chapter analyzes a discussion on translation from the cultural perspective, such as the similarities between language and culture. The second chapter shows the pr

11、esent situation of the translation of subtitle catchphrases. The third chapter introduces the translation methodology of catchphrases.Key words: European and American Film Chinese Catchphrase Film Subtitle Translation摘 要近年来，伴随着国际化交流的日益密切，欧美电影在国内开始流行。人们对电影字幕翻译提出了更高的要求，也促使影视作品的翻译发生了巨大的变化，同时字幕翻译也更加倾向于生

12、活化，这一特征在美国动画电影的翻译过程中具有鲜明的体现，在电影翻译的过程中不可避免地存在中外文化碰撞的现象，尤其是当前中国互联网文化发展日益迅速的今天，在很多欧美影视字幕翻译中出现了大量中国流行语。一部分观众认为翻译合适，很幽默，并且在字幕的帮助下能够很快理解剧情的笑点，另一些观众则认为在看这种字幕翻译时，完全 感觉不到是在看一部外国电影。其实对于观众来说，在一部进口大片中出现一些本土化的字句，虽然不新鲜但也不至于会很讨厌。欧美影视字幕翻译中中国流行语的使用可以丰富电影内容，吸引观众，促进影视文化的流行。然而，网络流行语在影视字幕翻译中的不当使用也会导致一些问题的出现。本文主要写了中国流行语在

13、欧美电影中翻译的应用。本文共分三章。第一章介绍了从文化角度翻译中国流行语的讨论，如语言与文化的相似性。第二章呈现了中国流行语字幕翻译的现状。第三章介绍了流行语翻译的方法。关键词：欧美电影 中国流行语 电影字幕翻译ContentsAcknowledgementsiAbstract(English)iiAbstract(Chinese)iii1. Introduction12 A discussion on translation from the cultural perspective22.1 Interaction between language and culture32.1.1 Sim

14、ilarities between language and culture32.1.2 Distinctive elements between language and culture42.1.3 Interrelations between language and culture52.2 Language, translation and culture62.2.1 Translation and communication62.2.2 Cross-cultural translation62.3 Linguistic meaning and equivalence of transl

15、ation73. Present situation of subtitle catchphrases translation93.1 The implication of English catchphrases in subtitling93.2 Limiting factors in Translation103.2.1 Difficulties on localization of cultural images and functional equivalence113.2.3 Limitation in the implication of Chinese catchphrases

16、134. Translation methodology of catchphrases134.1 Foreignization and domestication134.1.1 A discussion on foreignization and domestication144.1.2 Domestication and foreignization from intercultural perspective154.2 Literal translation methodology154.3 Free translation methodology164.4 Translation me

17、thodology based on the type of the movies164.5 Translation methodology based on the targeted audience of the movies175. Conclusion17 Translation of U.S. and European Movies Catchphrases into Chinese1. IntroductionAlong with the increasing introduction of foreign films into the country, movie transla

18、tion brings a big boom in the translation field of China. As the audience raising their demand, subtitle translators have taken the subtitle translation more and more serious. In recent years, the U.S. has been seeking film audience abroad, which have caused a broad impact in the society and attract

19、ed a large audience. Therefore, an increasing demand for the translation of U.S. and European movies catchphrases into Chinese are also increasing. Meanwhile, watching American and European movies at home has become a popular trend. European films largely enrich people's daily lives. Society has

20、 also raised quality requirements of subtitle translation. Subtitle translation has become an indispensably emerging field of translation practice. With the development and popularization of the internet in China, the emergence of network buzzwords has brought a huge impact in people's daily lif

21、e.Having studied films and TV programmes in recent years, the author finds out that using network buzzwords in subtitle translation is very popular. To some extent, the formation of "localization" trend has beginning to appear in subtitle translation. Therefore, how to ensure the quality o

22、f the subtitle translation with the proper use of Chinese catchphrases should not be ignored under the current situation of subtitle translation. For example, it is not difficult to find that buzzwords plays a pivotal role in U.S. and European movie translation. During the U.S. and European movie tr

23、anslation process, most of the character dialogues had been translated into buzzwords and witticisms. The fanciful and vivid language has attracted a lot of TV viewers and movie goers. However, some information might be losing during the ineffective languages and cultural conversion. In fact, many p

24、rofessional scholars have conducted in-depth study of these phenomena.2 A discussion on translation from the cultural perspective"Culture includes all the product of human social sharing" ,which contains not only the city, organizations and schools, but also something with thinking, habits

25、, family patterns, language and other non-material resources. Culture refers to a whole way of life of society, "the nationwide way of all the activities ", the visible aspects of culture is very broad. Languages rooted in a specific culture among cultures and languages are complementary a

26、nd inseparable; a language reflects culture, carries the richness of a culture, and is influenced by cultural constraints. Thus, a culture would lose its basis when the language dies. Language translation codes a cultural environment into another. It is a cross-cultural activity, which means it inev

27、itably involves cultural influences and cultural conversion would be in need of. Translation is not just language activities, cultural aspects should be adopted in accordance with the prevailing culture in the translation process.As a language activity, translation not only deals with the conversion

28、 between two different languages but also exchanges ideas among people who speak different languages. Translation involves multiple attributes, communication and languages, thus, the translator should bear in mind that subtitle translation should not be isolated from the culture in the translating p

29、rocess. Under the present political and economic background, people tend to seek for cultural pluralism. It is a great progress in this era that most people respect cultural differences and can understand different ethnic and cultural characteristics2.1 Interaction between language and cultureAs we

30、all know that different countries have different cultures and different languages. Language and culture are interdependent, but they can influence each other. Language is one of the most important carriers of culture. On the other hand, there is a great cultural impact and cultural constraint in lan

31、guages.2.1.1 Similarities between language and cultureLanguage is a part of culture. As other cultural phenomena, language is also a social phenomenon, but culture and language develop as the social change happens. There are a lot of different cultures and different languages, thus translators need

32、to improve the quality of subtitle translation. We can say that the language has all the attributes of culture. Language is a culture. It is also one of the many cultural phenomena. Human language is not only a part of a whole culture, but also the most important part. As the same, language is also

33、a special cultural phenomenon, mainly because of its specificity study. First of all, it is the outcome of prehistoric times, humans unconscious creation, not exactly the same cultural creativity; secondly, it is neither subjective world, not entirely objective world, with nature ranging between the

34、m; last but not least, it is not the carrier of culture, but also a reflection of culture, a super-era political idea.2.1.2 Distinctive elements between language and cultureThe first meaningful sounds emitted by humans could be extremely accidental phenomenon, but when the sound is accepted by other

35、 people experiencing similar situations, these voices will become some kind of commonly understanding mark of culture. With the increase in these markers, people's eyes become more and more open and communication between them will be more and more comfortable. This perception of words is languag

36、e. Language is the main carrier of culture. Although language is just one part of the culture, other cultural phenomena usually can not exist independently without language. After all, a culture can be preserved only with the development of the expansion and dissemination of the language. Language i

37、s the basis of the development of culture. Cultural development is inseparable from thinking. Thinking activities can not live without language. That cultural development must rely on the members of the collective creativity of the community, but only through the use of the good communication tools-

38、language, can we reach and communicate with members of the community to achieve mutual understanding. Different cultures should learn from each other through languages. As the culture must use language as a tool to develop, so the language is the basis of the development of culture.2.1.3 Interrelati

39、ons between language and cultureLanguage and culture are the products of human society. Language is a part of culture, which intrigues cultural development. From the cultural point of view, the relationship between language and culture can be said to affect the development of language, culture. This

40、 two-way relationship between them can be learned from the relationship between language and thought, because of language is a tool for the dissemination of culture of these two aspects. Language is a tool for thinking expression and culture is inseparable constituent thinking, as thinking expressio

41、n tools, language influences and restricts the way of thinking, the scope and depth to a certain extent. However, when thinking develop to a certain extent, language form can not meet their needs and hinder its development, people will consciously or unconsciously transform thinking tools to promote

42、 the language change. In this sense, the thinking can influence and restrict the language. The life of culture depends on the spread of language as a tool of cultural transmission. The natural spread of culture has greatly restricted the role of cultural survival power. On the other hand, due to the

43、 spread of culture, especially the spread of alien cultures, there will be some new words, new expressions, thus influence and restrict the local culture and language.2.2 Language, translation and cultureTranslation is a cross-cultural activity. The close relationship between language and culture do

44、omed the close relationship between translation and culture. Translation is the process of changing something that is written or spoken into another language. Needless to say, the two languages in the conversion process inevitably involve two cultures. Therefore translation can essentially change in

45、nleved two cultures.2.2.1 Translation and communicationTranslation as a communication media has no certain methods and rules. The expression does not mean that the same translation method used is not the same even if the same meaning in different contexts is not the same. One of China's famous t

46、ranslators said: translation without a certain way is flexible. Ten people may be able to translate one word into different meaning in different contexts.In fact, even the same person at different times may translate the same sentence into different meaning because it can be translated in different

47、translation forms and rules and humans thinking . Patterns and habits are changing as time goes. Chinese and English have two completely different characters, Chinese characters - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of chinese and some other asian l

48、anguages. they are called hanzi (漢字 /汉字) in chinese, kanji in japanese. wu : chinese - open computing facility, William wu chinese ideograms ideograms. this is an ongoing list of awesome ideogrammatic characters that i've studied, and it's probably the best webpage in this. Chinese: informat

49、ion from - answers - the most, Chinese languages family of languages comprising one of the two branches of sino-tibetan . they are spoken by about 95 of the inhabitants of china and. Due to the difference between the two languages, the length of the sentence is very difficult to compare and match.2.

50、2.2 Cross-cultural translationFrom the visual point of view, the translation process is the conversion between two different languages, so the traditional translation studies have been focused on the comparative study between the two languages, including the language of the text analysis and compari

51、son of the main research content, the formation of many to linguistic analysis, and symbolic conversion linguistics based criteria and theory.Translation studies in recent years shows a growing tendency towards expansion and diversification of neighboring disciplines. People gradually realize that t

52、ranslation is not only a linguistic behavior, but also a cultural behavior, is an inter-cultural exchange activity. Humans have spread its own culture from conducting, promoting the spread of cultural development. Communication between different cultures are cross-language. Cross-cultural communicat

53、ion language must be able to achieve through a translator.It is no exaggeration to say that no translation would be any cultural exchanges between different language. Throughout the course of history, foreign social and cultural development, from the European Renaissance, the West Indian Buddhism wa

54、s spread in eastward soil, translated played in the social history of the unique cultural changes and a huge role.2.3 Linguistic meaning and equivalence of translationThe meaning of language is uncertain. This uncertainty not only lies in their languages, but also in translation. Monograph presents

55、the earliest view of the uncertainty of the translation. There is existing uncertainty in the use of language for the sense that the so-called right or wrong understanding does not exist. Thus, translation from one language into another language brings uncertainties. Indeterminacy of translation is

56、based on the significance of the alleged uncertainty, if anyone attempts to find evidence to prove, specification is a correct translation of another this view is wrong. It is impossible to identify any one of the acceptable norms are correct in the absolute sense. Catford in the book “linguistic tr

57、anslation theory” also pointed out that meaning is self-contained and meaning in translation from one language to another language to convey them, is untenable. He believes that meaning is not communicated, because each language is a separate system. Nida pointed out that absolutely accurate languag

58、e communication is not possible. Structural differences between the two languages, cultural differences and differences in ways of thinking make the translation impossible to express the sense of the whole language.Translation equivalent is only relative. There is no absolute equivalent. New Criticism representatives Richards in “Translation Theory” by comparing the original translation, sense of complexity, he recognized that it is difficult to cover everything. He said the translation is perhaps the most complex because of the epoch-making event. Although his words is lit