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1、On Translation of English Film Titles王佳利ThefirstfilminworldhistorywasreleasedinFranceintheyear1895.Untilnow,thefilmindustryhasdevelopedforover100years.Filmshavebeenandispensablepartofpeopleslife,whichisnotonlyoneofthemostpopularwaystoentertaintheaudience,butalsoamediaforcross-culturalexchanges.Asucc

2、essfultranslationoffilmtitlesnotonlyhelpsthemoviewintheboxoffice,butalsohelpsthemoviegetanenduringfame.Thisthesisisbasedonthefeaturesofforeignfilmnamesandmainlydiscussesthefilmtranslationinthelightoftranslationprinciples.PrincipleofHumanisticCultureBecausethereisabiggapinculture,thewayofexpressionan

3、dhabitsofthinkingarealsototallydifferentbetweenChinaandwesternnations,whichcanbereflectedbysomefilmtitles.ThepoeticandartistictitlesareemployedbytheChinesemovies,suchas?花樣年华?IntheMoodForLove,?夜宴?TheBanquet,?无极?ThePromise,etc.Therefore,thestyleofChinesemovieisadoptedbysometranslatedEnglishfilmnames.P

4、rincipleofSocialCustomsWhentranslatingsomefilmshaveculturalbackgroundinfluencedbydistinctiveenvironmentalfactors,itsspecialbackgroundofcultureofamovieshouldbeattachedmuchmoreimportance.Whatsmore,theEnglishfilmnamestranslationisbothaspecialactivityofrecreationandawayofthecommunicationofsocialcustoms,

5、therearemanydifficultiesinthetranslationofmovietitlescausedbydiversitiesinlivingenvironment.EveninChina,therearetotallydifferentversionsofsomesamemovienames,whichiscausedbydistincthistoricaltraditionandsocialcustoms.Inmanycases,itisdifficulttorealizetheunificationofthetranslationofEnglishmovienamesi

6、nthemainland,HongkongandTaiwan.Therearelotsofdifferencesinformandcontentduetodifferentlivingenvironmentandsocialcustoms.TakethefamousAmericanmoviePrettyWomanasanexample,whichhasthreevisionsoftranslation.Thefilmistranslatedinto“漂亮女人inmainland,“风月俏佳人inHongKongand“麻雀变凤凰inTaiwan;thetranslationsofthemovi

7、eHomeAlonearealsoverydifferent,itistranslatedinto“单独在家inmainland,“宝贝智多星inHongKongand“小鬼当家inTaiwan;Anotherexample,themovieAmericanBeautyistranslatedinto“美国丽人inmainland,“美丽有罪inHongKongand“美丽心玫瑰情inTaiwan.Thedifferencesinsocialculturethatarecausedbydifferentlivingenvironmentalsobringanotherseriousproble

8、m:mistranslation.themosttypicaloneistheveryfamousfilmOneFlowovertheCuckoosNest,whichistranslatedinto“飞越疯人院inmainland.PrincipleofReligiousBeliefSometimes,afierceconflictmayhappentotwodistinctreligionduetothelackofmutualunderstanding.ThemostofChinesepeoplebelieveintheBuddhism,theydonthaveabetterunders

9、tandingofthecontentofChristianityandtheBible.Onthecontrary,thepeopleofwesterncountriesmayfeelconfusedaboutmeaning“YuDiofTaoism,thesymbol“YanWangofBuddhism,theGodofrain“LongWanginthemythoftheancientcultureofChina.Therefore,itisnecessaryfortranslatorstodosomesupplementorfurtherexplanationsinthetransla

10、tionofsomefilmswithreligiousculture,inordertoavoidconfusingtheaudienceandenhancingtheirunderstandingofthefilm.TakethefamousAmericanmovieSevenasanexample,itisahorrorfilmreflectsthesevendeadlysinsintheBible.Seenfromthewesternersreligiousbelief,thenumber“sevenismystical,theybelievethatitisGodthatcreate

11、sthewholeworldwithinsevendaysandcreateshumanbygivinglifetoEveandAdam.Thereisnodoubtthatthefar-reachingmeaningof“sevenistocorrectpeoplescharacterandreligiousbelief.Fortheaudienceofwesternnations,itisveryeasytoguessitsconnotativemeaningofthenumber“seveninwesternreligiousculture.FeaturesofEnglishFilmTi

12、tlesTranslationArtFeatureInsomedegree,thefilmistheproductofmodernsociety,whichisalivingart.Thereisadistinctdifferencebetweenthemovieandotherartforms,suchasbooks,paintingsandculturalrelics,thefilmscangivepromptresponsestosomechangesofoursociety.Tograspitsaudiencesattentionimmediatelyisoneofthemainsgo

13、alsofthetranslatedmovienames,whichcanbeachievedbyusingtheartfeature.But,theChineseandEnglishtitlehavealotofdifferencesinphonologyandrhetoricduetothedifferencesinlanguageandculture,whichbringslotsofinconveniencetothetranslationofmovienames.Englishmainlyreliesoninflectionandintonation,whileChineselays

14、muchmoreemphasisontonality.ThealliterationandrhymeareoftenusedbytheEnglishmovietitlestocreaterepetitioninpronunciation:GonewiththeWind?絕代佳人?andSenseandSensibility?理智与情感?,theyhaveadoptedtheapproachofalliteration;Thefollowingtwomovienamesusethemethodofrhyme:WhenHarryMetSally?当哈里遇见萨利?andMutinyontheBoun

15、ty?叛舰喋血记?;ThedifferenceisthatChinesepreferstooverlapthesamephraseandcauserepetitioninitsstructureandrhyme,suchas?甲方乙方?TheDreamFactory,?不见不散?BeThereOrBeSquare,?甜蜜蜜?Comrades:AlmostALoveStory,etc.AlthoughitishardtoachieveunitedrepetitionbetweentheChineseandEnglishmovienamesaccordingtoitsvoiceandstructu

16、re,someextremelysuccessfulexamplesexistinthetranslatedmovienames.OneofthethemistheEnglishmoviesSingingintheRain,theword“singingandtheword“rainemploythemethodofrhyme,itsChineseversion?雨中曲?skillfullyusethepronunciationof“雨and“曲,whichalsoemploytherhyme.EconomicFeatureFilmtitlesshouldbelongtotheadvertis

17、ingstyleinthefieldofstylistics.Astrikingandoriginalfilmtitlecanreallyenhancetheattractionandappealofthewholefilm,whichmayeasilyarousetheaudiencespsychologicalidentification,satisfythedifferentexpectation,meetthedemandinvisualsenseandauditorysenseandsuccessfullyincreasetheboxofficeearnings.Somecomedi

18、esrevolvearoundthechildren,translatorsoftenuse“小鬼,“小子tonameafterthefilmtitle:HomeAlone?小鬼当家?,AreWeThereYet?小鬼上路?,etc;Someactionmoviestendstoemploy“豪情,“铁血toshowthemasculinityandmanliness:TheThreeMusketeers?豪情三剑客?,Predator?铁血战士?,etc.Asweallknow,oneofitsmainpurposeandinnatecharacteristicsofthetranslate

19、dmovienamesiscommercialism,thefilmmakersracktheirbrainstoattractpeopleseyesforthesakeofhighprofit.Sometimes,toachievethefilmscommercialvalue,theydidntpaymuchattentiontothepropertranslationoffilmtitles,lotsoftranslatedversionsarefarfromthesourcemovienames.Forexample,FindingNemo?海底總发动?,SisterAct?修女也疯狂

20、?,Leon,theProfessional?这个杀手不太冷?,etc.SocialFeatureEnglishfilmtranslationisapartofsocialactivities,whichisincludedintheculturalcommunicationcategory,someculturalvaluesarerevealedinthemovienames.Itisaveryvitaltaskofmovienamestranslationtoenhancetheexchangesofculturebetweenournationandthewestcountries.T

21、hewell-knownmovieTombRaider,itshouldbeliterallytranslatedinto“盗墓者,whilediggingthegravegoesagainstwiththetraditionalChineseethics,whichhasbeenregardedasaheinousact.Therefore,itisskillfullytranslatedinto?古墓丽影?byclevertranslators,theversionisbothloyaltoitscontentandsuccessfullyattractstheaudiencesatten

22、tion.Agoodfilmreallyreflectscertainculturalphenomenonandideologyofcertaintimes,filmtitlesarealsoareactionandrecordofpeopleslife.Somepressingsocialproblemsareevenincludedinthefilmtitles,theaudiencemaybecuriousaboutitscontent,toimaginethepotentialendingsandputforwardtheirsolutions.Forexample,thewell-k

23、nownfilmTheThirdMan,whichwonthe1949GrandPrixattheCannesFilmFestival.Thefilmtitleistranslatedinto“第三者,thereisnowonderthatthetranslationwillconfusetheChineseaudience,andtheymayconsideritisaboutaloveaffair.However,ithasnorelationwithethicrules.Infact,“thethirdmanreferstothethirdmanwhowitnessesacaraccidentinthefilm.Soth

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