中国翻译简史

1、1A Brief Introduction to the History of Translation in China2Ancient Times Zhou Dynasty 周礼秋官 “胥,掌蛮夷闽貉戎狄之国使,掌传王之言而喻说焉,以和亲之。若以时入宾,则协其礼与其言辞传之。 ” 礼记王制 “五方之民，言语不通，嗜欲不同。达其志，通其欲，东方曰寄，南方曰象，西方曰狄鞮，北方曰译。 ”3Five Phases 1. Translation of Buddhist scripture(2nd11th century) 2. Early translation of Bible and works

2、 of social sciences and technology in western countries (17th18th: to the end of the Ming Dynasty) 3. Modern introduction to western civilization (19thmid-20th) 4. Translation of Russian works (1950s) 5. Translation boom since 1980s4Representative translators of each phase 1. Translation of Buddhist

3、 scripture(2nd11th century) climax: Tang Dynasty5玄奘（约 ） 672. Early translation of Bible and western sci-tech works (17th18th: to the end of the Ming Dynasty)Matteo Ricci (15521610)Born on Oct. 6, 1552, Macerata, Papal Statesdied on May 11, 1610, ChinaItalian Jesuit missionary 8co-operated in transla

4、tion of Euclids Elements9 co-operation in translation of Euclids Elements terms: 点、线、直线、曲线、平行线、角、直角、锐角、钝角、三角形、四边形 Later introduced into Japan, Korea and other Asian countries.10 3. Modern introduction of western thoughts through translation (19thmid-20th)11严复（18531921）1213Evolution and Ethics and Other Essaysby T. Henry Huxley 天演论译例言 “译事三难，信、达、雅。求其信，已大难矣。顾信矣不达，虽译犹不译也，则达尚焉。”1415林纾（1852-1924 ） best known for his translations of Western fictions into classical Chinese. 183 novels (British, American, French, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Belgium, Norw