范畴理论视角下《黄帝内经》情志词“怒”术语英译研究

范畴理论视角下《黄帝内经》情志词“怒”术语英译研究Abstract:Thisstudyaimstoexplorethetranslationoftheemotionalterm"怒"intheancientChinesemedicaltext"HuangdiNeijing"fromaconceptualframeworkperspective.Theauthoranalyzestheconnotationsandculturalbackgroundoftheterm"怒"intraditionalChinesemedicine,andthenconductsacomprehensivetranslationstudybasedonthetheoryoffunctionalequivalents.Theresearchresultsshowthatthetranslationof"怒"shouldnotonlyconveyitsmeaningbutalsomaintainitsculturalconnotationandfunctionequivalents.Keywords:HuangdiNeijing;Rage;ConceptualFramework;Translation;CulturalContext1.IntroductionThe"HuangdiNeijing"isoneofthemostimportantmedicalclassicsinChina,datingbacktotheHanDynasty(206BCE-220CE).ItisconsideredthefoundationalworkforChinesemedicineandhashadaprofoundimpactonthedevelopmentofChinesemedicalscience.Inthisbook,theauthor,HuangDi,providesacomprehensiveoverviewofhumanhealthanddisease,withafocusontherelationshipbetweenthebodyanditsenvironment.Oneofthekeyconceptsdiscussedinthetextistheemotionalstateoftheindividual,whichisoftenreferredtoas"rage."Thispaperaimstoexplorethetranslationoftheemotionalterm"怒"inthecontextof"HuangdiNeijing"fromaconceptualframeworkperspective.2.ConceptualFrameworkandTranslationTheoryConceptualframeworkreferstothesetofsharedbeliefs,values,andassumptionsthatguidepeople'sthinkingandactions.Intranslationstudies,itreferstothetheoreticalframeworkusedtoanalyzeandexplaintranslationphenomena.Thefunctionalequivalentstheory,proposedbyGermanphilosopherHansVermeer,isoneofthemostinfluentialtranslationtheoriesinthefieldoftranslationstudies.Accordingtothistheory,translationshouldbefaithfultothesourcetextwhilealsobeingacceptableinthetargetcultureandlanguage.Inthecontextof"HuangdiNeijing,"theemotionalterm"怒"iscrucialforunderstandingtherelationshipbetweenthebodyanditsenvironment.Therefore,whentranslating"怒,"weneedtoconsidernotonlytheliteralmeaningbutalsoitsculturalconnotationandfunctionequivalents.Byusingthefunctionalequivalentstheory,wecanensurethatthetranslatedversionnotonlyconveystheoriginalmeaningbutalsofitsintothetargetcultureandlanguage.3.Translationof"怒"fromthePerspectiveofConceptualFrameworkWhentranslating"怒,"weneedtofirstunderstanditsculturalconnotationandfunctionequivalents.IntraditionalChinesemedicine,"怒"isanegativeemotionthatariseswhenthebodyisexposedtoexcessivestressorinjury.Itisassociatedwithphysicalsymptomssuchasheadaches,stomachaches,andchesttightness.Inaddition,"怒"isalsorelatedtomentalstatessuchasanger,frustration,andresentment.Basedonthefunctionalequivalentstheory,wecantranslate"怒"intoEnglishas"anger,"whichconveysthenegativeemotionandphysicalsymptomsassociatedwithit.However,weneedtoensurethatthetranslatedversionisacceptableinthetargetcultureandlanguage.Forexample,inEnglish-speakingcountries,"anger"isoftenassociatedwithaggressivebehavior,soweneedtoavoidusingitinsituationswhereaggressivenessisnotappropriate.4.CaseAnalysisTofurtherillustratethetranslationof"怒,"wecanuseanexamplefromthe"HuangdiNeijing."Theoriginaltextsays:"怒则气上,喜则气缓,悲则气消,恐则气下,惊则气乱。"Thismeansthatwhenpeopleareangry,theirbreathbecomesrapid;whentheyarehappy,theirbreathslowsdown;whentheyaresad,theirbreathdisappears;whentheyareafraid,theirbreathdescends;andwhentheyarefrightened,theirbreathbecomesdisordered.Inthetranslation,wecanuse"anger"insteadof"rage"toconveythenegativeemotionandphysicalsymptomsassociatedwithit.Wecanalsoaddsomeexplanationstohelpreadersunderstandtheculturalconnotationandfunctionequivalentsoftheterm.Forexample:"Anger"isanegativeemotionthatariseswhenpeopleareexposedtoexcessivestressorinjury.Itisassociatedwithphysicalsymptomssuchasheadaches,stomachaches,andchesttightness.Inaddition,"anger"isalsorelatedtomentalstatessuchasanger,frustration,andresentment.5.ConclusionInconclusion,thetranslationof"怒"fromtheperspectiveofconceptualframeworkinthe"HuangdiNeijing"requiresadeepunderstandingofboththeculturalconnotationandfunctionequivalentsoftheterm.Byusingthefunctionalequivalentstheory,wecanensurethatthetranslatedversionisfaithfu