杨宪益版红楼梦中颜色词的翻译分析.docVIP

杨宪益版红楼梦中颜色词的翻译分析 The Analysis of the Translation of Color Terms in Yangs’ A Dream of Red Mansions Abstract: Hongloumeng is one of the greatest Chinese classical novels. It not only occupies an honored place in Chinese literature, but also enjoys a good reputation in the world literature. By 1980s, the translation version of Honloumeng?A Dream of Red Mansions has been accomplished by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang. It means a lot for the translation field, especially for the translation of Chinese ancient novels. And quickly there followed lots of researches and comments on the translation version of Hongloumeng from every aspect. For example, some people focus on the translation of adages, some are much interested in the translation of dialogues, and some may pay much attention to the translation of poems. While, this paper mainly focus on the translation of color terms appeared in the novel. There are so many color terms which are of different significance，different usage and cultural values in the novel. They reflect people’s history, aesthetic standard and national inner world. And they have rich cultural connotations which could help a lot in literature. Key words: color terms; translation; A Dream of Red Mansions 摘　要：《红楼梦》是一本中国古典小说，它不仅仅是中国文学史上的一个伟大成就，更在世界文学史上享有盛誉。十九世纪八十年代，杨宪益和他的妻子完成了《红楼梦》的翻译。这对于翻译界意义非凡，尤其是对于中国古典小说的翻译。很快，文学界出现了不少对于《红楼梦》译本的评论与研究，例如，对于体态语的翻译，对于对话的翻译，对于诗歌的翻译。而本文着重于研究杨宪益的红楼梦译本中对于颜色词的翻译。颜色词对于文学有着非凡的意义。它有着丰富的隐语意义，从很大程度上反映着不同的文化。 关键词：颜色词； 翻译；红楼梦 Content Ⅰ. Introduction…………………………………………………………1 Ⅱ. The Introduction of Translation Versions of Hongloumeng……...1 Ⅲ. The Introduction of Color terms…………………………………...2 A. The different connotations of color terms in Chinese and English culture …………………………………………………………………….2 1. Red………………………………………………………………...2 2. Yellow……………………………………………………………...3 3. Blue……………………………………………………………......3 B. The classification of color terms………………………………………4 1. Basic color terms……………………………………………………4 2. Entity color terms…………………………………………………