浅论书名翻译的准则 On Translation of a Book Title.doc

On Translation of a Book Title 浅论书名翻译的准则 好的书名能揭示该书的大致内容于主题，是沟通原作者于译语读者的桥梁。书名翻译不仅要在语义上而且还要在文体上忠实于原文。该文浅谈了在书名翻译的过程中应该遵循的三项准则：文化交流原则，文化重铸原则以及美学原则。 Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….…….3 II. The Premises to Translate a Book Title………………………………………………..…………….3 III. Guidelines of Translation a Book Title………………………………………………………..…….4 1. Cultural Exchange Principle……………………………………………………………….…….4 2. Cultural Recasting Principle……………………………………………………………….…….6 3. The Aesthetic principle…………………………………………………………………………8 IV. Endeavors…………………………………………………………………………………………….10 V. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….……….11 I. Introduction David Copperfield, which is regarded as Charles Dickens’ autobiographical novel, had been translated into Chinese as 块肉余生述 by Mr. Lin Shu. “ 余生 ” means a narrow escape in Chinese, and “ 块肉 ” appeals to the images of feebleness and solitude in Chinese, so the Chinese version title 块肉余生述 , leads its readers to imagine naturally that this novel deals with a survivor’s experiences, which has nothing to do with the theme of this book. The fact that it has been retranslated as 大卫 . 科波菲尔 proves that this version is not available. One should not translate a source book title into target title unrestrictively. There are premises that translation of a book title should work on. And there are also guidelines that one should obey while committing translation of a book title. Short as book title is, it is crucial to the entire book. The purpose of this paper is to discuss three guidelines of translation a book title, namely, cultural exchange principle, cultural recasting principle ① , and the aesthetic principle. ? II. The Premises to Translate a Book Title Title is one of the most essential components of a book. It is the “eye” of the book, which appeals readers, and implies, maybe, the theme of the story that the book tells, or what kind of book it is. A successful translation of a book title is a wonderful beginning, and in a sense, a p