《中国古诗意境翻译》.ppt

中国古诗意境的误译 The Mistranslation of the Imagery of the Chinese Classical Poetry Abstract Since early 1980s, many translators and scholars from both home and abroad began to translate Chinese classical poetry into English.However, not every piece of poem is translated as exactly as the original one.And one of the most important reason is that the imagery of the Chinese classical poetry is difficult to understand and translate. However the image is the soul of a piece of poem, if the image is lost or changed when translated, the original poems will be soulless or mistranslated. In this paper, the imagery will be discussed from its definition, composition and its aesthetic features.And also it introduces the manifestation of the mistranslation of images in poems, and last part introduces the main translation techniques of image. From this article, the image in Chinese classical poems can be translated more accurately. There are four chapters in this paper Chapter 1 An overview of the Imagery Definition of Imagery Composition of Imagery Aesthetic Features of Imagery in Chinese Classical Poetry Beauty of Painting Beauty of Music Beauty of Reserve Chapter 2 The Main Manifestation of Mistranslation of the Imagery in Chinese Classical Poetry The Changes of Imagery The Real Change The Imagery Change The Loss of Imagery Chapter 3 The Reason of Mistranslation of the Imagery in Chinese Classical Poetry Cultural Difference Different Degree of Profundity between Chinese and English Word Different Usage of Expression between Chinese and English Lack of Deep Understanding of Chinese Culture Difficult Understanding of Image in Chinese Classical Poetry Chapter 4 The Translation Techniques of Imagery Preserving Paraphrasing Footnoting Substituting Omitting Conclusion From the last four chapters, the image in Chinese classical poetry are discussed in detail. And several translation techniques are introduced in the fourth chapter. So,