>作为国内规模最大、时间最长、规格最高的"韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛"又一次圆满落幕了。出于多年来对该赛事的特别情谊,笔者一收到刊登本届大赛榜单及参考译文的第六期会刊,便迫不及待地拜读了相关栏目。果然不负所望,榜单上崭露头角

功能翻译理论认为翻译是一种交际行为,翻译行为所要达到的目的决定整个翻译行为的过程,翻译策略必须根据翻译目的来确定。目的论指导下,翻译失误不同于传统对等理论支持的翻译失误定义:那些无法实现翻译目的的失误都成为翻译失误,包括语言失误、文化失误、语用失误以及语篇失误。教材的翻译更有切实、明确的目的性,所以,我们可以用功能翻译理论的目的论来判断其中出现的翻译失误。

Discussions on translation principles such as faithfulness and equivalence abound in the writings of both translation researchers and translation practitioners. However, many of such writings either focus too much on theoretical elaborations, or confine their emphasis narrowly on the selection of a single word or sentence pattern, whereas exploration of the translators’ train-of-thought is not given its due attention. Insights into the active thinking process of the translators and application of their discretions in evaluating their interpretation of the original as well as their rendition of the target will play a constructive role in identifying potential loopholes and hence effect necessary remedies. The author believes that translators’ discretion serves as a key mechanism for ensuring the quality of the translated versions and for meeting the equivalent principle, and therefore is of practical significance.

由于英汉语言文化背景各异,行文结构与谴词造句的习惯也相去甚远,因而在语际转换过程中不可避免地会产生种种矛盾.翻译的过程其实就是这些矛盾不断妥协、不断变通的过程.在实际翻译过程中,由于受到源语先入为主的影响,译者稍有不慎就有可能亦步亦趋,使译文不合的语习惯,形成所谓的"翻译腔".英汉翻译中的"翻译腔"是影响译文质量的主要问题之一.该文通过列举"翻译腔"的主要表现形式,探讨了其产生的原因及减少和避免"翻译腔"的途径,以使译文更接近于"信、达、切"的标准.

由于文化背景和历史渊源的差异,英汉两种语言在表达习惯、语法结构、修辞手法等方面都存在明显的不同.翻译工作者应注重译文读者对象、英汉双语在词汇联想意义方面的对等和在句武结构特征方面的区别以及语篇分析对翻译的作用等,从而达到较好的翻译效果.