了不起的蓋茨比.docx

Among American writers, F.Scott.Fitzgerald is crowned with the most credible achievement with his masterpiece The Great Gatsby, it published in 1925 ranks first in his novels for its profound thought, narrative techniques, well-knit structure and artistic appeal. In this novel, Fitzgerald vividly portrays the life of the Jazz Age and the images of the roaring twenties in U.S.A. And it has been translated to many versions. Id like to analysis the first three chapters of Deng Ruoxus version from the following several folds.1. Annotation for allusion A large number of allusions are used in The Great Gatsby. The allusions carry the important information in English. The author assumes that the readers share the common knowledge and similar background with him so they can comprehend the implied meaning of the text. However, the culture image of this is a blank in the target language so when translating this kind of allusion, the literal translation method with annotation is desirable. The target language readers could learn about the culture of the source language and new concepts and image are introduced into the target culture.Example1: I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on shelf in red and gold like new money from mint, promising to unfold for shining secret that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew. 我買了十幾本關(guān)于銀行、信貸和投資證券的書，他們就像造紙廠新印的錢幣一樣，一本本紅皮燙金立在書架上，等著為我揭開只有邁達(dá)斯、摩根、和米西納斯才知道的賺錢秘訣。（1.希納神話中的國王，曾經(jīng)求神賜予點(diǎn)金術(shù)。 2. 約翰.皮爾龐特.摩根1837-1913 美國金融巨頭 3. 蓋烏斯.米西納斯 前70-前8 古羅馬政治家，富有而慷慨的文學(xué)贊助人。）(Deng Ruoxu)This sentence describes the great ambition of Nick when he first settled down in New York. The simile shows his desire to become rich and realize American dreams. Midas and Morgan and Maecenas are all exotic names that brings understanding difficulties to target readers. So Deng Ruoxu explains them in forms of footnotes so the concise style of the original text is kept and the fluency of reading is saved for the target readers.2. Annotation for names of places Example2: Hair shorn in strange new ways, and shawls beyond the dreams of Castile.女客們的發(fā)型新奇各異，披的紗巾也是卡斯蒂利亞人做夢都想不到的花色。（1.西班牙的一個(gè)產(chǎn)區(qū)，以產(chǎn)紗巾而聞名。）(Deng Ruoxu)This sentence describes the ladies who enjoy the party. Castile is a place largely produces shawls. This information could be very familiar to the source language readers but most Chinese people have no idea of the connection between this place and shawls. So the translators annotation of the feature of this city is very necessary.3. Annotation for language skills Example3: Hes an Oggsfotd man.Oh!He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?Ive heard about it.“他是扭津人”“哦！”“他在英國上過扭津大學(xué)，你知道扭津大學(xué)吧？”“我聽說過?！保ㄔ臑?“oggsford”, 是 “Oxford”(牛津)的訛讀。）(Deng Ruoxu)This is a dialogue between Nick and Wolfshiem when they talk about Gatsbys education background. In this dialogue, the author implies the illiteracy of Wolfshiem by his incorrect pronunciation of the university Oxford. Oggsford bears a sound like Oxford and Deng translates it into “扭津”which has a close sound to “牛津”. So in this translation a sense of humor is completely saved and vividly displayed.4. The use of reduplicated words Reduplicated words represent the beauty of languages in rhyme and expression. In Dengs translation, a lot of reduplicated words are used to adapt to Chinese language forms of expression. These words not only accurately reflect the meaning of the original text but also add more beauty to the target language. Example4:Then there were bloody towels upon the bathroom floor, and womens voices scolding and high over the confusion a long broken wail of pain. Mr. McKee awoke from his doze and started in a daze toward the door. 接下來，臥室地板上滿是沾血的毛巾，還有女人的責(zé)罵聲，在一片混亂之上回蕩的是拖長聲調(diào)、斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的痛苦哀嚎。麥基先生從瞌睡中被吵醒，懵懵懂懂就往門口走。(Deng Ruoxu) Example5: A stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. 一個(gè)矮矮胖胖的中年男人，帶著一副貓頭鷹式的大眼睛，醉醺醺地坐在一張大桌子邊上，恍恍惚惚地盯著架子上一排排書。(Deng Ruoxu) Example6: In his blue garden men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. 在他幽蘭的花園里，男男女女像飛蛾一樣，在笑語、香檳、和繁星間穿梭。(Deng Ruoxu) The use of duplicated word“斷斷續(xù)續(xù)”which is translated from “l(fā)ong broken” shows Dengs superb faculty of understanding and this duplicated word is acceptable to Chinese readers. The phrase is translated in “懵懵懂懂”in the sentence so the state of just awoke is vividly displayed. The word “stout” means short and fat, and it is translated into four-character phrase which seems very visual and symmetrical in sound and form. “醉醺醺”here successfully depicts an image of chronic drunkard. The phrase “迷迷糊糊”which is translated from “with unsteady concentration” shows his unclear mind and the target Chinese readers may easily imagine this image. “男男女女”easily creates a symmetric sound effect. In Dengs translation, “came and went” was translated as “穿梭”. But other translator like Wu Ningkuns version is “來來往往”which accurately reproduces the dynamic scene of “came and went” in the original text, while “穿梭”sounds more aesthetic and poetic.5. Translation of placesExample7: I lived at West Egg, thewell, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. 我住在西卵村，嗯，是兩個(gè)半島中比較不時(shí)髦的一個(gè)。但這只是最表面的標(biāo)簽，不足以說明二者之間離奇而不詳?shù)姆床睢?Deng Ruoxu)This sentence describes the place where Nick liveswest egg. From the description we know that the island which Nick lives in is composed of two large egg-shaped continents, one in the east and the other in the west. So how to translate “egg” is the main problem. There is no doubt that proper noun is usually translated by transliteration. So Yao Naiqiang translated it into “西埃格”. However, Wu Ningkuns version is “西卵”，Deng Ruokus version is “西卵村”. “西卵”sounds more vivid, for readers once see the name, they can associate it with the shape of egg. “西卵村”is much better. “村”in Chinese is “small town” or “village” which are underprivileged, just echoing to the following description “l(fā)ess fashionable”.6. Translation of rhetoric expressionExample8: The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon. They were both in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house.屋里唯一紋絲不動(dòng)的是一張巨大的長沙發(fā)，上面坐著兩個(gè)年輕女人，好像漂浮在一直被固定住的氣球上。兩人都穿著一身白，裙子隨風(fēng)輕舞飛揚(yáng)，仿佛她們剛繞著房子飛了一圈回來一樣。(Deng Ruoxu)These two sentences describe the phenomenon when Nick first visits Daisys home. He sees Daisy and Miss Baker lying on the couch. The author produced two similes and Deng translated them into “好像漂浮在一直被固定住的氣球上” and “仿佛她們剛繞著房子飛了一圈回來一樣”, not only reproduce the rhetorical meaning of the original, but also faithfully represents the idle life of the upper-class people.Example9: It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down, as if speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth. 那聲音總能吸引人聽得全神貫注，好像她每句話都是只演奏一次的音符。她的臉龐憂傷而美麗，蘊(yùn)含著生動(dòng)的內(nèi)容：明亮的眼睛，鮮艷而多情的小嘴。(Deng Ruoxu)The author creates many rhetoric expressions in The Great Gatsby. And this simile vividly describes the beauty of her voice. Translator turns the negation “never be played again” to affirmation“只演奏一次”which more adapt to the form of Chinese language. 7. Translation of words Examples 10：“Im p-paralyzed with happiness.”“我幸福得快要癱癱了?！?(Deng Ruoxu)This is Daisys first word when she meets Nick at her home. In the word “p-paralyzed”, the author repeats the first letter “p” to show that Daisy deliberately speaks with a stammer to express her excitement and delight, thus vividly describes Daisys hypocrisy. Deng substitutes an ellipsis for the original hyphen which follows the guiding principles of translation: faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance. Example 11:The Carraways are something of a clan, and we have a tradition that were descend from the Dukes of Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line was my grandfathers brother, who came