on-the-e-c-and-c-e-translation-of-film-titles-英語(yǔ)專業(yè)畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)論文

viACKNOWLEDGMENTSIamdeeplyindebtedtoSunHuaxiang,mysupervisor,whohasgivenmeconstantandvaluableadvices,readmydraftsthroughmeticulouslyandofferedincisivecommentsonthem.Withouthishelp,thethesiscouldneverhavereacheditspresentform.Iowegratethankstothoseclassmateswhokindlyandseriouslygavemelotsofusefulmaterialsrelatedtothiscomposition.Withouttheirhelp,thisthesiswouldn’thavebeenabletobeconducted.Mysinceregratitudealsogoestoallmyteacherswhohavegivenmeexcellentknowledge,whichisindispensabletothecompletionofthethesis.Ialsogivemyheartythankstoallmyroommateswhogavemegeneroushelpandusefulresourcesintheprocessofwritingthethesis.Finally,Iwouldliketoexpressmyappreciationtoallthewriterswhoseworkshavebeenreferredtointhethesis.ABSTRACTFilm,asoneoftheimportantwaystocommunicateideasintoday’sinternationalsociety,theworksofdubbingfilmtitleswillbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Atpresent,thedomesticresearchesonthetranslationoffilmtitleshaven’tformedasystematictheory,whichisrelativelyfragmented.Asfortheproblem,thisthesisengagedintheresearchofChineseandforeignfilmtitle’stranslation,thetranslatorinthetranslationprocessofsubjectiveinitiativeintofullplay,toplaytotheadvantagesofthetargetlanguage,andtomakethetranslationachievemoreidealeffect.ThisthesiswillthroughthecontrastofthecharacteristicsoftheEnglishandChinesefilmtitles,thefilmtitletranslationprinciplesandskills,aswellasthetranslationoffilmtitlesrequirementsfortranslators,comparedtoalargenumberofChineseandEnglishfilmtitles.Theresearchoftranslationtheoryisanimportantguidingroleoffilmtitletranslation,throughthestudyoffilmtitlesinbothEnglishandChinesetranslation,preliminarytofilmtitlesmoreinlinewiththetargetlanguageculturecharacteristics,tomakethefilmmoredeeplyrootedintheheartsofthepeople,toachievetheidealeffect.Keywords:filmtitle,contrast,translation摘要電影作為當(dāng)今國(guó)際化社會(huì)傳達(dá)思想的重要手段，電影片名的譯制也愈來(lái)愈重要。目前，國(guó)內(nèi)電影片名研究只是偶有提及還未形成系統(tǒng)的理論體系，還較為零散。鑒于這一問題，本論文從事中外電影片名翻譯的研究，使譯者在翻譯過程中充分發(fā)揮主觀能動(dòng)性，發(fā)揮目的語(yǔ)的優(yōu)勢(shì)，使譯文達(dá)到更理想的效果。本論題將通過進(jìn)行對(duì)英漢電影片名特點(diǎn)的對(duì)比，研究電影片名翻譯的原則及技巧，以及電影片名翻譯對(duì)譯者的要求，對(duì)比大量中英文電影片名，研究翻譯理論對(duì)電影片名翻譯的重要指導(dǎo)作用，通過對(duì)中英文電影片名翻譯的研究，初步達(dá)到使電影片名更加符合目的語(yǔ)的文化特征，使電影更加深入人心，達(dá)到理想的效果。關(guān)鍵詞：電影片名；譯制；對(duì)比；翻譯CONTENTSAcknowledgments………………...…iiAbstract(English)…..iiiAbstract(Chinese)…………….……..ivIntroduction11.AcomparisonbetweenEnglishandChinesefilmtitles11.1ThecharacteristicsofChinesefilmtitles21.1.1Apredominantroleofverbs21.1.2Condensedmeaning,organizedstructureanddistinctivetheme21.1.3ReflectionofChinesethinking21.2ThecharacteristicsofEnglishfilmtitles31.2.1Moreemphasisonnouns31.2.2Postmodernism31.2.3ReflectionofWesternthinkingphilosophy32.ThetranslationofEnglishandChinesefilmtitles32.1Theproblemsinthetranslationoffilmtitles42.2Fourvaluesoffilmtitle42.3Theprinciplesoftranslatingfilmtitles72.4Theskillsoftranslatingfilmtitles83.Therequirementsontranslator113.1Encyclopedicalknowledge113.2Languageproficiency123.3Sensitivityandsuperiorcritical-thinkingability124.Conclusion12WorksCited13PAGE15IntroductionWiththeprocessofglobalizationandtheincreasingexchangebetweenChineseandwesterncultures,therearemoreandmoreculturalcommunicationsaswellasculturalshocks.Film,asaspecialandimportantmediuminculturalexchange,hasbeguntoattracteverynation’sattention,andplaysanimportantrolebothasanaccesstotheforeigncultureandasasignificantwayofspreadingthenativeculture.TakingtheAmericanfilmsasanexample,theyhaveinfluencedtheworldwidepeople’slifeinabroadway,especiallytheHollywoodfilms.Justasabookhasabooktitle,thefilmtitleisoftenthefirstfacethatafilmshowstotheaudience.However,unlikethetitleofthebooksornewspapers,thefilmtitlecannottelltheaudiencestheplotofafilmuntiltheybuytheticketsandgointothecinema.Forthisreason,thefilmtitleundoubtedlybecomestheinitialfactorthatattractsthem.Films,withitsartisticqualityandpopularity,arecalledthemostinfluentialartformintoday’ssociety.Withthedevelopingofthepresentsociety,thecommunicationonthecultureamongothercountriesisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant,especiallythroughfilms.Agoodmovieneedsnotonlywonderfulscene,upsanddownsofplotsandperfectactskills,butalsoneedsanattractivefilmtitle.Title,isnotonlyahighlyenrichmentandsummary,butalsoabrand,whichisofvitalimportanceinthepromotionoffilms.Thefilmtitleisshortbutconciseandcomprehensive,italwaysinvolvesinthewholecontentswhichisratheramazing.Agoodtranslationonmoviecannotonlymakestheaudiencesinterestedinthefilm,butalsohelpstheaudienceunderstandtheconnotation.Whatproblemsexistedintoday’sfilmtitle’stranslation?Whataretheprinciplesandskillsintheprocessoftranslation?Thesearethequestionswewilldiscussinthisthesis.AcomparisonbetweenEnglishandChinesefilmtitlesGenerallyspeaking,Chinesefilms,asforitsnaming,tendtoshowapursuitoflofty,serene,etherealoraVoidRealmwhichpresentsapreferenceforasymbolicorpoetickindoftitle,suchas《大紅燈籠高高掛》,《七劍下天山》,and《活著》.ComparedwiththeChineseplaywright,Westernplaywrightsaremoreinterestedinthecharactersshapedbyemphasizingtheindependenceofhumannature,fullofpersonality,tryingtoshowthetypicalcharacteristicsoftypicalcharactersintheperformanceofatypicalenvironment,somanyvideos’titlesdirectlynamedbydistinctpersonalitycharacter’sname.Nowlet’stalkaboutthecharacteristicsofChineseandEnglishfilmtitles.1.1ThecharacteristicsofChinesefilmtitlesThispartpresentsthecharacteristicsofChinesefilmtitlesindetail.ThemajorcomponentsofthispartareApredominantroleofverbs,Condensedmeaning,organizedstructureanddistinctivethemeandReflectionofChinesethinking.1.1.1ApredominantroleofverbsChinesepeopleprefertouseverbs,notnouns,andnounsinChinesearenotasactiveasinEnglish.VerbsandverbphrasesmakeChinesetitlesmoredynamic,whichmakesitbecapabletoproducespecialappeal.Ihavemadeaninvestigationonthemoviesreleasedin2012.Thereare139Chinesemoviesand33filmtitlesofthemareinverborverbphraseforms,whichaccountsfabout24%,suchas《搜索》《大鬧天宮》and《我愿意》.WhileinEnglishmovies’titles,theverbformsoftitlesjustaccountforabout7%.1.1.2Condensedmeaning,organizedstructureanddistinctivethemeTherefiningofChinesefilmtitlelooksthesameastheshortnessofEnglishfilmtitles,butinrealitytheyaredifferent.Althoughthetitleisshort,itisthecarrierofculture,whichpresentsdifferentaesthetictaste.Moreover,Chineseusesmanyfour-wordphraseswhicharesimilartoidioms.Theyareneatandwell-proportioned,andwecanunderstandthemeaningliterally.AsIhaveinvestigated,thefour-wordphraseformsoffilmtitlesaccountforabout16%inthemoviesin2012,suchas《河?xùn)|獅吼》《烏龍戲鳳》and《執(zhí)子之手》.1.1.3ReflectionofChinesethinkingThispointisdeterminedbytheculture.TheplotofChinesemovieiswindingandtwisting,itputsmoreemphasisondetailstostandouttheclimax.Atthesametime,thedesignofthecharacterisfineandsmooth,andweChinesearecollectivisms.AsthedatasaysthatIhavecollected,thereare7%titlesthatareinthisform.Forexample,《那些年，我們一起追的女孩》，thisfilmtitletellsthedetailsofthemovieandweaudiencescaneasilygettheinformationofthefilm.1.2ThecharacteristicsofEnglishfilmtitlesThispartpresentsthedetaileddescriptionofthecharacteristicsofEnglishfilmtitles.ThemajorcomponentsofthispartareMoreemphasisonnouns,PostmodernismandReflectionofwesternthinkingphilosophy.1.2.1MoreemphasisonnounsNounsinEnglishplayapredominantroleanditisoneofthemostfrequentlyusedwordsinEnglish.EnglishnounscaninsteadthefunctionofChineseverbsandadjectives,whichcanrepresentdifferencesandemotionsetc,suchasGodFather,TheSilenceoftheLamb.AccordingtotheresearchesIhavemade,thenounformoffilmtitlesaccountforabout97%inthemoviesin2012,suchasMissionImpossibleandWarHorse.1.2.2PostmodernismPostmodernismisagainstallexistingrulesbutlikethearbitrarywhichismoreobviousintheperformanceoftheEnglishfilmtitlesAsIresearched,thereare90%titlesin2012thatareinpostmodernism,suchasR.T.T,HugoandMirrorMirror.1.2.3ReflectionofWesternthinkingphilosophyLanguageandthoughtareinseparable,thatthelanguageisonlythecarrierofthethinking.WecanhaveaglimpseintothephilosophyoftheuniquecultureofEnglish-speakingcountriesfromitsshortandstreamlinedfilmtitles,whichmeettheWestadvocatingcondensedaestheticconcepts.Ontheotherhand,individualismenjoyspopularsupportinWesterncountries,whichbelievesthatallvaluesarecenteredinhumanbeings,individualsarethemosthighlyvalueanditistheaimitself.Individualismemphasizesonindependenceandhumanrights,itformsthebasicformofrelationshipandpresenceofWesterners.ThetranslationofEnglishandChinesefilmtitlesThischaptercentersonthefilmtitletranslationfromEnglishintoChineseandfromChineseintoEnglish.Thereareseveralproblemsweshouldknowandfourvaluesdemandingtoberealizedbythesuccessfultranslatedfilmtitle.Iwillbegintotalkaboutthosefourvalues:informativevalue,culturalvalue,aestheticvalueandcommercialvalue.ThenIwillprobeintotheE-CandC-Efilmtitletranslationmethodsandprinciplesincludingfourtranslationstrategies.2.1TheproblemsinthetranslationoffilmtitlesMoreandmoreEnglishmoviessenttousandsodoesChinesemovie,sowehaveenoughchoicestomake.Buttherearetoomanyfilmtitlesthatarenottranslatedwellenough,whichwillmisleadourcomprehension.Nowlet’stalkaboutseveralproblemsexistedinthetranslationoffilmtitles.2.1.1LiteraltranslationWhenwedotranslation,thefirstthingistohaveenoughcomprehensionabouttheplotandthemeofthemovie.Ifthetranslatorignorethemovieitselfbutjusttranslateliterally,theaudiencewillbemisledandhaveawrongunderstandingonthemovie.2.1.2ExcessivecommercialandlackofartisticcharmingThemovietitleisofvitalimportanceinthepropagandaoffilms,andagoodtitlecansuccessfullyattractaudiences’attentionandthengainrespectableboxincome.Whiletherearetoomanytitleswhichjustpursuefancyandvogueandwhichleadtothelackofartisticquality.Forexample,oncethemovieShawshankRedemptionwastranslatedto刺激1995，whichjustshowscontentsinsteadofspirits.2.2FourvaluesoffilmtitleThefeaturesandfunctionsoffilmtitlescallfortherealizationfourvaluesoffilmtitlewhicharesupplementaryandindispensabletoeachother.Generallyspeaking,therealizationofcommercialvalueisbuiltuponthatoftheotherthreevalues.2.2.1InformativevalueGoodtranslationnevermisleadsthereadernordistortstheoriginal.AsissaidbyYeShengtaoin1935:atitleis,totheauthor,toindicatetheideashecentersaroundinhiswriting;whiletothereader,itistomanifestinadvancewhatisgoingonintheworksbeforehisactualreading.Itpointsoutthesignificanceoftheinformativevalueoffilmtitles.GGGAgoodtranslatedfilmtitleshouldinformtheaudiencethefollowingthreeaspects:filmgenre,themeandbackgroundinformationofthefilm.2.2.2CulturalvalueAsthesocialproductofculturalphenomenaandideologicaltrend,filmsandfilmtitlesareinevitablybrandedbythetypicalnationcharacteristicsandculturalvalue.Translationisnotonlyaprocessoflinguistictransmissionbutalsoaprocessofculturalcommunication,thusinthefilmtitletranslation,boththelinguisticandtheculturalfactorsshouldbetakenintoseriousconsiderationsothattheculturalvalueofthetitlecouldbewellreproducedinthetargettext.Theculturalfactorsofthefilmtitleincludetheidiom,allusionandtaboo,etc.BecauseofthediversityandvastnessofdifferencebetweentheChineseandEnglishcultures,thetranslatorsarerequiredtorealizethefusionofcultureappropriately.TakingOneFlewovertheCuckoo’sNestasanexample,ithasgottwotranslatedversions《飛越杜鵑窩》and《飛越瘋?cè)嗽骸?InEnglishtheidiomCuckoo’sNestmeansalunaticasylum,sobasedontheplotofthefilm,wecaninferthatthesecondversionismoreappropriate.2.2.3AestheticvalueAsstatedbefore,aestheticfunctionisoneofthefourfunctionsofEnglishfilmtitles.Itisthisfunctionthatendowsthetitlewithuniquenessthatpleasesthesensesandprovidesartisticenjoyment.Tohavetheaestheticvaluebetterrealized,thetranslatorshouldreproducethebeautywiththetargetlanguageandconveyittotheaudiences.Twoaspectsdeserveourattentionintherealizationoftheaestheticvalue,oneistherefiningofwords,andtheotheristhereproductionoftherhetoricdevicesinvolvedintheEnglishfilmtitles.Therefiningofwordsgoesfirst.Thetranslatorshouldtrytoselectthewordsthathavebeautyinsound,formandmeaningtocreateakindofatmosphereandartisticconception,tocondensethefeelingandemotionsofthesourcelanguageaudienceandexpressthemtothepotentialreceptors.Particularly,theChinesefour-characterexpressionsareusedinahighfrequencyinfilmtitletranslationfortheirequalsyllablesandthesamedurationofpronunciation.Manytranslatedtitlesofclassicfilmscanprovethispoint,suchas,《與狼共舞》(DancewithWolves),《小鬼當(dāng)家》(HomeAlone),《阿甘正傳》(ForestGump)andsoon.ThereproductionofrhetoricdevicesisanotheraspectoftherealizationtheaestheticvalueofEnglishfilmtitles.ItisprobableforthetranslatorstoreproduceorcreativelyemployrhetoricdevicesinhistranslationsoastobringaboutartisticappealtotheChineseaudiences.Wehavemanywell-donetranslationsinthisrespect:Gaslightinto《郎心如鐵》bysimiles,TrueLiesinto《真實(shí)的謊言》bymeansofoxymoron,andAFewGoodManinto《好人寥寥》byrepetition,etc.2.2.4CommercialvalueSincefilmisanartformwiththeharmoniousintegrationofcultureandcommercialization,ittendstobeverynaturalandreasonableforthetranslatortotakecommercialelementintoconsiderationwhenheistranslatingthefilmtitles.Tworequirementsoftherealizationofcommercialvalueoffilmtitleswillbementioned.ThefirstoneisthatthetranslatedtitlemustconformtothefeaturesofourChinesecultureaswellastheaestheticjudgmentofChineseappreciators,namelytoreflectthethoughts,emotionsanddreamsofordinarypeopleandsuittheirtastes.Secondlythetranslatedtitlesshouldbeeye-catchingandnovelinwording,eithercreatingsuspenseorintensifyingtheatmosphere.2.3TheprinciplesoftranslationonfilmtitlesThispartpresentsadetaileddescriptionoftheprinciplesoftranslationonfilmtitles.ThemajorcomponentsofthispartareEquivalence,AttractionandElegance.2.3.1EquivalenceEquivalenceisalmostthefundamentalruleinallfieldsoftranslationsincludingthetranslationsoffilmtitles.Itisnotliterallyexclusivetotheform.Moreimportantly,itemphasizesontheequivalenceofthefunction.Wecannotdemandthattheequivalenceoftwophrasesshorterthanfivewordsisasperfectasnoun-to-noun,verb-to-verb,whichisalsoveryunrealistic.Thetotalequivalenceissuitableforacompletetext,notforashorttitleevenasshortasoneword.AslongasthetitlesreachesthefunctionalequivalencewhichmeanscausingtheaudiencetoreactinthesamewaytothefilmandgivingthemadesireforwatchingthefilmorTVseries,thenitisimmediatelyasuccess.2.3.2.AttractionThemostdistinctivefeatureofatitleshouldbeconcludingthemostimportantthemeofthemovieortheTVseriesandcatchingpeople’sattentionatthesametime.Yetthetitlesneedtobemorethanshininggimmicksthattrickthepeopleintothecinema.Itshoulddeliversomethingimportantinthearticleotherthananemptybeautifulsloganontheposterwithoutlifeorenergy.Inotherwords,thetitlesshouldmaintainbalanceandharmonybetweenartandmarket,sodothefilmsorthemselves.Moreover,thetranslatedtitlehasanotherrequirementtofulfillwhichistofitintheChineseculture.BeingtooexoticsometimescanbeadisastertotheboxofficeonconditionthatnoteveryChineseareinterestedinsomeforeignfilmswithanawkwardChinesetitle.AttractionisanessentialfeatureofagoodtitlesuchasShrek《怪物史瑞克》,ForrestGump《阿甘正傳》.2.3.3EleganceTherearecontroversieswhethereleganceisanecessarytributeinthetranslationsofthetitles.Formeonconsiderationthatthetitlesareappearinginthepublicplacesandaresimilartothebooknames,asthegateoffilmart,Ithinkeleganceisnottheicingonthecakebuttheessentialpartofasuccessfultitle.Forexamples,ForrestGump（1994）starringTomHankshastheChinesetitlecalled阿甘正傳，whichisequivalent,attractiveandelegant.阿甘正傳remindsusofLuXun’ssatireandironywork阿Q正傳，whichisknowntoeveryhousehold.Bothofthemarethereflectionsoftheirsocietiesinahumorousandbittersweetway.AndthenicknameAganbringsoutsomesortofintimacybetweenthecharacterandtheaudiencewhileechoingtheEnglishname.Accordingtothatcase,wecantellelegancereallyrequiressophistication,unboundknowledgeandculturalbackground.WhenIsayelegance,IrefertoasortofdecencyoflanguageinthepublicwhichisalsotheresponsibilityofthetranslatortomaintainthepurityofourmotherlanguageaswellastobringthenewsourceofpositiveenergyintoChinesesinceweallarefullawareofthefactthatloanwordshavealwaysbeenactivefactorsinthedevelopmentofChinese.2.4TheskillsoftranslationonfilmtitlesOntheabove,wehavetalkedaboutthevaluesoffilmtitlesandtheprinciplesoftheirtranslation.Nowlet’stalkaboutseveralskillsoftranslationonfilmtitles.2.4.1TransliterationTransliterationistoseekphoneticcorrespondenceintermsofthetranslationofpropernames,thenameofpersonsandplacesinparticularinthefilmtitles.Itrelatestotheconversationofdifferentalphabetsindifferentlanguagesystem.AlthoughnotwidelyusedinthetranslationofEnglishfilmtitles,itturnsouttobeindispensable.Ifthenameofpersonsandplacesiseitherfamiliartothepotentialaudiencesorbearsimportanthistoricalandculturalsignificance,theyshouldbepreservedandhandledbymeansoftransliteration.Inthisway,thecharacteristictoneandrhymeofthesourcelanguageispreservedinthetranslatedtitle,whichgivesthepotentialaudiencesanopportunitytoappreciatethedifferentcultures.Manygoodtranslationoftransliterationhavecomeontothescreen,suchasTitanic《泰坦尼克號(hào)》,Casablanca《卡薩布蘭卡》,RomeoandJuliet《羅密歐與朱麗葉》,JaneEyre《簡(jiǎn)愛》andsoon.2.4.2LiteraltranslationLiteraltranslationstrivestoreproducebothformandcontentoftheoriginalaccordingtotherespectivecharacteristicsofEnglishandChineseandretainsasmuchaspossiblethefiguresofspeech.Intheactualprocessoftranslation,thismethodprovesverysimpleandfeasiblewhenitstitlereflectsalmostexactlythecontentofafilm.Thesetitlescouldalmostbetranslatedwordforword.Forinstance,Schindler’sListisrenderedas《辛德勒的名單》，F(xiàn)ourWeddingsandaFuneralas《四個(gè)婚禮和一個(gè)葬禮》，Gentleman’sagreementas《君子協(xié)定》andDancewithWolvesas《與狼共舞》.Furthermore,itisnoticedthatadjustmentofthewordorderandomissionmakethemselvestwoindispensabletechniquesindoingliteraltranslationsothattheexpressionscouldbemoreconciseandidiomatic.Astotheadjustmentwordorder,itmayviolateChineseidiomaticwaysofexpressionsandtheiraesthetictaste,thereforethewordorderorstructureoftheEnglishtitlehastobeslightlyaltered.Thefollowingservesasconvincingexamples:ManinBlack《黑衣人》，AWalkintheClouds《云中漫步》,AStreetcarNamedDesire《欲望號(hào)街車》andsoon.Apartfromthis,omissionalsodeservesourattention.Generallyspeaking,omissioninE-CfilmtitletranslationistodealwiththeexcessiveuseofEnglishpronouns,andsuchfunctionalwordasarticles,propositionsandsoon.Forexample,MyFairLady《窈窕淑女》，here‘my’isomittedintheChineseversion.InthiswaythetranslatedtitlecouldconformtotheaccustomedusageofChineseexpressionsandeventuallycouldbeacceptedbyChineseaudience.2.4.3FreetranslationFreetranslationisanalternativeapproachthatisusedmainlytoconveythemeaningandthespiritoftheoriginaltitlewithoutstickingtotheformmechanically.Thismethodismostfrequentlyusedwhenitisreallyimpossibleornotsogoodforthetranslatortodoliteraltranslation.Freetranslationcallsfor“tochangetheform”,thatis,inordertoavoidthemisunderstandingandacceptedbytheChineseaudiences,thetranslatorchangestheformoftheEnglishtitlesintheprocessoftranslatingbuttrybesttopreservesthecontentofthefilminthetranslatedtitle.Itincludessometechniques,suchasomission,extension,conversionandamplificationinparticular.Take《小鹿班比》forexample.IfBanbiisliterallytranslated,theaudiencewouldhavenowaytoknowthatitisafilmtothetasteofthechildren.Once“小鹿”areaddedaccordingtothecontentofthefilm,theimageofsuchalovelyanimalimmediatelyjumpsintotheaudience’smindsattheirfirstglanceoftheversion.Furthermore,thestoryofthefilmisself-evident.Wemaysafelysaythattheadditionof‘小鹿’isverysuccessfulinthatitguaranteestheharmoniousunityofinformative,aestheticaswellascommercialvalueoftheversion.Fourtranslationstrategieshavebeenmentionedindetail,butitishardtotellwhichisthebestormostappropriateone,foreachofthemisindispensable,whichdemandsthetranslatortakesseriousconsiderationtheneedsandexpectationsofthepotentialaudiencesbeforechoosingthetranslationstrategies.2.4.4CombinationofliteraltranslationandfreetranslationLiteraltranslationandfreetranslationhavebeen‘twinsisters’eversincetheworkoftranslationcameintobeing.Filmtitletranslationdoesnotmakeanyexception.However,sometimes“theformerrunstheriskofdistortingthemeaningandcontent,whilethelatterrunstheriskofspoilingtheforeignflavor,neitheristhesoleandperfectmethodinthetranslationoffilmtitles.Thefactisthatthetwomethodsgetwellblendedandcombinedinpractice.MostofsuccessfultranslationsofEnglishfilmtitleshaveprovedthispoint,suchasGhost《人鬼情未了》,SleeplessinSeattle《西雅圖不眠夜》,ShootFirst《先發(fā)制人》andSisterAct《修女也瘋狂》.AtypicalexampleisthetranslationofMadisonCountyBridge《廊橋遺夢(mèng)》，whichtellsadeeplytouchinglovestorybetweenatelegraph-takerandahousewifeinMadisonCounty.JustasthefilmWaterlooBridge,thebridgegivesbirthtothebeginningandendingofthestory.Ifitistranslatedliterallyas《梅德遜郡橋》,thetragicatmospherewouldbeweakenedandthelosetheattractiontotheChineseaudience.However,astoanothertranslatedversion《廊橋遺夢(mèng)》，thetwoChinesecharacters‘遺夢(mèng)’givebirthtothetragicatmosphereofthefilmandeasilyarousethecuriosityoftheaudiencesaboutaheart-stirringlovestoryhiddenbetweenthelines.TherequirementsontranslatorTranslationisinterestingandenjoyableontheonehandanddifficult,challengingontheother.Itisnevereasytobeatranslator.Weknowthateverylineandtitlehasitsownstandardofqualifications.Whataretherequirementsforthepractitionerofsodemandingaprofessionastranslationthen?What,indeed,makesagoodtranslator?3.1EncyclopedicalKnowledgeThetitletranslationseemstobejustasimplenametranslation,butitisinvolvedinliterature,music,drama,aesthetics,psychology,communicationstudies,andotherfields,involvingallaspectsofEnglishculture.Therefore,thetranslatorshouldhaveabroadvisionandawiderangeofknowledge,thetranslatormusthavecertainunderstandingtotheseareas.3.2LanguageproficiencyTranslatorsmuststrengthenthestudyandresearchoftranslationtheory.Also,translatorsshouldpracticeskillfullyanduseallkindsoftranslationstrategies,methodsandskills,andfollowthe"practice-know-practice-reinterprets"ruletoachievetheperfectcombinationoftheoryandpractice.3.3SensitivityandSuperiorCritical-thinkingAbilityProfessionaltranslatorsmusthaveanear-perfectunderstandingofthesubjectsinonelanguage,cultureandcontextinordertoconveythesamemeaninginadifferentlanguage,cultureandcontext.Theyneedtohaveasensitiveheartandananalyticmind.TheseareespeciallyimportantwhentheymediatebetweentwowidelydifferentlanguageculturessuchasEnglishandChinese.ConclusionInthisthesis,firstwehavemadeacomparisonbetweenEnglishandChinesefilmtitles,cometoknowthecharacteristicsofChineseandEnglishfilmtitles.Then,IintroducedthetranslationofEnglishandChinesefilmtitles;wetalkedaboutthetwoproblemsandfourvaluesoffilmtitles,threeprinciplesoftranslatingfilmtitlesandtheskillsoftranslatingtitles.Lastly,therequirementsontranslatorhavebeenexploredaswell.Thisthesisiswritteninthehopethatitwillbeofalittlehelptoimprovethetranslationqualityofthetitlesoffilmsinquantity.Sincefilmisanartformwiththeharmoniousintegrationofcultureandcommercialization,thefilmtitleisalsoabrandwithintegrationofcultureandcommercialization,whichcallsforthatthefilmtitletranslation,isnotonlyaprocessoflinguistictransmissionbutaprocessofculturalexchangeandfusion.Itiswrittenonlytohopethatitwillhelpthefilmtitletranslationpracticeandprovidestheaudienceswithopportunitiestotouchandappreciat