严复及翻译理论英文课件

YanFuIdeologist,scholartranslator,educatorGroupmembers刘清松李锐张敏张雅兰杨江堰张婷婷Class1201LifeexperienceYanFu'sTranslationTheoryTranslatedworksLifeexperience

BornonJanuary8,1854inFuzhou,Fujianprovince.In1867,YanFuenteredtheFujianArsenalAcademy

(福州船政学堂)wherehestudiedavarietyofsubjectsincludingEnglish,arithmetic,geometry,trigonometry,physics,chemistry,astrologyandnavigation.In1871-76,heservedaboardthetrainingshipJianwei(建威)andlateronthebattlecruiser

Yangwu(阳武).LifeexperienceIn1895,hewasinvolvedinthe

GongcheShangshumovement.In1897,YanFuservedasaneditorofthenewspaper

GuowenBao.In1912,hebecamethefirstprincipalofNationalPekingUniversity.Later,Hebecamearoyalistandconservativewhosupported

YuanShikai

(袁世凯)and

ZhangXun

(张勋)toproclaimthemselvesemperor.OnOctober27,1921YanFudiedattheageof69.LifeexperienceIn1877–79,hestudiedatthe

RoyalNavalCollege,Greenwich,England.In1879-90,heobtainedateachingpositionattheFujianArsenalAcademyandthenBeiyangNavalOfficers'School.In1895,hebecamefamousforhistranslations,including

ThomasHuxley'sEvolutionandEthics,AdamSmith’s

TheWealthofNations,andHerbertSpencer'sStudyofSociology.YanFu'sTranslationTheoryKeynoteSpeaker张雅兰

Translation'sSubjectivityandYanFu'sTranslationCriteria

Subjectivity（主体性）:havetherightshisorherimaginationexploitamajorityoftranslationwayshavethefreedomtoreviseBut

thetranslatorwoulddisplayhisorhersubjectivityonthebasisof"faithfulnessandexpressiveness"inthepursuitofelegance.SeeingYanFu'sTranslationCriteriafromTranslator'sSubjectivityinLiteraryWorksExample2:掌握针刺疗法不容易，它需要艰苦的努力Versionone:Tomasteracupuncture,onemustmakestrenuouseffortsbecauseitisnoteasytolearnwell.Versiontwo:Thismasteryofacupunctureisnoteasyandrequirespainstakingeffort.(ChengZhaowei,2007:115)InterrelationbetweenFaithfulness,ExpressivenessandEleganceApparently:indeependly,different

Infact:notseperatedstandardsYanFu:convertthecontentofthesourcetext(includingtheinformation,spiritandthestyle)intothetargetlanguageinanadequateway.Reachacomparativelylargeaudience.TranslatedworkskeynoteSpeaker杨江堰BookListEvolutionandEthics

天演论(OnEvolution)1896-1898TheWealthofNations

原富(OnWealth)1901TheStudyofSociology群学肄言(AStudyofsociology)1903OnLiberty群己权界论(Ontheboundarybetweentheselfandthegroup)1903ASystemofLogic穆勒名学

(Mill’sLogic)1903AHistoryofPolitics

社会通诠(Afullaccountofsociety)1903TheSpiritoftheLaws

论法的精神(Themeaningofthelaws)1904-1909PrimerofLogic

名学浅說(Anoutlineoflogic)1909

《天演论》

EvolutionandEthicsThomasHenryHuxley(赫胥黎1825—1895)wasanEnglishbiologistandnaturalist﹙博物学家﹚,knownas"Darwin'sBulldog"forhisadvocacyofCharlesDarwin'stheoryofevolution.

天演论YangreatlymodifiedHuxley’soriginalessaystoadvocatesocialDarwinisminChina.Hebelievesthattheprincipleofevolutionappliestoboththenaturalandhumanworld.

ToYan,human,justasotherorganisms,issubjecttothelawofnaturalselection.Soforanationalitytosurvive,itmustpositivelyadapttothesurroundingenvironmentandtokeepprogressing.ReasonsPersonalbackgroundHistorybackgroundApieceItmaybesafelyassumedthat,twothousandyearsago,beforeCaesarsetfootinsouthernBritain,thewholecountry-sidevisiblefromthewindowsoftheroominwhichIwrite,wasinwhatiscalled"thestateofnature."

赫胥黎独处一室之中，在英伦之南，背山而面野，槛外诸境，历历如在几下。乃悬想二千年前，当罗马大将恺彻未到时，此间有何景物。计惟有天造草昧，人功未施。《群己权界论》