在中西文化角度分析电影片名汉英翻译分析研究 英语学专业

ContentsEnglishAbstract iChineseAbstract iiIntroduction 1LiteratureReview 12.1PreviousStudiesaboutthetranslationoffilmtitlesofChinese-Englishtranslationabroad 12.2PreviousStudiesaboutthetranslationoffilmtitlesofChinese-EnglishtranslationinChina 23.Questionnaire………43.1QuestionsconcerningEnglishfilmtitles……43.2QuestionsconcerningChinesefilmtitles……53.3Comparitivestudiesofthedifferencesofthefilmtitles.………………64.Interview……………65.ResultsandDataAnalysis…………6Conclusion…………8Bibliography………….9Acknowledgements…...............................................................................10Appendix…..........................................................................................11AbstractAlongwiththeglobaleconomicandculturalglobalization,Chinaandotherforeigncountriesexchangeculturalfrequentlydaybyday.Thefilmisacommonformofculture,andisakindofmassculture.Thefilmsandtelevisionworksaretoconveydifferentculturalconnotations.Thetittlesofthefilmsareimportantpartoffilmculture,wemustfirstlyunderstandthetittleofthefilms,soastounderstandthefilms.Fortheforeignfilm,howtotranslatethefilmtitlesmakeitisaccurate,thatisaveryimportantthing,directlyandthataffecttheviewerofthefilm'sunderstandingdegree.Atthesametimethetranslationofthefilmtitleisgoodorbad,directlyaffectsthebusinessvalue.Generallyspeaking,theaudiencethroughthemovietitletojudgewhetherwatchornot.Therefore,fromthispointofview,thetranslationofthefilmtitleisveryimportant.Inthetranslationprocess,weneedtoconsiderthesequestions.Filmtranslationisnotonlythetransformationoflanguage,butalsoakindofunderstandingculturalconnotation.FromChineseculturetowesternculture,twodifferentculturalbackground,havedifferentrequirementsinthefilmtranslation.Appropriatetranslators,shouldfullyunderstandtheoriginalculturalconnotation,andthenconsiderontheculturalbackgroundofthetargetaudience,tomakeitcomplywithitsculturalbackground.Forthetranslator,therequirementsarerelativelyhigh.Translationoffilm,likesthetranslationofculture.Forthetranslator,theymustunderstandthelanguageinoriginalflavor,whiletakingintoaccountthemoviecharacteraseriesofproblems,thedealwiththedifferencesincultureandlanguage,andtranslatetherightmovietitles.Thetranslatorshouldtrytokeepthefunctionoforiginalculture,whilemaintaintheinformationthattransfereffect.Inthispaper,,wediscussesthetranslationproblems,andanalysisofChineseandWesternculturedifferences,bythewayofexampleandthedataanalysismethod.Keywords:thefilmtittle,translation,culturaldifferences 摘要随着全球经济、文化一体化的发展，我国与国外其他国家文化交流日益频繁。电影是一种常见的文化形式，是一种大众文化。影视作品同样传递出不同的文化内涵。电影片名是电影的重要部分，理解电影文化，首先就要理解电影片名。对于国外电影来说，如何把电影片名翻译得准确得体，是一件非常重要的事情，直接影响了观众对电影的理解程度。同时电影片名翻译的好坏，直接影响到了商业价值。通常来说，观众通过电影片名来判断是否观看。因此从这个角度上来说，影视片名翻译是非常重要的。在影视翻译过程中，我们需要考虑到这些问题。影视翻译不仅仅是转换文字语言，更是一种对文化内涵的把握。从中国文化到西方文化，两种不同的文化背景，必然对电影的翻译是有着不同的要求。得体的翻译，应该是充分领会原有文化的内涵，然后结合目标受众文化背景，使之符合其文化背景。这对于翻译者来说，要求是比较高的。翻译电影，不如说是翻译文化。对于翻译者来说，要理解原文中的语言韵味，同时考虑到电影中人物性格等一系列问题，然后处理文化和语言差异，才能翻译出合适的电影片名。翻译者要尽量保持原文的文化功能，同时保持信息传递效果。本文通过举例方式和数据分析方法，探讨电影名翻译所存在问题，从而分析中西方文化所存在的差异。关键词：电影名翻译文化差异1.IntroductionAlongwiththeprogressofscienceandtechnologyandnationalprosperity,thecommunicationofChineseandwesternisbecomingmoreandmore,frequently,DengXiaopingoncesaid,China'sdevelopmentisinseparablefromtheworld,theworld'sdevelopmentisinseparablefromchina.Variousformsofculturefrequentlycomeintoourlife,withnewspapersandbooks,movies,music,andthatgraduallybecomeatrend,astyle.Basedonthemovietranslationasthefocus,wemakethefilmtitletranslationstudies,andgetaconclusionbytheinvestigationandresearchofthestatisticaldata.LiteratureReview2.1PreviousStudiesaboutthetranslationoffilmtitlesofChinese-EnglishtranslationabroadTheresearchofwesternfilmtitlestranslationinthisarea,isalot.ForeignscholarsbelievethatdifferencebetweenChineseandwesternfilmtitlestranslation,forthefollowingthreereasons.Thesecanbesummedupasdifferencesinvalues,habitsofthinkingdifferencesandthedifferencesofculturalconnotation.Valuedifferenceistheunderlyingfactorsofculturalvalues,thatistheresultoftheaccumulationoflong-termsocialculture.Differentgeographicalenvironment,historicaltradition,socialbackgroundthatcreatesthedifferentculturevaluesofChineseandWestern.Ontheculturalpersonality,Chineseadvocategroupvalues,whiletheWesternersworshipindividualvalue.Chinesepayattentiontothesocialethics,whiletheWesternerspayattentiontoindividualmorality.Thesedifferencesinthelanguageisobvious,andthetranslatershouldpayattentiontothedifference,soastoavoidthemistakesincommunication.Forexample,theUnitedStatesofAmerica'sfilmHomeAlonewastranslatedas"小鬼当家",inthecultureofChina"kid"isanickname,Chineseareveryfondofbothintelligentandcourageous,butverynaughtychildren,littleheroaloneinthehouse,successfullytakethethiefovertothepolice.Thefilmtittleachievedtheunificationoftheoriginalcontentandtargetlanguagetitle,realizedtheconnotationofChineseculturevalues.

Habitsofthinkingisapartofculture,andtranslationisculturalexchangethatincludingthelanguagehabitsofthinking,.Thereisabigdifferenceinthewayofthinkingandhabitsofexpression.Therefore,wecannotcompletelyreplacetheprimitivethinkinghabitswiththetargetlanguagehabitsofthinking.Translationlanguagecultureshouldabsorbthesourceculture,asfaraspossible,tomakeitmorerichandcolorful.Whentranslating,weshouldfollowtheprincipleasfaraspossibletoretaintheoriginallanguageandculture.Filmtranslationshouldbecarefultobetreat.Forexample,therecentforeignfilmtitlestranslationgoodsuchasTheMadisonBridge,thatwasformerlyknownasthe"麦迪逊桥",andnowthatistranslatedas"廊桥遗梦",whichdonotonlypointouttheplotpoint,butalsoshowtheendofthestory.Unforgiven,means"unforgivable",butitisdull,thatistranslatedas"杀无赦",thatmakesadeepimpressionontheaudience,andreflectsthecontentofthefilm.Therefore,wethinksthatwesticktothecharactersandthemoodinthefilms,andeffortstothedictionandexpression,tconsideringonthemodeofthinkingandthehabitofspeaking.Beliefdifferenceisaaspectofculturaldifference.Audiovisualtranslationtakesupthetasktotransferculturalinformationandbelief.TheChineseConfucianism,BuddhismandTaoismareprevalent,whilethewesternersweremostlyChristian.Thelanguagerootedindifferentculturalcanbecrossbutisnotcoincident.Forexample,theSeven,whichdescribesahighlyreligiouscrimestory.Catholicinsevencountsrespectivelyrefertosevenmistakethatpeopleoftenmake:food,greedy,lazy,drunk,pride,envyandwrathlust.And"七宗罪"showsthemeaningofthefilm.2.2PreviousStudiesaboutthetranslationoffilmtitlesofChinese-EnglishtranslationinChinaInthestudyofwesternfilmtitlesindifferenttranslation,Chinesescholarsmainlyfocusonthedifferentwaysofthinking.ThedifferentwayofthinkingreflectsalsotheWesterncultures.Therefore,understandingthedifferentwaysofthinking,isveryusefultograsptheconnotationofthefilm.ThethoughtofWesternersisrecessive.Inthelife,theyneverhiddenitsownviewsandopinions,andtheywilltrulyownthepassions,expresslikeordisliketoothersfreely.AndtheChineseareinfluencedbyseveralthousandyearsofConfucian,whousuallyexpresspersonalviewsinotherway.ThisdifferencesofthinkingaffectallaspectsofEnglishandChinese.Forwesterners,theymeetandhug,andtheythinkthatisaverycommonthing.Amongfriends,relatives,thewesternerswilloftenhear"Iloveyou.""Youaresobeautifultoday".Intheirview,languageisamirrorofthesoul,ifthelanguageisfrank,thentheheartwillbefrank.Thisexplicitexpressionwilldeepentheirrelativesandfriendship.Whenweseethefilm,wemustknowthecultureofthefilm,sothatwecanunderstandwhatthefilmsayabout.Ifwearecarelesstotheculture,wewillneverunderstandthedeepmeaning.Onthecontrary,Chinesedon'tliketoshowrestraint,(HuZhuanglin,2002)Forothers,theyareoftennothead-on,andtendtochoosetactfulindirectway.FortheChinese,thatiseasytofindadvantagesofothers,andItisverydifficulttofinddisadvantagesofothers.AndthatisdecidedbyChineseingrainedcontact.Theyoftenliketohidetheirtruebeliefsandviews.InChinesefamily,eveniftheparentstakecareofachildbyavarietyofcompassion,butbothofthemsayseldom"Iloveyou".Thatisdecidedbynature.ThethinkingdifferencesaffectEnglish-Chinesenationalcharacterofhabits.ThethinkingdifferenceofChineseandEnglishgetthemostincisiveembodimentinthelanguageexpression.Onthetranslationoffilmnames,English-Chinesewillchoosedifferentexpressionmethod.

AndtheclassicmovieShawshank,wearegenerallyfamiliarwiththe"肖申克的救赎",but"月黑高飞"ismoreimage.TheprotagonistTimRobbinsdreamsofunremittingpursuitfor19yearsandfinallyhasbeenrealizedinthedarkofthemoon,"高飞"employsmetaphorrhetoric,andbecombinedwiththemostclassicalactor'slines"Ihavetoremindmyselfthatsomebirdsaren’tmeanttobecaged.Theirfeathersarejusttoobright.Andwhentheyflyaway,thepartofyouthatknowsitwasasintolockhemupDOESrejoice.Still,theplaceyouliveinisthatmuchmoredrabandemptythatthey’regone.IguessIjustmissmyfriend.".Thetitle"高飞"reallyplayedakeyrole.Wehavetheessenceofintimacyto"月黑高飞",thatisbecausetheChineserecessivemodeofthinking.Themeaningishiddenbetweenthelines,andweneedtoappreciatethedeepmeaning.3.Questionnaire3.1QuestionsconcerningEnglishfilmtitlesAndfortheChinesetranslationof"gonewiththewind",thenameisperfect,thisisbecausethe"gonewiththewind"hasbeennamedbythestorybackground,atthesametime"troubledtimes"and"beauty"isbrightcontrast,"beauty"andthe"troubledtimes",thespecificlexicalchoiceofdeepeningtheherobefirmandinflexibleimage.Thus,eachtittlehasitsownmerits.Thetwokindsoftitle,thedifferentexpressionformsisderivedfromtheEast-Westdifferencesinthinkingmode.AnotherexampleAnAmericaninParisthattellaboutaretiredU.S.soldiersinParistostudypainting,andhelikestheFrenchgirlengaged,buthe,eventuallymarriedwithlovers,withhisfaithfuldedicatedlove.Englishtitleindicatesthestorycharactersandplaceofoccurrence,thatissimpleandintuitive.Ifthefilmtitleistranslatedinto"一个美国人在巴黎"inChinese,thatwillmaketheheadlinesappearandisunattractivetothereader.AccordingwithChineserecessivethought,the"花都舞影",willmakethefilmaestheticsuddenlytroops."花都"impliesthatthewherestorytakesplace--Paris,"舞影"impliesthefilmtypeisamusicalfilm,ontheotherhand,isidenticalwiththeclimaxcoincide:soldierdreamedthathewassinginganddancinginthestreetsofPariswithactress,whenhewakeup,theactressstayinhisside,andthentheymarried.Simplefourwordscontainsendlessinformation,sothenameislovewithChineseaudienceacceptanceandlove.ForafilmreflectinganAmericancampuslife,thatiscalledMr.Holland'sOpus,andthattellsastoryofanordinarymusicteacherMr.Helan"whohaveinfluenceoneverystudentatschool,andisasymphonyconductor,.Everystudentishisnotes,andeverystudentishisworks(OPUS)"(LongQianhong,2003).TheEnglishnamestickoutamile,andsummarizesthemaincontentofmovies,sothatthethemeisverybright,theexpressionofwesternersisveryintuitive.Chinesetranslationofitsnameis"春风化雨",thatiswonderful."Thespringrainmeanseducation.Thenamesexpressedthethemeandconceptionpolitely,althoughitisimplied,butthatismeaningful.Thebenefitofhiddenistoprovidethereaderwithanimaginativespace,soasto"lettheaudienceexperienceasalutaryinfluenceofeducation."(CaiDongdong,2000).3.2QuestionsconcerningChinesefilmtitlesForinstanceHongKongfilm"阿飞正传"wastranslatedastheRebelWithoutaCauseintheEnglish,thetit"Rebel"and"Cause"areabstractnouns,intheeyesofChinesepeople,thetittlemaybedifficulttounderstand,butWesternersthinkthatitiseasytoaccept.Chinesearetendtonamethetitleasthehero'sname,whilethewesternersarerational,andtheyuseabstractlexicalfrequencymuchmorethanChinese,thereforethewesternerstendtochoosetheabstractwordstoexpressfilmcontent.AstheChinesemovie"黄飞鸿"wastranslatedinto"OnceyouUponaTimeinChina"intheEnglish,thatlooksverymysterious,andtheconceptsareabstract.IntheviewoftheChineselovingtherealspecificexpression,thatisdifficulttoacceptandunderstand,butitisthatWesternerspreferencewaysofexpression,whichisalsoconsistentwiththethinkinghabits.3.3Comparitivestudiesofthedifferencesofthefilmtitles.Languageisthecarrierofculture,andreflectstheculture,thatplaysaveryimportantroleinculture.Atthesametime,languageisapartofculture,butalsoisdeeplyinfluencedbythecultural.Languageandculturearemutualinfluence.Understandingthelanguageisbasicofunderstandingculture,andunderstandingtheculturemustunderstandthelanguage.InEnglish-Chinesetranslation,thetranslatorshouldhaveagoodEnglish-Chineseknowledgeandskillsoftranslation,toaccuratelytranslateChinesetoEnglishandversaaccuratetransmissionofculturalinformation.Atthesametime,itisparticularlyimportanttotheneedforthetwolanguagesofEnglishandChinesecharacteristicsandtheprofoundunderstandingculturaldifferences.ChineseandEnglisharetwodifferentculturallanguage.Languageasapartofculture,thedifferencesofthedifferentlanguageistheculturaldifferencesrepresentedbythelanguage,thusdeepeningtheunderstandingoftheculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinese,istheskyinEnglish-Chinesetranslationtoaccuratetransmissionofculturalinformation.TwokindsofEnglishandChineseculturaldifferencesshowmanyaspects,includinglanguage,lifestyle,dress,behavior,diethabit.ButintranslationbetweenEnglishandChinese,itismainlyrelatedtothecommunicationdifferences.4.InterviewInordertoshowclearboundariesbetweenChinesecultureandwesternculture,Iinterviewedastudentsabroad,andaskhimsomequestionsandrecordit.InthetranslationofChineseworks,usuallyheusestheEnglishmodeofthinking,andthatlookspale,withoutChineseculturedemonstratedtheconnotation.Whenhesawthathomealonewastranslatedinto"小鬼当家",hecannotunderstandobviously.BecausetheBritishculture,impsmostlybelongstothebadmeaning.Inthetranslationof"卧虎藏龙",thestudentstranslatedintocrouching.Tiger,hiddeniron,ratherthantheCrouchingTigerHiddenDragon,(packetHuinan,2001)becauseintheeyesofthewestern,thedragonisaferociousanimal,andisnotfriendlyforthepeople.ItalsoreflectsthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandWesternculture.5.ResultsandDataAnalysisComparedwithChineseplaywrights,Westernplaywrightsaremoreeagertodescribethepsychologicalcharacterindetail,andtheypayattentiontointegrityofpersonalityandhumanityoftheindependenceperformance,trytohighlighttypicalcharacterinatypicalenvironment.Itisnotdifficulttofindmanyvideosdirectlythatarenamedasthemaincharacter'sname,thatisintuitiveandclear,suchas:Pygmalion,Rebecca,Hamlet,Ghostetc..AsthefilmAmericanBeauty,itsChinesenameistranslatedas"美国美人"or"美国丽人",thatmakemostlyChinesespeakerspuzzled,becausethefilmcontentandthetitleseemstobenorelationship.Thefactisnot,AmericanBeautyisakindofRose'sname,ratherthan"Americanbeauty.".WecanseethattheEast-Westculturalconnotationcorrectlyunderstandingdirectlyaffectstheaccuracyofthefilm.Asthebasisoftranslation,wemustknowthetwokindsofdifferentculture.Inthewesternculturesystem,thewesterspayattentiontothematerialandlookdownuponhumanrelations,thatdescribestoreachtheacmeofperfectionandfeartolosebyusingscientificmeansculturalinterpretation.ComparedwiththeChineseculture,Chinesefocusonhumanrelationsratherthanmaterial.Fromthelanguageexpressionlevels,Chinesesuggestustobecarefully.HumaneattributesmakeChinesecultureshowitsdifferentfromtheWesterncultural.Thehumanisticcultureandscientificculturedifferencefinallyfocusonthemovietitle.Chinesepayattentiontothewholeenvironmentofthemovie,thatisbasicofthetraditionalculture,tomakethedifferencebeobvious,WedoatesttotellthedifferencebetweenChinesecultureandwesternculturebyalist(listone).ManyChinesechoose"A",thatshowsthedifferencebetweenChinesecultureandwesternculture.ThefourEnglishfilmnamesaretranslatedintotwokindsofChinesetranslation.AlthoughthetranslationofthegroupAiscorrect,butingroupB,theeffectoftranslationexpressionwillbebetter.Agroupusesthetraditionalliteraltranslation,andBgroupchosesmeaningtranslation.Thetwomethodsoftranslationthatdoesnotmatterwhatisgoodorbadbyitself,becauseasameansoftranslation,literaltranslationandfreetranslationarenecessary.Theliteraltranslationcankeeptheoriginalinthecontentandform,butintheprocessoftranslation,sometimes,freetranslationissometimesessentialinordertoconveytheoriginalmeaning,orcorrespondtodifferentculturesandlanguagehabits.Intheviewofpurpose,thegroupBreachesthepurposeofkillingtwobirdswithonestone:onthehand,concisetextexpressionshowendlessamountofinformation,whichattractsthereader'sinterest,andlettheirthoughtsfly.;ontheotherhand,thefourwordphraseismoreconsistentwiththethinkinghabits.Chinesearebornwiththecomprehensivethinkinghabit,andthatissubconscious,andmakeChineselanguageexpressionexpressive.6.ConclusionAsavisualart,movietitlesdirectlyaffecttheaudienceaboutunderstandingandexperienceontologyofthefilm(Jike,Daibing,2001),andeventhatcanbecalledtheartoftranslation,andthatisabridgeforculturalexchange,whatisaninternationalinformationcommunicationlink,importantway.Afilmexcellenttranslationisnotonlyalanguageofsimpleswitching,butalsoisfullymanifestsoftheculturalfusion.Theeffectofculturaldifferenceontranslationthatabsolutelycannotbeignored.Atrueunderstandingoftheculturaldifferencesinthewest,andcreativefusionculture,thatisasolidfoundationforthesuccessofthetranslation.Strengtheningtheculturalconnotationofthedegreeofattention,weshouldefforttoovercomelanguagebarriers,intheprocessoftranslation,torealizetheculturalsignificance.Therefore,thetranslationoftitles,weshouldp