生态翻译学视角下《天工开物》英译研究——以《乃粒》为例

Research on the English Translation of Tiangong Kaiwu from the Perspective of Ecological Translation Studies—Taking Nai Li as an Example

摘要: 科技典籍不仅真实记载了我国古代的科学技术，还反映了我国古代先民的智慧，是中国文明的重要瑰宝。科技典籍翻译有助于促进中华文明对世界文明的补充与贡献，更有利于中华文化走出去。《天工开物》是我国重要的科技典籍之一，记录了我国古代农业手工业内各个部门多个类别的生产生活活动。该书由我国明代科学家宋应星所作，被誉为“17世纪工艺百科全书”，对后世的科技研究和实践产生了深远的影响。本文基于生态翻译学理论，以《天工开物》中《乃粒》部分为例，从语言、文化、交际三维角度进行分析，以探讨科技典籍的翻译技巧和策略。

Abstract: Scientific classics not only accurately record the ancient Chinese science and technology, but also reflect the wisdom of our ancient ancestors, and are important treasures of Chinese civilization. The translation of scientific classics helps promote the complementation and contribution of Chinese civilization to world civilization, and is more conducive to the export of Chinese culture. Tiangong Kaiwu is one of the important scientific classics in China, recording the various production and living activities of various departments and categories in ancient Chinese agriculture and industry. This book was written by the Ming Dynasty scientist Song Yingxing and is known as the “17th-century technology encyclopedia”, having a profound influence on subsequent scientific research and practice. Based on the ecological translation theory, this paper takes the Nai Li part of Tiangong Kaiwu as an example and analyzes from the three-dimensional perspectives of language, culture, and communication to explore the translation techniques and strategies of scientific classics.