小说翻译中“他者”的形象再现——以《无声告白》汉译本为例

The Representation of the “Other” in Novel Translation—Taking the C-E Translation of Everything I Never Told You as an Example

摘要: 在文学批评中，“他者”通常指那些与主体或者主流文化不同的群体或元素，这些群体或元素被置于边缘化、非主流的位置。《无声告白》中的华裔群体正是“他者”形象的代表之一，对小说中华裔主人公詹姆斯进行人物特征分析，依据原文对其华裔“他者”形象的建构，再研究译本对其形象的再现方式。通过对人物的肖像描写、动作描写、语言描写、心理描写及侧面描写等方面进行全面深入的研究，分析对比原文与其汉译本，探讨译者是否还原了人物形象，最终得出结论，认为译者成功再现了华裔“他者”的形象，突出了人物性格特征以及“他者”所面对的困境。

Abstract: In literary criticism, the “Other” typically refers to groups or elements that differ from the dominant or mainstream culture, often being marginalized or relegated to a non-mainstream position. In Everything I Never Told You, the Chinese American community serves as a representative example of the “Other”. This study conducts a character analysis of James, the Chinese American protagonist, examining how his “Otherness” is constructed in the original text and then investigating how this image is reproduced in the Chinese translation. Through a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the character’s portrayal in descriptions of appearance, actions, dialogue, psychological states, and indirect characterization, the study compares the original English text with its Chinese translation to assess whether the translator faithfully reconstructs the character’s image. The conclusion affirms that the translator successfully reproduces the Chinese American “Other”, highlighting both the protagonist’s personality traits and the struggles faced by the marginalized “Other”.