庄子“三言”中的意象表达及英译研究

A Study on the Imagery Expression and English Translation of Zhuangzi’s “Three Modes of Discourse”

摘要: 庄子“三言”即“寓言、重言、卮言”，是《庄子》著作的主要内容。研究着眼于庄子“三言”中的意象表达，分析针对不同的意象应该采取何种翻译和传播策略，以有效传播“三言”中的信息。研究发现：《庄子·大宗师》中的寓言均采用直译的翻译策略，以帮助译入语读者理解深邃的中国文化；《庄子·大宗师》中的重言宜采用副文本形式并辅以文内夹注，以实现对原语的传译；《庄子·大宗师》中的卮言结构一致、语义典雅，宜采用“雅化”的翻译策略。研究以林语堂和修中诚的译文为基础，对比中西译者的翻译策略，分析其传播“寓言、重言、卮言”中所含中国文化元素的方法，为中国典籍英译提供重要参考，从而塑造国际传播中的中国形象。

Abstract: Zhuangzi’s “Three Modes of Discourse” refer to “lodged words, weighted words and spillover words”, which are the main contents of Zhuangzi’s works. The study focuses on the expression of imagery in Zhuangzi’s “Three Modes of Discourse” and analyzes what translation and communication strategies should be adopted for different imagery to effectively convey the information in the “Three Modes of Discourse”. Research has found that lodged words in Zhuangzi’s The Great Ancestral Teacher (大宗师, dà zōng shī) all adopt a literal translation strategy to help the target language readers understand the profound Chinese culture; weighted words in The Great Ancestral Teacher should be presented in the target language in the form of a paratext and accompanied by an internal clip to achieve the effective translation of the original language; spillover words in The Great Ancestral Teacher are consistent and the semantics is elegant, so it is advisable to adopt a “refined” translation strategy. Based on the translations given by Lin Yutang and Ernest Richard Hughes, this study compares the translation strategies of Chinese and Western translators, analyzes the methods of spreading Chinese cultural symbols in “Three Modes of Discourse”, and provides important references for the English translation of Chinese classics, thus shaping the image of China in international communication.