《黄昏里的男孩》中隐喻的识解及其英译分析

Identification and Interpretation of Metaphors in Boy in the Twilight: Stories of the Hidden China and an Analysis of Their English Translation

摘要: 余华作品经典短篇小说作品《黄昏里的男孩》由美国汉学家白亚仁翻译为英文Boy in the Twilight: Stories of the Hidden China。本文在隐喻理论的指导下，通过使用MIPVU的识别方法识解文本中的隐喻现象，并按照莱可夫的概念隐喻理论将其分为结构隐喻，本体隐喻和空间隐喻。之后论述了隐喻的翻译方法，并采用了图里的隐喻翻译策略进行了详细分析。最后强调了隐喻理论在文学翻译教学和实践中的应用价值，并期待未来研究能为隐喻翻译提供更多理论支持和指导。

Abstract: Yu Hua’s classic short story originally titled Huanghun li de Nanhai, was translated into English by the American sinologist Allan H. Barr as Boy in the Twilight: Stories of the Hidden China. Guided by metaphor theory, this study employs the Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit (MIPVU) to identify metaphorical expressions in the text. Drawing on Lakoff’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory, the identified metaphors are categorized into structural metaphors, ontological metaphors, and orientational (spatial) metaphors. The study then discusses major approaches to metaphor translation and conducts a detailed analysis based on Toury’s translation strategies for metaphor. Finally, it highlights the pedagogical and practical value of metaphor theory in literary translation, emphasizing its significance for translation teaching and practice. It is hoped that future research will provide further theoretical support and methodological guidance for the translation of metaphor.