释意理论视角下中医话语翻译研究——以外国知名博主“中国行”直播的中医陪同口译为例

A Study of TCM Discourse Interpreting from the Perspective of Interpretive Theory—Taking the Live-Streaming Case of TCM Interpretation of the Well-Known Foreign Vlogger’s “China Tour” as an Example

摘要: 本研究以释意理论为框架，对外国知名博主Darren Watkins Jr. (IShowSpeed)的“中国行”中医体验直播活动中的陪同口译进行个案分析。研究聚焦于直播与医疗双重场域下，口译员(助理医师罗妍莉)如何运用释意理论的“三角口译模型”(理解–脱离语言外壳–重新表达)，通过语言和非语言手段，处理中医特色话语的汉译英问题。研究发现，译员发挥了主观能动性，不仅准确传达了原文的认知意义，还成功传递了情感意义，有效缓解了博主的紧张情绪，保证了诊疗的顺利进行。该案例同时展示了网络直播作为新媒体形式在促进中医药文化国际传播中的巨大潜力。

Abstract: Grounded in the Interpretive Theory of Translation, this study conducts an analysis of the liaison interpreting of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) performed during the live-streaming in “China Tour” of the renowned foreign vlogger Darren Watkins Jr. (IShowSpeed). The research examines how the interpreter, assistant physician Luo Yanli, employed the “triangular model of interpreting”—comprehension, deverbalization, and reformulation—through both verbal and non-verbal strategies to address the challenges of TCM-specific discourse from Chinese into English within the dual contexts of live streaming and medical consultation. The findings reveal that the interpreter exercised subjective initiative not only in accurately conveying the cognitive meaning of the source text but also in successfully transmitting its affective meaning, which alleviated the vlogger’s anxiety and ensured the smooth progression of the diagnostic and therapeutic process. Furthermore, this case demonstrates the significant potential of live streaming, as an emerging new media format, for advancing the international communication of TCM culture.