In this paper,based onthe stylistic point of viewin discourse analysis,one abstract fromlin Yutang’sMyCountryand My Peopleis analyzed.Meanwhile,the unique characteristic of LinYutang’s prose is presented in theanaly...In this paper,based onthe stylistic point of viewin discourse analysis,one abstract fromlin Yutang’sMyCountryand My Peopleis analyzed.Meanwhile,the unique characteristic of LinYutang’s prose is presented in theanalysis.The characteristics are easiness,lucidity,and si mplicityin style,which deserves to be regarded as the model forthe Chinese learners of English to followin their using of Englishlanguage.展开更多
Moment in Peking written by Chinese American writer Lin Yutang,follows the life of an extended upper-class Beijing family from the time of the Boxer uprising in 1900 to the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in...Moment in Peking written by Chinese American writer Lin Yutang,follows the life of an extended upper-class Beijing family from the time of the Boxer uprising in 1900 to the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.It is both a depiction of the daily life of a Chinese family,and a chronicle of the political and social changes sweeping China during that period.This novel takes Taoism as the philosophical backdrop,and the concept of“Life passes like a dream”as the theme,revealing the struggles and vicissitudes of Yao Mulan and her father Yao Sian.It is a unique way for Lin Yutang to interpret the Taoism and the Taoist way to follow the nature.展开更多
Lin Yutang had been working hard to spread Chinese culture in English since he settled abroad in 1936 and all his oversea trans-creation works to some extent re-shaped the Chinese image in the West.This paper makes a ...Lin Yutang had been working hard to spread Chinese culture in English since he settled abroad in 1936 and all his oversea trans-creation works to some extent re-shaped the Chinese image in the West.This paper makes a contrast study between the stereotyped one in the West and the real Chinese image in Lin Yutang’s trans-creation works and finally points out that Lin Yutang’s adoration for Chinese culture and his passion for establishing culture identity overseas has set a good example for building up a good national image for China today.展开更多
Six Chapters of a Floating Life is an elegant autobiographical prose. The English version of Lin Yutang is honored as one of the classic translations. As the first translator to embrace"aestheticism"from the...Six Chapters of a Floating Life is an elegant autobiographical prose. The English version of Lin Yutang is honored as one of the classic translations. As the first translator to embrace"aestheticism"from the perspective of translation in Chinese history,Lin Yutang put for ward three standards for translation, namely,"fidelity, coherence and beauty", and proposed translation aesthetics in his article On Translation. By interpreting Lin's translation work of Six Chapters of a Floating Life from the aesthetic aspect,this paper analyzes Lin Yutang's standards for"aesthetic"translation, which refers to the beauty of sound, sense, conception, form and spirit, and also reveals his enlightening contribution to translation theory construction.展开更多
Accredited as"Master of Humor",Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator,scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973.His role of successfully intr...Accredited as"Master of Humor",Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator,scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973.His role of successfully introducing Chinese culture to the West are compared to that of Jesuilt missionary Matteo Ricci,quoted The United Daily News of Taiwan,as saying(林太乙,1998).As a unique and an outstanding translator in Chinese history,Lin devotes his entire life to translating and writing in English,and has a profound impact on introducing Chinese Culture to the English-speaking world during the recent 100 years.He also put forward a systematic and sound set of translating theories which he himself abide by strictly in his own works.This small mini essay will touch upon Lin Yutang’s translation,his ideas about translation,his influences,the connections between his writing and translation.Among his various achievements,this essay attempts to probe into Lin Yutang‘s translation theories,especially that of"Domestication".展开更多
Since the main purposes of translation lies in expressing to the target readers both the message and the aesthetic value of the source text and making the readers ideologically inspired and aesthetically entertained,L...Since the main purposes of translation lies in expressing to the target readers both the message and the aesthetic value of the source text and making the readers ideologically inspired and aesthetically entertained,Lin Yutang conclusively sum up that the aesthetic criteria in translation should be faithfulness,expressiveness and beauty throughout his translation practices.This thesis mainly focus on the aesthetic criteria of Lin's translation as well as the aesthetic reproduction in his translation which illustrates the unity reached in Lin's translation in terms of both the aesthetic features and the loyalty to the meaning.展开更多
Cultural exchange is of great importance to the development of civilization. Lin Yutang,a literary giant,not only has significant impact on the development of Chinese modern literature,but also leaves a profound influ...Cultural exchange is of great importance to the development of civilization. Lin Yutang,a literary giant,not only has significant impact on the development of Chinese modern literature,but also leaves a profound influence on the cultural exchange between China and the West. Lin has received western education since an early age. After reaching adulthood he attains accomplishment in Chinese traditional culture,through which he acquires deep understanding of both cultures. On the one hand,Lin's description of Chinese society and Chinese people,high praise of humorous style,and innovation of translation concept,all contribute considerably to the communication between Chinese and western culture. On the other hand,its negative effect can't be ignored. The false description in his works leaves a deep- rooted cultural prejudice against Chinese in westerners.展开更多
The thesis explores Lin Yutang's translation practice from a microscopic perspective by means of the application of Lin's translation theory. It attempts to analyze Lin's translation characteristics and th...The thesis explores Lin Yutang's translation practice from a microscopic perspective by means of the application of Lin's translation theory. It attempts to analyze Lin's translation characteristics and the reason why he does so from the point of view of Lin's translation theory,basically two rules:fidelity rule and aesthetic beauty rule and evaluate Lin's translation.展开更多
An review of the similarities and disparities on the ideas of translation between Lin Yutang’s translation principle and German Functional School’s Skopos Theory finds that,for the three rules in both theories,two r...An review of the similarities and disparities on the ideas of translation between Lin Yutang’s translation principle and German Functional School’s Skopos Theory finds that,for the three rules in both theories,two rules which involve fidelity and smoothness/coherence share some similarities.Though both Lin and Skopos Theory argue that fidelity and smoothness/coher?ence are significant indicators for translation,their focus and priority are not identical.Lin stresses the importance of beauty while Skopos Theory focuses on the skopos of the translation.Lin’s translation rules are more suitable for literature translation,while Skopos Theory is more popular among those who conduct instrumental translation and documentary translation.展开更多
From the translation theoretical strategies of"domestication"and"foreignization",Lin Yutang's translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life provides three ways to deal with the cultural differ...From the translation theoretical strategies of"domestication"and"foreignization",Lin Yutang's translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life provides three ways to deal with the cultural differences:using idiomatic expressions of the target language,retaining Chinese linguistic characteristics and changing the syntactic structures.His usage of simple but proper words and idiomatic expressions endows his translation with naturalness and fluency.Lin's culture attitude-a combination of both eastern and western culture.展开更多
文摘In this paper,based onthe stylistic point of viewin discourse analysis,one abstract fromlin Yutang’sMyCountryand My Peopleis analyzed.Meanwhile,the unique characteristic of LinYutang’s prose is presented in theanalysis.The characteristics are easiness,lucidity,and si mplicityin style,which deserves to be regarded as the model forthe Chinese learners of English to followin their using of Englishlanguage.
文摘Moment in Peking written by Chinese American writer Lin Yutang,follows the life of an extended upper-class Beijing family from the time of the Boxer uprising in 1900 to the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.It is both a depiction of the daily life of a Chinese family,and a chronicle of the political and social changes sweeping China during that period.This novel takes Taoism as the philosophical backdrop,and the concept of“Life passes like a dream”as the theme,revealing the struggles and vicissitudes of Yao Mulan and her father Yao Sian.It is a unique way for Lin Yutang to interpret the Taoism and the Taoist way to follow the nature.
文摘Lin Yutang had been working hard to spread Chinese culture in English since he settled abroad in 1936 and all his oversea trans-creation works to some extent re-shaped the Chinese image in the West.This paper makes a contrast study between the stereotyped one in the West and the real Chinese image in Lin Yutang’s trans-creation works and finally points out that Lin Yutang’s adoration for Chinese culture and his passion for establishing culture identity overseas has set a good example for building up a good national image for China today.
文摘Six Chapters of a Floating Life is an elegant autobiographical prose. The English version of Lin Yutang is honored as one of the classic translations. As the first translator to embrace"aestheticism"from the perspective of translation in Chinese history,Lin Yutang put for ward three standards for translation, namely,"fidelity, coherence and beauty", and proposed translation aesthetics in his article On Translation. By interpreting Lin's translation work of Six Chapters of a Floating Life from the aesthetic aspect,this paper analyzes Lin Yutang's standards for"aesthetic"translation, which refers to the beauty of sound, sense, conception, form and spirit, and also reveals his enlightening contribution to translation theory construction.
文摘Accredited as"Master of Humor",Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator,scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973.His role of successfully introducing Chinese culture to the West are compared to that of Jesuilt missionary Matteo Ricci,quoted The United Daily News of Taiwan,as saying(林太乙,1998).As a unique and an outstanding translator in Chinese history,Lin devotes his entire life to translating and writing in English,and has a profound impact on introducing Chinese Culture to the English-speaking world during the recent 100 years.He also put forward a systematic and sound set of translating theories which he himself abide by strictly in his own works.This small mini essay will touch upon Lin Yutang’s translation,his ideas about translation,his influences,the connections between his writing and translation.Among his various achievements,this essay attempts to probe into Lin Yutang‘s translation theories,especially that of"Domestication".
文摘Since the main purposes of translation lies in expressing to the target readers both the message and the aesthetic value of the source text and making the readers ideologically inspired and aesthetically entertained,Lin Yutang conclusively sum up that the aesthetic criteria in translation should be faithfulness,expressiveness and beauty throughout his translation practices.This thesis mainly focus on the aesthetic criteria of Lin's translation as well as the aesthetic reproduction in his translation which illustrates the unity reached in Lin's translation in terms of both the aesthetic features and the loyalty to the meaning.
基金granted by “The construction of Chinese Culture Translation Mode:A Comprehensive study of Lin Yutang’s English Works” (No 2012zs08) of Anhui Agricultural University humanities and social science research project“The English Translation of Chinese Metaphors Based on Besieged City and Its English Edition” (No 2008sk152) of the General Project of Liberal Arts of the Education Department of Anhui Province
文摘Cultural exchange is of great importance to the development of civilization. Lin Yutang,a literary giant,not only has significant impact on the development of Chinese modern literature,but also leaves a profound influence on the cultural exchange between China and the West. Lin has received western education since an early age. After reaching adulthood he attains accomplishment in Chinese traditional culture,through which he acquires deep understanding of both cultures. On the one hand,Lin's description of Chinese society and Chinese people,high praise of humorous style,and innovation of translation concept,all contribute considerably to the communication between Chinese and western culture. On the other hand,its negative effect can't be ignored. The false description in his works leaves a deep- rooted cultural prejudice against Chinese in westerners.
文摘The thesis explores Lin Yutang's translation practice from a microscopic perspective by means of the application of Lin's translation theory. It attempts to analyze Lin's translation characteristics and the reason why he does so from the point of view of Lin's translation theory,basically two rules:fidelity rule and aesthetic beauty rule and evaluate Lin's translation.
文摘An review of the similarities and disparities on the ideas of translation between Lin Yutang’s translation principle and German Functional School’s Skopos Theory finds that,for the three rules in both theories,two rules which involve fidelity and smoothness/coherence share some similarities.Though both Lin and Skopos Theory argue that fidelity and smoothness/coher?ence are significant indicators for translation,their focus and priority are not identical.Lin stresses the importance of beauty while Skopos Theory focuses on the skopos of the translation.Lin’s translation rules are more suitable for literature translation,while Skopos Theory is more popular among those who conduct instrumental translation and documentary translation.
文摘From the translation theoretical strategies of"domestication"and"foreignization",Lin Yutang's translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life provides three ways to deal with the cultural differences:using idiomatic expressions of the target language,retaining Chinese linguistic characteristics and changing the syntactic structures.His usage of simple but proper words and idiomatic expressions endows his translation with naturalness and fluency.Lin's culture attitude-a combination of both eastern and western culture.
