Analyzing the Translation of Monkey King- the Hero is Back from the Perspective of Domestication and Foreignization

从归化和异化的角度评析电影《大圣归来》的英文翻译

Literature interview

As is known to us all, there exist too many differences in culture between China and western countries. Thus, when we do the Chinese to English translation, we#8217;d better choose a appropriate way, domestication translation or foreignization translation. However, which is better? Can it be good to both native speakers and foreign readers?

Domestication and Foreignization was put forward by Lawrence Venuti, a famous American translation theorist, in 1995 in The Translator#8217;s Invisibility. These two theories can also be regarded as extensions of literal translation and free translation. He points that the translators should make the translation as fluent as the writers. Domestication has its own limitations. Venuti believes that "if the weak language text is naturalized in translation into a strong culture, then the foreign elements contained in the weak text will be obliterated. Therefore, such a translation cannot reflect the exotic culture of alien culture, but will mislead the reader, Let them indulge in cultural narcissism." If we translate the Jade Emperor into God and translate the Queen Mother into the Virgin Mary, it is not beautiful but it is ridiculous.

Let#8217;s make a comparison of the two translations of Jiang Xue, written by Liu Zongyuan.

”千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭。
孤舟蓑笠翁，独钓寒江雪。 ”

(1) A little boat, a bamboo cloak,