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1、简评“龙”的翻译CommentsontheTranslationof“Loong”魏宏君（石河子大学外国语学院，新疆石河子832003）Abstract:SomewesternprofessorstranslatedtheChinese“loong”intothedevil“dragon”.Infact,thisisanimproperresolutionfromtheculture,historyandthetechniquesoftranslation.“Loong”isthesymbolofChinesenationandisamythologic
2、alcreature,withthemeaningsofbeingimperial,powerful,prosperouseventalentedetc.Butthe“dragon”inthewestcultureisthemythicalbeastusuallyrepresentedasahuge,winged,fire-breathingreptile，andthebaddefinitionsofSatan,devilandvixen.Sowhendoingtranslation,weshouldnottakethedifferencesofcult
3、urebackgroundforgrantedandtakethecultureinformationgapintoconsideration.Keywords:loong;dragon;translation摘要:一些西方学者把邪恶的“的拉根”翻译成了中国的龙。事实上，我们从中西方文化、历史和翻译技巧上来看，这都是误译。龙作为中华民族的象征，是一种想象出来的生物，是皇权、力量、繁荣、甚至是才能的象征。但是西方世界的“的拉根”是虚构出来的，身躯庞大笨拙，颜色是黑灰色的，长着巨大的翅膀，口中吐火，经常用作撒旦、邪恶和悍妇等不好的词。当我们在翻译时，不应忽视
4、了不同的文化背景，而应当多注意文化信息的差异。关键词：龙；的拉根；翻译I.Introduction1.Thetranslationof“dragon”intheChineseversionBibleTheChineseversionBiblefinallywaspublishedin1919.Atthebeginning,thepurposeofBibletranslationwastopreachtoChineseandpropagatetheChristcultureinChina.Atthesametime,Chinesebegantointrod
5、uceChineseculturetowesterncountries.Then,ChinesemastersfrequentlyquotedtheChineseversionBibleand,gradually,itbecametheauthoritativereference.WhenChinesemastersintroducedtheloongtowestern,theytranslated“loong”into“dragon”.So,westernpeoplerecognizedChineseloongasthesamesymbolandfig
6、ureofdragon.Infact,“dragon”and“loong”iscompletelydifferent.The“dragon”wastherepresentativeofSatananditjustsimplyindicatedakindofevil7monster,anevilthinginthewesternpeople’smind.The“loong”istherepresentativeofgoodnessanditwasakindoftraditionalChinesemythologicalanimal,whichbearsth
7、emeaningofbeingimperial,powerful,prosperousandeventalentedetc.ItwaswildlyusedinChinesepeople’sdailylife.However，wecouldclearlyseethetranslationfrom“dragon”to“loong”intheNewTestamentinChineseversion:“Andthereappearedanotherwonderinheaven;andbeholdagreatreddragon,havingsevenheadsan
8、dtenhorns,andsevencrownsuponhishead”.(Re
