Translator’s Subjectivity Reflected in Translation Arts.doc

Translator’s Subjectivity Reflected in Translation Arts 摘 要：With the booming emphasis of translators studies in current translation world, translator’s subjectivity has been focused on gradually by translation scholars at home and abroad and thus becomes one of the hot issues in the field of translation study. Under such a situation, it is necessary to make an in-depth study of this field. Zhang Guruo, an eminent translator, devotes his life to the research and translation of English literature. The characteristic of this translator is that his version is both faithful to the original and genuine and idiomatic in Chinese expression. The paper aims to give a tentative exploration and study on Zhang Guruo?s translation arts from the perspective of the translator’s subjectivity, trying to give a more comprehensive study of this great translator in modern China. 关键词：translators subjectivity; Zhang Guruo; Tess of the d’Urbervilles I Introduction： Although the subjectivity of the translator has been recognized, the status of the translator has not been enhanced thoroughly. Systematic and profound studies are called for, especially on the perspectives of the translator’s life philosophy, cultural attitudes, self-cultivation. This paper aims at calling for the translation circles? attention to the translator?s role in translation studies so as to raise his position. After a brief review of the translator?s subjectivity in the history of translation studies, this paper explores Zhang Guruo?s translation arts from the perspective of the translator?s subjectivity. Both Zhang Guruo?s choice of the author and his understanding of the source text are important manifestations of how a translator displays his initiative and creativity in the translation work. II A Case Study on Zhang Guruo?s Translation Works—Tess of the d?Urbervilles 1.When the translator and the translator?s subjectivity became an important issue, translation studies have spanned across three stages