The Basic Principles in the Translation of Movies’ Titles (英语论文).doc

PAGE PAGE 1 The Basic Principles in the Translation of Movies’ Titles Introduction Movie is a kind of art form with which many people are fascinated. In this sense the title of a movie is as the trademark of the merchandise, and how to translate the title correctly and properly becomes crucial to its success in a foreign country. In the conversion process of the language and culture, there are mainly four basic principles that should be followed. I. The clear and correct delivery of language information As for the translation of the title of a movie, Bao Huinan once pointed out that in order to achieve the goal of a recreation of art, the translation work should not only match the language norm as well as art charm, but also should be faithful to the original context as well as the original language features; it should be beneficial to the introduction and promotion of the movie (Bao: 2001, pp. 92-101).The translation work must clearly and correctly deliver the information of the source language. In doing so, translators are obliged to be as faithful as they can to the original work. A. The necessity of the information equivalence According to Eugene A. Nada, a renowned American theorist in the field of translation, the so-called translation work is to use the most proper and natural equivalence in the target language to deliver the information of the source language, in which process the loyalty to the original meaning comes first, and then the style. By equivalence of the source language he means expressions that can successfully deliver the basic information of the original work as well as the original cultural background，through which readers of the target language can obtain the same feeling with readers of the source language when reading the translation work. In a Chinese website there is a list of the most popular films in the last ten days of April this year. Top 1：Basic Instinct 2（《本能2：致命诱惑》）； Top 2：Memoirs of a Geisha（《艺伎回忆录》）； Top 3： Daisy（《雏菊》）；