外语系2012届毕业论文范本.doc

OUTLINE Abstract Key Words I. Introduction II. Contrasting of the Versions in the Perspective of Three-word Standard in Translation Three-word Standard of Translation Faithfulness in Translation Expressiveness in Translation Elegance in Translation III. Contrasting of the Versions in the Perspective of Three Beauties in Poetry Translation Three Beauties in the Poetry Translation Beauty in Sense Beauty in Sound Beauty in Form IV. Contrasting of the Versions in the Perspective of Cultural Differences Cultural Difference Contrasting of the Versions V. Conclusion Bibliography 中文标题、摘要、关键词 On Several English Versions of A Tranquil Night Author：×××　 Number：××× Tutor：××× Abstract: A good translation can convey faithfully not only the content but also the style and the spirit of the source text. So there are two schools in translators: those who think translation is a science; and those who think translation is an art. In this paper, I introduce, explain and contrast several English versions of A Tranquil Night in the perspective of three-word standard, three beauties in poetry translation, cultural differences and equivalent translation, in order to prove that not only is translation a science, but also is an art. Key Words: three-word standard; three beauties; cultural differences; equivalent translation I. Introduction What is translation? Translation is a kind of language activity of using one language to re-express completely and accurately the ideological content contained in another language; or it is a rendering from one language into another. As a tool of recording human history and expressing human life and minds, each language has its own background and culture content. Because of long developing, Chinese becomes one language which is the oldest, the most complex, the most plentiful and the most imaginative. Our ancestry created and developed this language in thousands of years; and some great writers used the language to write many famous books, such a