Chronology Entry
Year
1982
Text
Liang, Shiqiu. Shu ping qi ze [ID D28838].
"To judge whether a translation is good or bad, we must compare it with the source text. If it is not contradictory to the source text, and, at the same time, it is fluent and does not read like a translation, this is surely a first-class translation. If the translator only knows the general ideas of the source text, makes his own interpretation according to the context, and then translates in fluent native language - this is only sense translation. This method can be used in translating common articles, but it is not appropriate for translating literary works. The value of literary works lies, to a great extent, in their masterly use of words. Therefore, translators should consider the use of every word meticulously, and try to achieve equivalence to the source text."
"To judge whether a translation is good or bad, we must compare it with the source text. If it is not contradictory to the source text, and, at the same time, it is fluent and does not read like a translation, this is surely a first-class translation. If the translator only knows the general ideas of the source text, makes his own interpretation according to the context, and then translates in fluent native language - this is only sense translation. This method can be used in translating common articles, but it is not appropriate for translating literary works. The value of literary works lies, to a great extent, in their masterly use of words. Therefore, translators should consider the use of every word meticulously, and try to achieve equivalence to the source text."
Mentioned People (1)
Liang, Shiqiu
(Beijing 1902-1987 Taibei) : Schrifsteller, Übersetzer, Literaturkritiker, Professor of English National Taiwan Normal University, Beijing-Universität
Subjects
Translation : History and Theory
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Translator
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2011 | Bai, Liping. Translator studies : Liang Shiqiu's discourse on translation. In : Across languages and cultures ; vol. 12, no 1 (2011). | Publication / LiaS111 |
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