“Why Taiwan Matters：Small Island, Global Powerhouse”之翻譯與翻譯實務探討

Translation and Commentary of Why Taiwan Matters：Small Island, Global Powerhouse

周怡妙(Yi-Miao Chou)

指導教授 ： 李憲榮

長榮大學/人文社會學院/翻譯學系(所)/碩士(2012年)

https://doi.org/10.6833/CJCU.2012.00062

摘要

本論文主旨在於提供《Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse》一書的翻譯與實務探討。論文共分為六個章節，第一章闡明筆者翻譯此書的動機及目的，翻譯的基礎在於套用彼得．紐馬克(Peter Newmark)的「溝通翻譯法」(communicative translation)。第二章主要介紹作者的背景及此書內容，以及筆者的讀後心得。第三章為譯文的呈現。第四章為翻譯操作探索，說明翻譯前的準備工作。第五章為翻譯實務解析，論述相關翻譯技巧以及描述筆者使用哪些翻譯技巧來精進譯文品質，也討論譯文的不足之處以及經李教授修改後的部分譯文。第六章為結論，筆者將做以上各章節的總結，闡述筆者在翻譯過程中的心得。希望透過本論文的呈現，打破「學會第二外語，就懂得翻譯」的迷思。不管是翻譯理論或是翻譯技巧，都是需要實際去操作，才能夠知道其中奧妙之處。

關鍵字

溝通翻譯法 ； 彼得．紐馬克 ； 翻譯技巧 ； 台灣歷史

並列摘要

The purpose of this thesis is to provide the translation of Why Taiwan Matters：Small Island, Global Powerhouse and discussion of the translation skills used by the author during the translation process. This thesis contains six chapters. Chapter 1 describes the motivation, the goal and the use of translation theory Communicative Translation proposed by Peter Newmark. Chapter 2 introduces the author and the content of the source book. Chapter 3 is the translated text of the source book. Chapter 4 focuses on the preparation work. Chapter 5 represents the related translation skills and explains how the author uses the translation skills to improve the translation quality with demonstrated examples. Chapter 6 is the conclusion. It is hoped that this thesis disproves the myth that “if you can speak foreign language, you can be a translator”. Only by doing the actual translation work, the translation theories and skills can be learned.

並列關鍵字

communicative translation ； Peter Newmark ； translation skills ； Taiwan history

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