Abstract

Howard Goldblatt made an excellent translation of Culture-loaded expressions in Red Sorghum, by selecting different translation techniques according to their distinctive feature and context, trying to create a similar reading experience with native readers. Thus, the unique cultural panorama of Shan Dong, East China, is reconstituted before western readers.

Key words: Howard Goldblatt, Red Sorghum, Culture-loaded expressions, translation techniques.

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Literature Review-4

1.1 previous study on Howard Goldblatt’s translation techniques-4

1.2-Previous study on Culture-loaded Expression-5

2. Characteristics of CLEs in Red Sorghum-6

2.1 Words and expressions-6

2.2 Linguistic art forms-6

3. The CLE Translation Techniques in Red Sorghum-7

3.1 The translation of words with no equivalence-11

3.2 The translation of CLEs with imperfect equivalence-13

3.3 The translation of art forms-15

4. Conclusion-16

4.1 Considerations in choosing techniques-16

4.1.1 Context-16

4.1.2 Information inferred by readers-17

4.1.3 Necessity-17

4.1.4 Taste of target readers-17

4.2 Translation deficiency-17

5. References-18