A Study on the English Translation of Chinese Running Sentences on the View of George Steiner’s Hermeneutic Translation Theory—A Case Study of “<i>China</i> <i>Manifested</i> <i>in</i> <i>Trees</i>”

本文选取梁衡《树梢上的中国》代表性章节作为研究语料，基于乔治·斯坦纳阐释学理论框架，从译者主体性维度切入，结合阐释学四个翻译步骤“信赖”、“侵入”、“吸收”和“补偿”，通过词汇转换、句式重构及语篇衔接三个层面的系统分析，深入探讨汉语流水句的英译转换策略。旨在归纳总结具有可操作性的翻译策略，为解决具有中国特色的表达型文本外译过程中的实际问题提供理论参考和实践指导。 This paper takes as its object of study certain excerpts from the book “China Manifested in Trees” by Liang Heng, and employs George Steiner’s hermeneutic theory in combination with the four steps of hermeneutic translation (trust, intrusion, absorption and compensation) as developed by the translator. The paper then proceeds to analyze the English translation of the text from three levels. The present study focuses on the English translation of Chinese running sentences, with a particular emphasis on the English translation strategy employed in such cases. To this end, the four hermeneutic translation steps of “trust”, “aggression”, “Incorporation” and “compensation” are combined with the three levels of vocabulary, sentence and discourse. The analysis of the English translation of the text is conducted with a view to examining the English translation strategies employed in the case of Chinese running sentences. It also summarizes the common translation methods and devotes itself to exploring the English translation of expressive texts with Chinese characteristics.