《射雕英雄传》终于有英译版了!最难译的不是“九阴白骨爪”
<p>近日，有件资讯开始在江湖上流传——金庸的“射雕”三部曲即将被译为英文。明年2月份《射雕英雄传》的第一卷将要登陆英伦。</p><p>金庸，原名查良镛，英文名<span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Cha">Cha</span>。1924年生于浙江海宁。金庸曾经和双语君一样，也是一名资讯人。1946年，他进入杭州《东南日报》，负责收听英语的国际资讯广播，金庸大侠自上世纪五十年代开始创作武侠小说，他笔下“飞雪连天射白鹿，笑书神侠倚碧鸳”的故事早已传遍中原，但是西域读者大多只闻其名，未读其书，因为 波士顿大学比较文学系教授<span word="Petrus">Petrus</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>在最近一篇《石英》杂志（<span word="Quartz">Quartz</span>）的报道中说：</p><p>“<span word="Translating">Translating</span> <span word="Jin">Jin</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="integrates">integrates</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> ‘<span word="four">four</span>-<span word="character">character</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>’ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recreate">recreate</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="feel">feel</span>’ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="vernacular">vernacular</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>.”</p><p>“该报道还给西方读者介绍了金庸小说中极难 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cha">Cha</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> — <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="Freaks">Freaks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span>” — <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jianghu">jianghu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wuxia">wuxia</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>,” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="wuxia">wuxia</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wulin">wulin</span>, <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>,” <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p>
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