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A Comparative Study on the Translation of Sayings in Two English Versions of Luotuo Xiangzi

Yuqian Qiao, Da Chen

Abstract


Taking the two English versions of Lao She’s Luotuo Xiangzi, the earliest and most complete translation, as the research texts, this paper extracts several sayings from Luotuo Xiangzi. It analyzes and compares them with the corresponding versions in the two English versions to study the standard features and diff erences in the translation process between the two versions.

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Translation Strategy; Luotuo Xiangzi; Evan King’s Version; Howard Goldblatt’s Version; Comparative Study

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i17.5480

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