A Study on Subtitles Translation of Cantonese Opera Movie“The Legend of White Snake” from the Perspective of Ecotranslatology

Abstract

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has attached great importance to promoting Chinese culture abroad and strengthening China’s discourse power and infl uence internationally. Chinese traditional drama, as the quintessence of Chinese culture, is worthwhile to spread overseas to enhance the soft power of our culture. Domestic fi lms involving profound culture are eff ective channels for cross-culture communication. However, many factors still restrain the export of Chinese fi lms, especially subtitles translation. Therefore, how to achieve appropriate subtitles translation is crucial for Chinese culture to go global. Taking eco-translatology as the theoretical basis, this paper aims to analyze the subtitles translation of the Cantonese opera fi lm “The Legend of White Snake” from the perspective of three-dimensional transformation: language, culture and communication, so as to provide practical suggestions for subtitles translation and promote the dissemination of drama culture in English-speaking countries.