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On

Chinese Science Fiction Translation from the

Perspective of Reception Theory: A Case Study of

the English Version of Santi

接受理论视域下中国科幻小说英译

——

以《三

体》英译本为例

所 在 院 系： 外国语学院

专 业 名 称： 外国语言学及应用语言学

指 导 教 师： 张辉

研 究 生： 丛晶晶

完 成 时 间：

2017

年

6

月

5

日

沈阳师范大学研究生处制

类

别

全日制研究生 √

教育硕士

同等学力On Chinese Science Fiction Translation

from the Perspective of Reception Theory:

A Case Study of the English Version of Santi

A Thesis

Submitted to the School of Foreign Languages

Shenyang Normal University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Arts

By Cong Jingjing

Under the Supervision of

Associate Professor Zhang Hui

June 2017i

Acknowledgements

During the completion of this thesis, there are many people that I need to thank.

Without their help, this thesis would not have been finished on time. I would like to

express my sincere gratitude, appreciation, and thanks to them here.

First of all, I am most indebted to my supervisor Zhang Hui. Her invaluable

suggestions, insightful comments and painstaking corrections have made great

contribution to the completion of this thesis.

Secondly, my sincere thanks go to all the teachers and professors in the School

of Foreign Languages. Their lectures enlightened me and greatly broadened my

horizons.

And lastly, my genuine thanks must be given to my parents who always

provided me with great consolation and support. Also, I appreciate my roommates and

my friends who help me work out the problems both in the study and daily life.ii

Abstract

Science fiction originated from the Western world and had a group of loyal

readers in the West. But due to Chinese readers’ prejudice against science fiction, it

developed slowly in China. As a result, there are not many scholars in China studying

on science fiction translation, let alone its translation. As Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang

have won the Hugo Award in succession, the Chinese science fiction has received

extensive attention at home and abroad. Therefore, the number of the studies related

to Chinese science fiction translation has also increased rapidly.

Santi is seen as a milestone in the history of Chinese science fiction. Santi and its

English version are very typical. Thus, under the guidance of reception theory, this

thesis takes the English version of Santi as an example to analyze Chinese science

fiction translation from the aspects of “reader-centered principle”, “horizon of

expectation” and “appealing structure”. Different from traditional translation theories,

reception theory emphasizes readers’ center position in literary studies. For this reason,

readers should be in the center position of translation studies. And in the translation

process, the translator should take readers’ reception ability and horizon of

expectation consideration, fill in the vacancy, analyze the indeterminacy and

appropriately retain appealing structure in the original text.

Based on the case analysis in the thesis, the author thinks that the guiding role

of reception theory mainly reflected in three aspects. First, readers’ reception of the

text should be concerned by the translator. In other words, target language readersiii

should be in the center position of translation practice and theoretical studies. Second,

the translator should take readers’ horizon and expectation account and help them

to rebuild their horizon by using the foreignizing translation strategy appropriately.

Finally, considering readers’ reception ability, the translator should ively

concretize the indeterminacies in the text and fill in the vacancies. It’s helpful for

readers to have a full understanding and reception of Chinese science fiction without

too much damage of the features of original text.

Key Word: Chinese science fiction translation, reception theory, translation strategies,

English version of Santiiv

摘 要

科幻小说起源于西方，在西方也拥有一批忠实读者。但在中国，由于读者对

科幻小说存在偏见而发展缓慢，国内从事科幻小说翻译研究的学者更是少之又少。

因为刘慈欣和郝景芳相继获得雨果奖，中国科幻小说得到了国内外的广泛关注。

中国科幻小说翻译研究数量也迅速增加。

《三体》被看作中国科幻小说史上的一座里程碑。因此，其原文及英译本都

极具代表性。本文以《三体》英译本为例，在接受理论指导下从“读者中心原则”、

“期待视野”和“召唤结构”三方面对中国科幻小说的英译进行分析。不同于传

统翻译理论，接受理论强调读者在文学研究中的中心地位。将读者置于翻译的中

心位置，译者在翻译过程中应考虑到读者的接受能力和期待视野，填补空白，分

析文本中的未定性，并适当保留原文本中的召唤结构。

基于文中的案例分析，作者认为接受理论对中国科幻小说英译的指导作用主

要体现在三个方面。首先译者要考虑到读者对文本的接受

,

将目的语读者置于翻

译实践和理论研究的中心位置。其次，译者需要考虑到读者的视野和阅读期待，

适当选用异化的方法保留原文本中的文化特色，扩大读者视野，并帮助读者完成

视野重构。最后，考虑到读者的接受能力，译者应该有选择的对文本中的未定性

进行具体化并填补文本中的空白，从而帮助读者充分理解并接受中国科幻小说而

不过多的破坏原文本的特征。

关键词：中国科幻小说翻译；接受理论；翻译策略；《三体》英译本v

Contents

Acknowledgements........................................................................................................i

Abstract in English...................................................................................................... ii

Abstract in Chinese.....................................................................................................iv

Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................................1

1.1 Background of the Study.................................................................................1

1.2 Purpose of the Study....................................................................................... 2

1.3 Significance of the Study................................................................................ 4

1.4 Overall Structure of the Thesis........................................................................4

Chapter 2 Literature Review................................................................................... 6

2.1 Overview of Reception Theory.......................................................................6

2.1.1 Definition of Reception Theory......................................................... 6

2.1.2 Origin and Development of Reception Theory..................................7

2.1.3 Main Concepts of Reception Theory................................................. 9

2.2 Studies of the Chinese Science Fiction Translation...................................... 12

2.2.1 Definition of Science Fiction........................................................... 12

2.2.2 Introduction of Chinese Science Fiction..........................................13

2.2.3 Previous Studies of Science Fiction Translation in China............... 15

2.3 Chinese Science Fiction Translation from the Perspective of Reception

Theory.......................................................................................................................... 17

2.3.1 Readers in Chinese Science Fiction Translation.............................. 18vi

2.3.2 Horizon of Expectations in Chinese Science Fiction Translation....19

2.3.3 Appealing Structure in Chinese Science Fiction Translation...........20

Chapter 3 A Case Study of the Translation of The Three- Body Problem from

the Perspective of Reception Theory........................................................................22

3.1 Introduction of Liu Cixin and Santi.............................................................. 22

3.2 Feasibility of Applying Reception Theory to Chinese Science Fiction

Translation....................................................................................................................24

3.3 Analysis of the Translation of The Three-Body Problem from the Perspective

of Reception Theory.....................................................................................................25

3.3.1 Analysis from the Perspective of Reader-centered Principle...........26

3.3.1.1 Readers of The Three-Body Problem................................ 26

3.3.1.2 Translation Strategies to Meet Reader-centered Principle 29

3.3.2 Analysis from the Perspective of Horizon of Expectation...............34

3.3.2.1 Expectation to The Three-Body Problem.......................... 35

3.3.2.2 Fusion of Horizon of The Three-Body Problem................39

3.3.3 Analysis from the Perspective of Appealing Structure.................... 50

3.3.3.1 Compensation of Indeterminacy in the Translation of The

Three-Body Problem.................................................................................................... 50

3.3.3.2 Requirements from the Aspect of Vacancy....................... 53

3.4 A Brief Summary...........................................................................................55

Chapter 4 Implications for Chinese Science Fiction Translation....................... 57

4.1 Target Language Readers’ Reception............................................................57vii

4.1.1 Target Language Readers’ Reception of Chinese Science Fiction...57

4.1.2 Requirements for Chinese Science Fiction Translators................... 60

4.2 Rebuilding of Target Language Readers’ Horizons...................................... 62

Chapter 5 Conclusion..............................................................................................65

5.1 Major Findings of the Study......................................................................... 65

5.2 Limitations of the Study................................................................................67

5.3 Suggestions for Future Researches............................................................... 68

References................................................................................................................... 691

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter is a brief introduction of the whole thesis. At the beginning of this

chapter, some background information is introduced. Then the significance and

research questions of this study are discussed. At the end of this chapter, the author

briefly introduces the outline of this thesis.

1.1 Background of the Study

Science fiction (sci-fi or SF) originated from western countries and had many

excellent writers and a large group of enthusiastic readers in the West. For instance,

Jules Gabriel Verne, “the Father of Science Fiction” and another famous sci-fi writer

Isaac Asimov have many readers all over the world. Different from other popular

novels, science fiction always has a direct connection with science and technology. To

some extent, science fiction has been seen as a prediction of the future life. And many

scenes and items described in SF works finally come true in the future.

There are many excellent science fiction writers and loyal readers in the West.

But in China, science fiction developed slowly for a long time. However, the success

of Santi and its English version made science fiction become a popular literal genre in

China. What’s more, it also encouraged the creation of Chinese science fiction. In

2016, Hao Jingfang, with her short novel Folding Beijing, became the second Chinese

writer who has won Hugo Award. It seems that Chinese science fiction experiences its

spring time now. As a result, there are more and more researches focusing on the2

translation of science fiction in China, and many of them prefer to Chinese

sci-fi works as their research material.

Even though, current researches related to science fiction translation in China

are still at the beginning stage, and there are rarely completed or mature theories

about science fiction translation. Previous studies on this subject are mainly focused

on a particular text or a single aspect of science fiction translation. In addition, most

of the previous studies choose English science fiction works instead of Chinese texts

as the study material.

One of the most remarkable features of Chinese science fiction is the usage of

cultural-related elements. In other words, there are many information about Chinese

culture, history and social life in Chinese science fiction works. On the one hand, this

kind of information attracted a group of Western readers. Through reading these

Chinese sci-fi works, they can gain some knowledge of Chinese history and culture.

On the other hand, these factors are also hard for translators to deal with. It needs to

be analyzed and discussed how to satisfy Western readers’ expectations and maintain

its original style at the same time.

1.2 Purpose of the Study

Since the Chinese science fiction The Three-Body Problem published in

America in 2013, it has been well received and admitted by English readers. Its writer

Liu Cixin also becomes the first Chinese SF writer who has won the Nebula Award

and Hugo Award. The success of The Three-Body Problem attracted Chinese readers’3

attention and invoked their interest in science fiction. And it also promoted the

development and researches of science fiction in China.

To some extent, contemporary Chinese science fiction began from translating

foreign works. But the corresponding studies in China are lagging far behind from the

Western world. There are few scholars in China working at science fiction translation,

let alone Chinese science fiction translation. One of the important reasons is that

Chinese SF works are not as mature and popular as foreign works. In addition, the

literariness and scientific features of sci-fi works make it more difficult to translate.

For these reasons, taking The Three-Body Problem as an example, this thesis

aims to analyze the translation of Chinese science fiction, and intends to discuss and

summarize some principles and strategies in the translation process. From the

perspective of reception theory, the author of this thesis attempts to answer the

following questions:

(1). Why can reception theory be applied to science fiction translation?

(2). What strategies are used in the translation of the Chinese science fiction The

Three-Body Problem from the perspective of reception theory?

In this thesis, not only the source text and the translated text, but also the

translator’s view and target language readers’ comments on the English version of

Santi will be discussed and analyzed. According to reception theory, readers play a

significant role in the reception of a literary text. Through analyzing the translator and

target language readers’ understanding and their reception of the text, this thesis


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