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Comparative Analysis of Two English Translations of "Moonlight Over the Lotus Pond" From the Perspective of Functional Equivalence

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HAN Lu, GAO Wencheng

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.08.007

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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

"Moonlight Over the Lotus Pond" is a prose written by Zhu Ziqing, a famous writer. Many famous translators have translated it into English versions, among which there are many famous works. From the perspective of functional equivalence, this article selects representative fragments to compare the versions of Wang Jiaosheng and Zhu Chunshen, and analyzes their styles and their respective advantages and disadvantages. This article makes an attempt on the review of the translation from the perspective of functional equivalence.

KEYWORDS

translation, functional equivalence, Zhu Ziqing, "Moonlight Over the Lotus Pond"

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, August 2023, Vol. 21, No. 8, 326-331 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.08.007

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