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A Comparative Study and Appreciation of Translations of Slow, Slow Tune from the Perspective of Translation Aesthetics



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ZHANG Wen-bo

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2025.03.004

University of Shanghai for Science and Tecnology, Shanghai, China

Under the perspective of translation aesthetics, the article studies three Chinese-to-English translations of Slow, Slow Tune as research objects, comparing and contrasting the differences between the different translations under the perspective of translation aesthetics. The study finds that: Kenneth Rexroth’s translation is poor in textual understanding, with a lot of errors, and is too shallow in emotional expression, remaining only on the surface of the text; Lin Yutang makes occasional mistakes in understanding individual words, and is able to explore the implicit feelings of the lyricist, and his translation focuses on textual and phonological beauty; Xu Yuanchong’s translation is not only capable of conveying the meaning of the original work, but also of conveying the lyricist’s feelings more vividly and focusing on the phonological beauty. Xu Yuanchong’s translation not only conveys the meaning of the original work, but also vividly conveys the emotion of the lyricist, and pays attention to the beauty of sound.

translation aesthetics, Slow, Slow Tune

Journal of Literature and Art Studies, March 2025, Vol. 15, No. 3, 142-147