【導(dǎo)讀】隨著中國(guó)改革開(kāi)放的成功，中國(guó)與英語(yǔ)國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)文化交流日益頻繁。近年來(lái)，越來(lái)越多的英語(yǔ)電影涌入中國(guó)電影市場(chǎng)。為滿(mǎn)足中國(guó)觀眾日益增長(zhǎng)的。需求，英語(yǔ)電影在不斷的被譯為漢語(yǔ)。電影的翻譯既是介紹異域文化的一種簡(jiǎn)。由于英文電影片名獨(dú)特的文化內(nèi)涵，在漢。譯時(shí)必須要從多方面因素考慮，采用合適的翻譯方法。文章從分析英語(yǔ)電影片

　　

【正文】 nd the applicability of the literal approach to English movie titles translation. It retains a unity of the form and information between the translated version and the original. It also keeps the exotic flavor of the source text and generally well serves the vocative function of the title to attract eyeballs. However, it can also cause problems. Sometimes literal translation may confuse the reader because there are differences between languages. And 10 inpatibility between the form of the translated version and the original content may appear, especially when cultural elements are involved. To solve the problem, other methods or techniques need to be employed so that connotations of the original title can be preserved and the basic functions of the film title be fulfilled pletely. Free Translation In any translation, translators have to remind themselves of not expecting to find equivalent expressions in the target language all the time. In this situation, they may often need to adopt free translation, which is an alternative approach that is used mainly to convey the meaning and the spirit of the original title without sticking to the form mechanically. Some movie titles convey strong cultural flavor, like the use of culturalloaded words, phrases and idioms. In such occasions it39。s difficult to reserve the original form and meanwhile make the target audiences understand the inner meaning of the title. Free translation is applicable in these cases. For example: One Flew Over the Cuckoo39。s Nest《飛越瘋?cè)嗽骸?,Seven《七宗罪》 , etc. Free translation need not pay attention to the form of the original, including the construction of the original sentences, meaning of the original works, and metaphor in the original and so on. By free translation, people are able to render the brief message of the original title in a more free and flexible way. But free translation does not mean to delete or add content to the original and translators must consider the original carefully, know its stress, translate it naturally, and express the meaning of the original. A typical example is the translation of Waterloo Bridge《魂斷藍(lán)橋》， which tells a tragic love story. The word “bridge” is kept and translated literally, for it plays a considerably important part in the movie where the story takes place and the heroine eventually mits suicide. Taking the cultural connotation into consideration, the translator skillfully resorts to the Chinese folktale of Blue Bridge“藍(lán)橋相會(huì) ”, a Chinese allusion going like this: a young man named Wei Sheng fell in love with a beautiful girl and they pledged to get married, but the girl’s parents didn’t agree, so they made an appointment to meet at the “blue bridge” outside the town to run away. It rained heavily that night. Wei Sheng waited for the girl’s ing who had been detained by her parents. Wei Sheng did not want to betray their oath and kept waiting, 11 as a result, he was drowned by the flood。 when the girl escaped from home and arrived at the bridge, she felt so sad when she saw Wei Sheng’s dead body。 without hesitation, she jumped into the river embracing Wei Sheng. After that, Chinese people used the “blue bridge” to stand for the lovers’ meeting place. The translation“魂斷藍(lán)橋” implies an emotion of departure, which may easily arouse resonance among the Chinese audience. Considering the mood of the story, the two Chinese character“魂 斷 ”are added to conform to the tragic atmosphere of the film, which can easily kindle the audience39。s curiosity about a heartstirring love story hidden between the lines. In addition, the selection of the Chinese fourcharacter structure well suits the taste of the Chinese audience and is in accordance with the Chinese aesthetic standard, thus having a great attraction to the audience. If it is literally translated as “滑鐵盧橋 ”,the Chinese audience might easily associate this film with the defeat of Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo， and take it as a war movie. However, this is a romantic and sad love story and Waterloo Bridge in the movie merely serves as a background scene. For these reasons, pared with the slavishly translated version“滑鐵盧橋 ”， which sounds lifeless and tasteless and which may cause the Chinese audience to associate it with a historical movie about Napoleon, the version“魂斷藍(lán)橋 ”surpasses in successfully achieving the informative, aesthetic as well as the appellative functions. More successful cases could be found in movie title translation practice, such as Speed《生死時(shí)速》 , County Bridge《廊橋遺夢(mèng)》 , Ghost《人鬼情未了》 , Forrest Gump《阿甘正傳》 , The Devil Wears Prada《時(shí)尚女魔頭》 and so on. However, translators should distinguish free translation from random translation. A good free translation is not the unrestrained imagination of the translator, but should be created by a thorough understanding of the movie content, theme and spirit, so as to retain and better express the original meanings and artistic features of the movie title. Adapted translation Adapted translation is the last resort in translating English movie titles. It occurs sometimes to the translator that neither literal nor liberal translation works in some cases. Even if handled by the virtue of the two methods, some renderings still bee obscure and hard to understand, or tend to be pedestrian and flat, or 12 ambiguous and misleading. Faced with such dilemma, the translator has to develop his initiative and creativity to crack the hard nut. The choice would be adapted translation. Adapted translation is to shake off the original title and makes a fresh one based on the content of the movie. This approach lies in betraying the original title so as to be loyal to the latent meaning, the theme and the style of the movie. To a large extent, adapted translation is a process of generalization of the content of the movie. Therefore, the translator must first understand the content and theme of the original movie thoroughly, and then correctly and creatively reproduce a title. In the practice of English movie title translation, many successful creative and appropriate Chinese versions meet the audience39。s eyes, in which the diction is carefully weighted, the thematic meaning deeply explored, the artistic effect vividly reproduced and great interest and desire from the audience conjured up accordingly. The American science fiction film The Day After Tomorrow tells a story of the relation between human beings and the natural environment. Global warming melts the polar ice caps, which makes the oceans rise and disrupts the Gulf Stream. A climate shift occurs, sending the Earth into an ice age. Millions die and the world is changed forever, but the pla has cleansed itself. The translators give the version《后天》 and《明天過(guò)后》 respectively, both of which are literal translations. The version《末日浩劫》 is an example of adapted translation. For such a grand scene and a shocking and alarming mov