摘 要

戏剧作品是文学和艺术的重要组成部分，具有双重性。戏剧可以说是文学作品，同时，根据戏剧的性质，它也成为舞台艺术的有机组成部分。作为一种特殊的文学形式，戏剧文本的主要目标是表演，其次是阅读。
本文将从功能对等理论对戏剧翻译进行分析。首先戏剧是一种特殊的文学体裁，翻译时，应考虑读者阅读文本的需求，还应考虑听众欣赏表演的需求。结合功能对等理论对老舍《茶馆》展开研究分析，例如尊称、招呼语、北京方言等。根据研究可得对戏剧的翻译要考虑读者阅读文本的需要,还要考虑观众欣赏演出的需要。

关键词：功能对等理论; 戏剧翻译;《茶馆》

ABSTRACT

Dramatic works are an important part of literature and art with duality.A dramatic work can be regarded as a literary work.At the same time, the nature of drama determines that it is an organic part of stage art.

This paper will analyze drama translation from the Perspective of Functional Equivalence.First of all, drama as a special literary genre,the translation of drama should not only take into account the needs of readers to read the text, but also take into account the needs of the audience to enjoy the performance. Combined with the Perspective of Functional Equivalence,this paper makes a research and analysis of Lao She’s “Teahouse”, such as honorific title, greeting, Beijing dialect and so on. According to the study,the translation of drama should not only take into account the needs of readers to read the text, but also take into account the needs of the audience to enjoy the performance.

Key Words: functional dynamic, drama translation, Teahouse

CONTENTS

Chapter One Introduction 4

1.1 Research Background 4

1.2 Research Objective and Significance 5

1.3 Structure of the Thesis 5

Chapter Two Literature Review 6

2.1 Studies on the Drama Translation 6

2.1.1 Domestic Studies 6

2.1.2 Foreign Studies 7

2.2 Studies on the Perspective of Functional Equivalence 8

2.2.1 Domestic Studies 8

2.2.2 Foreign Studies 9

Chapter Three The Perspective of Functional Equivalence 10

3.1 Four Aspects on the Perspective of Functional Equivalence 11

3.1.1 Lexical Equivalence 11

3.1.2 Syntactic Equivalence 11

3.1.3 Textual Equivalence 11

3.1.4 Stylistic Equivalence 11

Chapter Four The Perspective of Functional Equivalence Applied in Drama Translation 12

4.1 Ying Ruocheng and his English Version 12

4.1.1 Ying Ruocheng 12

4.1.2 His English Version Teahouse 12

4.2 A Study on Drama Translation of the English Version under the Perspective of Functional Equivalence 13

4.2.1 Translation of Old Sayings and Idioms 13

4.2.2 Translation of Honorific 14

4.2.3 Translation of Beijing Dialect 15

4.2.4 Translation of Greetings 16

Chapter Five Conclusion 17

5.1 Main Findings 17

5.2 Limitations of the Thesis 17

5.3 Suggestion for Future Research 17