论汉学家李约瑟的巴蜀科技史及中华典籍译介
1. 西华大学, 外国语学院, 四川成都 610039
2. 四川传媒学院, 外国语部, 四川成都 611745
| 摘 要： | 科技史家、汉学家英国李约瑟（Joseph Needham, 1900-1995）对中国科学与文明进行了数十年的研究和考察，包括多次到中国进行实地考察，并主持编撰了英文版7卷本《中国科学技术史》，取得重要研究成果。李约瑟在包括成都市、宜宾市、重庆市等在内的巴蜀地区进行了广泛的科技史考察，例如在成都对道教科技史等进行了考证，还对中华典籍《周易参同契》中所含的中国古代化学技术进行了研究，将大量内容翻译为英文，并进行了阐释。通过梳理李约瑟在巴蜀地区的科技史考察，分析其重视区域科技史的原因，对李约瑟的翻译文本进行分析，考察其翻译策略，归纳出相关翻译方法，这能有助于加强巴蜀科技史对外传播交流工作，为拓展科技类典籍翻译的方法与提升其对外译介效果提供参考。 |
| 关 键 词： | 巴蜀科技; 典籍翻译; 李约瑟; 汉学家 |
| DOI： | 10.57237/j.cll.2024.02.004 |
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收稿日期: 2023-11-19
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On Sinologist Joseph Needham’s Investigation of the History of Science and Technology in Bashu Region and the Translation of Chinese Classics
1. School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
2. Department of Foreign Languages, Sichuan University of Media and Communications, Chengdu 611745, China
| Abstract: | Joseph Needham (1900-1995), a historian of technology and sinologist from the UK, conducted decades of research and investigation on Chinese science and civilization, including multiple visits to China. He also led the compilation of a 7-volume English version of Science and Civilization in China, achieving important research results. Joseph Needham conducted extensive research on the history of science and technology in the Bashu region (presently, Sichuan Province and Chongqing City), including cities like Chengdu, Yibin, Chongqing, etc. For example, he did research on the history of Taoist science and technology in Chengdu, etc. He also studied the ancient Chinese chemical techniques contained in the Chinese classic book Zhouyi Cantong Qi (The Kinship of the Three according to The Book of Changes), translated a large amount of content into English, and explained it. By sorting out Joseph Needham’s research on the history of science and technology in the Bashu region, this paper proposes the reasons for his emphasis on regional science and technology history, analyzes Joseph Needham’s translated texts, examines his translation strategies, and summarizes relevant translation methods. This is to help strengthen the cross-cultural communication of Bashu science and technology history, and provide a reference for expanding the methods of translating scientific and technological classics and improving their effectiveness in translation practice. |
| Keywords: | Bashu Technology; Translation of Classics; Joseph Needham; Sinologist |
基金
| 1. | 四川省高校人文社科重点研究基地巴蜀文化国际传播研究中心项目“古代巴蜀科技文化海外译介及其影响研究——以《中国科学技术史》为中心” (项目编号: 2023YB17) |
| 2. | 四川传媒学院科研处项目“基于诠释学理论的中华优秀典籍对外译介研究” (编号: X20220907) |
| 3. | 四川省国际科技合作(澳新)研究院项目 (编号: AXYJ2023-011) |
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