基于受众反应的电游视听翻译探讨

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2022.04.005

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

电子游戏拥有庞大的国外受众,如何在翻译时恰当呈现游戏中的视听文本,尽可能再现其风貌,是游戏本地化和视听翻译研究的重点,但国内尚缺乏相关研究。本文以《黑神话:悟空》宣传片为例,基于海外受众评论和译者反思对该片译文进行评析,进而探讨电游视听翻译原则和策略,提出电游视听翻译不应只满足于语言转换,还应在准确传达原文语义的基础上注重多模态视听呈现效果,并符合字幕翻译的时空规范,以提升目标受众的沉浸式视听体验,同时适当处理游戏中的粗俗语,再现人物的个性特点;在处理文化专有词时以异化策略为主,以推动中国文化“走出去”。

关键词: 电游视听翻译, 《黑神话:悟空》, 受众反应, 多模态

Abstract:

Given that video games tend to attract a large foreign audience, it is crucial to properly represent the audiovisual text in the game and reproduce its original flavor through subtitling. The related study is of significance in the localization of video games and the study of audiovisual translation. This emerging audiovisual translation (AVT) study, however, is still largely under-researched in China with the existing studies often conducted with rather traditional methods. This case study of the trailer of the video game Black Myth: Wukong discusses the principles and strategies of gaming AVT based on foreign audiences' responses and the subtitler's reflections. It is argued that gaming AVT should not be confined to language transfer. Greater importance should be attached to achieving the overall multimodal effects and meeting the tempo-spatial specifications of subtitling to enhance the audience's immersive experience. Meanwhile, vulgar language in the game should be treated properly to represent the personality traits of game characters and foreignization be favored in treating culture-specific items so as to promote Chinese culture abroad.

Key words: gaming audiovisual translation, Black Myth:Wukong, audience response, multimodality

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H315.9

汪宝荣, 刘涛. 基于受众反应的电游视听翻译探讨[J]. 当代外语研究, 2022, 22(4): 46-57.

WANG Baorong, LIU Tao. An Exploration of Audiovisual Translation in Video Games Based on Audience Response[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2022, 22(4): 46-57.

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类别	网名	评论
漏译	asker skov	Partially subtitled, why even have subtitles…
	David Sisselman	Whoever was translating the captions to English apparently gave up halfway through
	……	……
正面	Handsome Jack	I’m impressed by the English translation in this video....so poetic and precise!!!!!
	Liwei Guo	Besides the graphics, I’m awed by how precise and elegant the English translation is @9:36
	……	……
负面	Han Wang	Man! that speech starting at 9:12 was so sick, and the English translation can’t catch 10% of its true spirit.
	Brother Big	The English Translation is far from accurate.
	……	……
文化	Believe in good	The Chinese subtitles are full of all kinds of philosophy and wisdom, but unfortunately, the language of English cannot fully express these things, if you cannot read Chinese. You will miss at least 70% to 80% of it.
	17 5	No matter how well the English translation is, it cannot reflect the artistic conception contained in Chinese. How pity it is! So, everyone learns Chinese right now!
	……	……
视听	KingNazaru	Is there going to be an English dub? These subtitles are moving too fast.
	Caio Dias	Need to watch several times. Many to see this graphics, and one for read the subtitles
	……	……
粗语	Hernando Chandra	放屁translation: heed my words
	Prastagus Tan	interesting that the English translation didn’t curse like the Chinese did for “放屁”. I would translate that as “BS”
	……	……

视觉画面	人物动作	声迹	字幕
	大妖:发起劈砍; 悟空:翻腾躲闪;	1. 打杀声; 2. 飘渺悠长的背景吟唱声;	无(字幕渐入,即将出现)
	大妖:挥刀旋斩; 悟空:受击溅血;	1. 打杀声; 2. 刀兵劈中血肉声; 3. 飘渺悠长的背景吟唱声; 4. 黄眉大王气势恢弘的画外音“不杀生,仇恨永无止息”	不杀生,仇恨永无止息 Thou shalt kill, lest feuds instill.
……

原文	译文一	译文二	部分十诫(KJV)
不杀生,仇恨永无止息	Go, kill, righteously, to end wars.	Thou shalt kill, lest feuds instill.	Thou shalt have no other gods before me. …… Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. ……
不偷盗,强弱如我何异	Steal, with pride, to redistribute wealth.	Thou shalt steal, as decreed by the free will.
不邪淫,一切有情皆孽	Copulate, in all your passion, to give love a palpable shape.	Thou shalt commit adultery, for love thrives in debauchery.
不妄语,梦幻泡影空虚	Weave fancy lies, to invent a purpose for an otherwise pointless life	Thou shalt speak the untruth, to inspire and seduce.

原文	译文二	字符	断句	字符
不邪淫一切有情皆孽	Thou shalt commit adultery, for love thrives in debauchery.	51	Thou shalt commit adultery	23
不邪淫一切有情皆孽	Thou shalt commit adultery, for love thrives in debauchery.	51	for love thrives in debauchery	26
不妄语梦幻泡影空虚	Thou shalt speak the untruth, to inspire and seduce.	44	Thou shalt speak the untruth	24
不妄语梦幻泡影空虚	Thou shalt speak the untruth, to inspire and seduce.	44	to inspire and seduce	16
不馋酒忧怖涨落无常	Drenchin fine wines, to sooth your mind where emotions entwine.	54	Drenchin fine wines	17
不馋酒忧怖涨落无常		54	to sooth your mind where emotions entwine	35
不耽乐芳华刹那而已	Embrace bodily pleasure, for life is short and you have now or never.	57	Embrace bodily pleasure	21
不耽乐芳华刹那而已		57	for life is short and you have now or never	34