知识翻译学视角下的二十四节气英译

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2025.04.015

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

二十四节气是中华优秀传统文化和人类非物质文化遗产,其英译对于促进节气知识的国际传播具有举足轻重的意义,但目前学界尚未形成一个广泛认可和统一采用的英译版本。知识翻译学旨在回归知识本原,认为翻译关乎地方知识的世界性认同,它为翻译研究提供了新思路,更为知识的翻译提供了方法指导。本文以知识翻译学为基础,以其“真、善、美”的翻译标准来探讨五个代表性的二十四节气英译版本的异同和优缺点,并给出有利于知识迁移的建议译版,致力于提高二十四节气知识的世界性认同和推动中华传统节气“走出去”。

关键词: 二十四节气英译, 知识翻译学, “真、善、美”

Abstract:

The 24 Solar Terms, as an outstanding traditional Chinese culture and a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, hold crucial significance in their English translation for promoting international dissemination of this calendrical knowledge. Nonetheless, there has not been a universally accepted and adopted English translation version. Transknowletology clears that the essence of translation lies in the transfer of knowledge and views translation as a process of global recognition of local knowledge, which not only creates a new path for translation studies, but also provides methodological guidance for translation practices. This study, grounded in Transknowlogy and guided by its translation principles of “truth, virtue, and beauty”, examines the similarities and differences, merits and demerits of five representative English translations of the 24 Solar Terms. Through comparative analysis, it proposes optimized translation recommendations conducive to knowledge transfer, aiming to enhance global recognition of this temporal knowledge system and facilitate the international dissemination of traditional Chinese culture.

Key words: English translation of the 24 Solar Terms, Transknowletology, “truth, virtue, and beauty”

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H315.9

叶梦如, 张海榕. 知识翻译学视角下的二十四节气英译[J]. 当代外语研究, 2025, 25(4): 173-181.

YE Mengru, ZHANG Hairong. A Study on the English Translation of the 24 Solar Terms from the Perspective of Transknowletology[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2025, 25(4): 173-181.

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节气	季理斐(1911年)	翟理斯(1912年)	天文学名词委 (1987)	北京冬奥会 (2022)	宋英杰(2022)
春分	Spring Equinox	Vernal Equinox	Vernal/Spring Equinox	Spring Equinox	Spring Equinox
夏至	Summer Solstice	Summer Solstice	Summer Solstice	Summer Solstice	Summer Solstice
秋分	Autumnal Equinox	Autumnal Equinox	Autumnal Equinox	Autumn Equinox	Autumn Equinox
冬至	Winter Solstice	Winter Solstice	Winter Solstice	Winter Solstice	Winter Solstice

节气	季理斐 (1911年)	翟理斯 (1912年)	天文学名词委(1987)	北京冬奥会(2022)	宋英杰 (2022)
小暑	Slight Heat	Slight Heat	Lesser Heat	Minor Heat	Minor Heat
大暑	Great Heat	Great Heat	Greater Heat	Major Heat	Major Heat
小寒	Slight Cold	Little Cold	Lesser Cold	Minor Cold	Minor Cold
大寒	Great Cold	Severe Cold	Greater Cold	Major Cold	Major Cold
小雪	Slight Snow	Light Snow	Light Snow	Minor Snow	First Snowfall
大雪	Great Snow	Heavy Snow	Heavy Snow	Major Snow	First Snow Cover

节气	季理斐 (1911年)	翟理斯 (1912年)	天文学名词委(1987)	北京冬奥会(2022)	宋英杰 (2022)
雨水	Rain Water	Rain Water	Rain Water	Rain Water	First Rainfall
谷雨	Corn Rain	Grain Rains	Grain Rain	Grain Rain	Grain Rain
白露	White Dew	White Dew	White Dew	White Dew	White Dew
寒露	Cold Dew	Cold Dew	Cold Dew	Cold Dew	Cold Dew
霜降	Frost’s Descent	Hoar Frost Descends	First Frost	Frost’s Descent	First Frost

节气	季理斐 (1911年)	翟理斯 (1912年)	天文学名词委(1987)	北京冬奥会(2022)	宋英杰 (2022)
惊蛰	Waking of Insects	Excited Insects	Awakening from Hibernation	Awakening of Insects	Hibernator Awakens
清明	Pure Brightness	Clear and Bright	Fresh Green	Pure Brightness	Fresh Green
小满	Grain Full	Grain Fills	Lesser Fullness	Grain Buds	Fullness Approaches
芒种	Grain in the Ear	Grain in Ear	Grain in Ear	Grain in Ear	Harvesting and Sowing

节气	季理斐 (1911年)	翟理斯 (1912年)	天文学名词委(1987)	北京冬奥会(2022)	宋英杰 (2022)
立春	Beginning of Spring	Spring Begins	Beginning of Spring	Beginning of Spring	Spring Begins
立夏	Beginning of Summer	Summer Begins	Beginning of Summer	Beginning of Summer	Summer Begins
立秋	Beginning of Autumn	Autumn Begins	Beginning of Autumn	Beginning of Autumn	Autumn Begins
立冬	Beginning of Winter	Winter Begins	Beginning of Winter	Beginning of Winter	Winter Begins
处暑	Stopping of Heat	Limit of Heat	End of Heat	End of Heat	Heat Withdraws