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”。

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.