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**A Study on the Chinese Translation of The Invisible Man Based on the Hermeneutic Motion Theory**

Author(s)

QIAO Qiyun, ZHANG Shiqian

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.05.005

Affiliation(s)

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

This paper dynamically analyzes how the translator Chen Zhen finishes the four motion steps, i.e., trust, aggression, incorporation, and compensation, in translating Herbert George Wells’ novel The Invisible Man under the framework of the Hermeneutic Motion Theory. Through case analysis, it is found that the Hermeneutic Motion Theory could effectively guide and evaluate the whole dynamic translation process through the four successive motion-steps, and in the process, multiple translation strategies, methods, and skills are applied according to specific situation to reach a balanced translation effect.

KEYWORDS

the Hermeneutic Motion Theory, The Invisible Man, translation, motion steps

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, May 2023, Vol. 21, No. 5, 199-203 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.05.005

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