摘要
儿童读者的地位在儿童文学翻译实践中常被无意识地忽视，继而导致译文中童趣色彩的流失。本文以The Last Kids on Earth系列为实践对象探索如何保留童趣。在翻译的过程中，译者遵从“读者中心论”，开展了儿童读者反馈调查，实现翻译策略和方法的动态调整。通过分析命名、对话、双关语及文化负载词等案例，本文认为，采取归化策略及意译、创译等翻译方法可以实现语言脱壳，从而满足儿童的“期待视野”并传达童趣；本文还认为，采取异化策略及增译、释译等翻译方法来补充必要信息，可以填补“文本未定性”并让读者读懂童趣。
关键词： 儿童文学翻译；接受美学；童趣保留；读者反馈；动态调整；双关语创译
Abstract
The role of child readers is often unconsciously overlooked in the practice of translating children’s literature, resulting in a loss of playful elements in the translated text. This study examines the The Last Kids on Earth series as a case study to explore how these elements can be preserved. Throughout the translation process, the translator adopted a “reader-centered” approach, utilizing feedback surveys from child readers to dynamically refine translation strategies and techniques. By analyzing examples such as naming, dialogue, puns, and culturally specific terms, this study argues that domestication strategies—combined with methods like free translation and creative translation—enable linguistic adaptation, aligning with children’s horizon of expectations and effectively conveying the playful elements. Additionally, it proposes that foreignization strategies, alongside techniques such as amplification and explanatory translation, can provide essential context to address textual indeterminacy, ensuring that readers comprehend the playful elements.
Key words： Children’s literature translation practice; Reception aesthetics theory; Preservation of playful elements; Readers’ response; Dynamic adjustment; Transcreation of wordplay
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