An Analysis of the Translation of Cultural Connotation in the English Film Subtitles

摘要

A language always contains cultural connotation, and serves for it during the process of communication. English and Chinese are different in their cultural backgrounds and developments. Therefore, in translating English subtitles into Chinese, the translation may be different from the original in their meanings and styles even if the language is translated correctly. The paper tries to analyze and discuss the features of translating the cultural connotation of English film subtitles and analyzes the practices of translating English film subtitles for representing the cultural connotation in translating English film subtitles, which is of great significance for the translation practice. To represent the cultural connotations, the translator should focus on the effect and the response of the audience for understanding and appreciating cultural connotations in target language instead of the literal translation of the source language, in which the functional equivalence between the source language and target language can be achieved.