Translation of Temporal Dialect in Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out From the Perspectives of Scope and Background

Abstract

Temporal dialect is widely adopted in the novel Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, for the novel involves many great times in China and all sorts of temporal dialects are the reveal of different eras. Therefore, in light of its importance of showing the features of different times, temporal dialect should be attached great significance to the translation studies. This paper aims to study the translation of temporal dialect in Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out from the perspectives of scope and background in Construal theory in order to verify the feasibility of scope and background in explaining the translation of temporal dialect. Based on the scope and background, encyclopedic knowledge can be formed for the purpose of understanding the temporal dialect in the original and producing the same translation version as the cognitive domains evoked in translator’s mind. What is more, suitable translation methods should be employed in the translation process under the guidance of scope and background in order to help target readers understand the theme and features of the original well.