IAnalysis on the Selection of Subject in Chinese-English Translation --Take the Example of Selected Modern Chinese Essays by Zhan PeijiA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the B.A. Degree in English Language and LiteratureByAo XuetongSupervisor: Zhong Xiao Academic Title: LecturerNanhu College, Jiaxing University,Zhejiang Province, P.R.C.Feb. 24,2017I摘要 翻译是两种语言间相互转换的语言活动。在汉译英中,我们面临的任务之一是选择合适的词做主语。然而,由于英汉语言间存在较大差异,我们在汉译英过程中选择主语并不容易。汉英主语在形式和构句方面存在差异,而且汉语注重话题而英语注重主语。本文从对这些差异的分析入手,通过对张培基《英译中国现代散文选》的学习以及本人自身的实践和总结,在汉译英主语选择方面提出了一些方法和建议。一、保留原文主语作译文主语,二、选择原文的其他句子成分作译文主语,三、在译文中增补主语,四、减少改变主语。进而得出结论。在汉译英选择主语时,我们应该现在英美人的思维方式上考虑,结合英语的语言习惯,充分理解原文,运用一些技巧选择合适的主语。关键词:汉译英;主语的选择;英汉主语的差异;张培基;英译中国现代散文选IIAbstract Translation is a language activity of transforming between two languages. In the process of Chinese-English translation, choosing the suitable words as subjects is one of the tasks people facing with. However, it's not easy for people to choose subjects in Chinese-English translation because of the differences between Chinese and English. The subjects of Chinese and English have differences in forms and sentence structure. Furthermore, Chinese is topic-prominent language and English is subject-prominent language. This thesis begins with these differences, puts up some methods and advises about how to choose a suitable subjects through learning Selected Modern Chinese Essays by Zhang Peiji and the author own practices and conclusion. First, keeping the subjects of...