AcknowledgmentThanksforgivingmethechancetoexpressmysinceregratitudetothepeoplewhohavehelpedmeduringaccomplishingthisthesis.Firstly,Ithankmysupervisor,Mr.Zhanwhoisarespectful,knowledgeableandpatientscholarforinstructingmetoworkoutanoutlineandenlighteninspirations.Withouthishelp,Iwouldnotfinishthepapersuccessfully.Secondly,Iamgratefultootherteacherswhoeverhaveeducatedmeduringthesefouryears.Attheuniversity,Ihaveacquiredandaccumulatedmuchmoreknowledge.Inaddition,Iwishtothankmyclassmateswhohelpedmecollectdataandgivemevaluablesuggestionstowardsmywriting.AbstractWiththeinterflowofcountriesbecomingincreasinglyfrequent.Agoodmanyofforeignmoviesandtelevisionprogramsappearatdomesticculturemarket.Especiallythesitcoms.However,ifaudienceswouldliketoappreciatethoseexoticculturesorcustoms,theyneedtoovercometheobstaclesofthelanguage.Thisthesisaimstoexplorethetranslationstrategiesofthehumorsubtitles.ThepaperfirstintroducesthehumorandthefunctionalequivalencetheoryandthenanalyzesdifferenttranslationmethodsofthethreekindsofhumorsinTWOBROKEGIRLS.KeyWords:humor;subtitles;functionalequivalencetheory;translationstrategies摘要随着国际交流的日益频繁，越来越多的外国电影电视剧，尤其是情景喜剧出现在我国的文化市场中。但是观众们若是想要了解国外的风土人情，就必须要克服语言不通这一障碍。因此，字幕翻译的地位就显得尤为重要了。本篇论文旨在研究言语幽默类型下字幕的不同翻译策略。首先介绍了幽默和功能对等理论两个概念。其次，本文再以美剧《破产姐妹》为例，研究三种幽默类型所对应的不同的翻译策略。关键词：幽默；字幕；功能对等理论；翻译策略Contents1.Introduction12.HumorandTranslation22.1OriginandDefinitionofHumor22.2DifferenceBetweenWesternandChineseHumor32.2.1ReferencestoTopic32.3TranslatabilityandUntranslatabilityofHumor53.TheSitcomIntroduction63.1DefinitionandClassification63.2TheTVPlayTwoBrokeGirlsIntroduction73.3TheFeaturesofSubtitleTranslation73.4DifferentTypesAboutVerbalHumor84.FunctionalEquivalenceTheory94.1BriefIntroduction94.2TranslationFeasibilityfromthePerspectiveofFunctionalEquivalenceTheory115.TranslationStrategiesin2BrokeGirls125.1TheUniversalHumor125.1.1LiteralTranslation125.1.2DomesticatingStrategy135.2TheCulturalHumor145.2.1ExpressIllustrationinversion145.2.2CulturalSubstitution155.2.3LiteralTranslationwithAnnotation155.3TheUsageofPun165.3.1EquivalentLiteralTranslation165.3.2Annotation175.3.3ConversiontoRhetoricalDevices185.4TheUsageofMalapropism186.Conclusion20Bibliography21OnSubtitlesTranslationofVerbalHumorfromthePerspectiveofFunctionalEquivalenceTheory--theCaseofTVPlayTwoBrokeGirls1.IntroductionWiththearrivaloftheinformationageandthebackgroundofglobalization,filmandtelevisionprogramcomingtotheworldwidestagewhichareservedascarriersspreadspecificnationshistories,culture,moralsorvalues,andunfoldallkindsofscrollsofalienpracticesandlivesbeforetheindigenouspeople.ThewayenablingChinesetoappreciateexoticfilmandtelevisionprogramplotsinordertounderstandwesternmainstreamthinkingpatternsistotranslateforeignlanguageintonativelanguage.Inthisway,subtitlersfirstrolloutonstage.Thispaperintroducessubtitletranslation,humoranditstranslation,AmericansituationcomedyandtranslationstrategiesofhumorouslinesonthebasisofEugeneNida’sFunctionalEquivalenceTheorytothepublicthatdrawincreasingnumberofscholars’attentionstofocusontheadvancementofthisnewlysproutedareaanddoafavorinimprovingsubtitletranslationquality.What’smore,ah...
