A Comparative Study on Taiwanese and Chinese Translations of “The Diary of Anne Frank”

• Main Authors: TAI, WOAN-RU, 戴婉如
• Other Authors: SUN,SHUN-CHIH
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6nj29g

碩士 === 長榮大學 === 翻譯學系碩士班 === 104 === The study is to investigate 1993 “The Diary of Anne Frank” English version and to compare Taiwanese translation with Chinese one. This research focuses on the faithfulness upon two translation versions. Anne Frank, the author, considers her diary to be the best friend. Therefore, the style of the book presents the imagination and experience of her life. The translation skills are the analysis approach, aiming to observe these two translators’ style and objectives, then to discuss whether or not the translations are in accordance with source language, the functional theory of Reiss and Vermeer as well as the functional equivalence of Nida. At last, the better translation turns out. The findings from the study are as follows: (1) the style of the Chinese Translator was to put Anne as the center of the story. The Translator often used the first-person perspective and edited the order of paragraphs herself. Throughout the translation, the vivid emphasis of the author much presents the psychological activity. (2) Compare with Chinese translator, Taiwanese is far more faithful on its translation, expressing the same intention the author is trying to deliver.