The Difference Engine (excerpts) Translation And Commentary

Science fiction is one of the new type or form of modern western literature, and is chiefly characterized by scientificity and fancy. Nevertheless. the translation of science fiction is a challenge of people’s imagination. and the thoughts of translator must keep pace with the author’s wandering mind. As a long science fiction with elegant text and distinctive style, the translating process of The Difference Engine is a typical science fiction translating process. The English-Chinese translation of this novel and the analytical section are mostly based on the perspective of domestication and foreignization which is a hot topic in the recent translation field. It also means that how to translate a science fiction through applying "literal translation and free translation" and "domestication and foreignization" flexibly and synthetically.