Simple Comments on Translation Criticism

【Abstract】Translation criticism is one of the important branches of translation theories， and it is also one of the most important parts of translation enterprise. Now we have already achieved some progress on translation criticism research， but people have different opinions on it， and the present conditions of translation world is not good. This paper will give comments on the basic issues of translation criticism and thinks that translation criticism has subjectivity and practicability. This paper also points out that translation is not merely a conduct of passive acceptance and translation criticism should focus on the readers response.

【Key words】translation criticism； subjectivity； practicability； readers response

【作者簡介】王鑫，现就读于西安外国语大学英文学院2016级研究生翻译学专业，主要研究方向：翻译理论与实践研究。

Introduction

Translation criticism is done by causing people to evaluate the translation，and led people to appreciate and pay attention to the translation and can enjoy the masterpiece， correct the rough translation. It has an important guiding significance to the translation practice and the appreciation of the translation art， and has made an indelible contribution to the development of the translation. Therefore， there are always some personal opinions about the criteria， methods， tasks and the qualities of the critics， and it is difficult to describe the standard of objectivity. This paper rethinks these questions to illustrate my understanding of translation criticism.

1. The Definition of Translation Criticism

As a central topic in translation studies， translation criticism is an important component of translation theory. Translation theorists define translation criticism from different perspectives.

The American scholar Peter Newmark argues： “translation criticism is a fundamental link between translation theory and practice”（1988：184）. He emphasizes the bridge role of translation criticism in translation theory and practice.

Xu Jun believes that “translation criticism is the rational reflection and evaluation of translation activities， not only including the specific evaluation of translation and translation of the text， but also including the analysis of the general nature of translation， processes， techniques， methods， effect， influence.

2. The Importance of Translation Criticism

Since the reform and opening to the outside world， great progress has been made in translation in our country. However， when we affirm our achievements， we should also see that there are still many problems in our translation work， and there has been a serious problem of translation quality. Such as： lack of understanding of the cause of translation， quick success of the original little knowledge.