A Dialectical View of"Difference"in Xu Jun's Translation Thought
The dialectical view of"difference"is one of the prominent properties of Xu Jun's transla-tion thought,which is fundamentally relevant to the thoughts of"pursuing commonality while acknowledging diversity","seeking similarities among differences"and"harmonizing while maintaining differences".This view serves as a comprehensive concept that describes and ex-plains the dialectical relationship between similarity and difference in translation,the regenera-tion of meaning,the process of translation generation,and the diversification of values.The dia-lectical view of"difference"can be unfolded into three interpretative modes:"interpreting trans-lation through harmony","interpreting translation through generation"and"interpreting transla-tion through practice".Whether in the comprehensive grasp on the nature of translation from the perspective of"viewing it through harmony",or in the dynamic understanding of the process of translation from the perspective of"viewing it through generation",or in the dialectic recogni-tion of the value of translation from the perspective of"viewing it through practices",Xu Jun's translation thought presented the dialectical view of"difference"characterized by"harmonizing while maintaining differences".This view is a fundamental concept in Xu Jun's translation thought and serves as an essential approach to understand the ideas of contemporary Chinese translators.It holds significant epistemological value for the construction of a theoretical frame-work for Chinese subjectivity in translation studies.
Xu Jun's translation thoughtthe dialectical view of"difference"interpreting trans-lation through harmonyinterpreting translation through generationinterpreting translation through practice