略论译者的双重身份

翻译活动是人类最复杂的活动之一(I．A．Richards)，有翻译则能使别国如乡邻(陈澧《东塾读书记》)。译者在翻译过程中起着至关重要的作用，是翻译成败的关键，是联系不同文化、跨越语言障碍的纽带。在翻译过程中，译者以读者的身份研读原作，又以作者的身份再现原作，译者的这种双重身份，决定了译者的核心地位。

On Double Identities of Translators

I.A.Richards has claimed that translating is probably the most complex type of event in the history of the cosmos(1953).And Chen Li proclaimed that translating can enable alien countries to be our neighbors. In the process of translating translators are at a key position to validate the legitimacy of translated versions, to act as a bridge over the diverse cultural gaps, and to probe into the nature of linguistic barriers for effective communicative strategies. In this sophisticated process, translators conduct a meticulous study of the original text as a special reader and represent the original in target language as a unique writer. This duplicated role strengthens translators?focal position in translating.