TRANSLATION OF RUSSIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SUBTITLES INTO CHINESE FROM THE POINT OF ADAPTATION THEORY

Abstract

The article is devoted to an analysis of difficulties of translating subtitles in one of the developed modern cultural texts. It is proven that, being a special cultural product, the television industry is not only a form of entertainment for the public, but also carries a rich cultural background, displays cultural content in the most intuitive and authentic way. It is shown that the quality of translation of film and television subtitles influences the acceptance, distribution and recognition of film and television works of other linguistic cultures. When analyzing materials from Russian films, strategies for translating Russian films into Chinese subtitles are analyzed, which restore scenes as much as possible and allow you to effectively express the true feelings of the film’s characters and clearly form a characteristic image of the characters. It is shown that the chosen method of translating subtitles allows the viewer to appreciate the original language environment, better understand the development of the plot, and expands the understanding of the culture of the original language. The adaptation of contextual connections in Wesselen’s theory of adaptation appears new. Features of adaptation of the Russian text when translated into Chinese in the form of minimal text (subtitles) are noted. This view of the translation of the spoken language of films will be useful for the cultural exchange of feature films between Russia and China.