马克·吐温要把中国人赶出美国吗?——关于《我也是义和团》中的一处“悬案”  

On the Case of Mark Twain's Speech "I Am a Boxer Too"

作　　者：于雷[1] 

机构地区：[1]南京理工大学外国语学院英语系,江苏南京210094

出　　处：《外国文学》2011年第1期135-141,160,共7页Foreign Literature

基　　金：江苏省教育厅高校哲学社会科学基金项目(2010SJD740017);南京理工大学自主科研专项计划资助项目(2010ZYTS085)

摘　　要：马克·吐温在1900年发表的演说《我也是义和团》里存在字面意义上的自相矛盾,尤其是其中的几句:"义和团主张要把我们赶出他们的国家。我也是义和团。因为我也主张把他们赶出我们的国家。"这几句话令国内学者及译者心存困惑,甚至产生误解。本文试图将该演说视为叙事文本,通过借鉴弗卢德尼克、莱考夫等学者提出的叙事及语言认知观念,聚焦于其中的逻辑悖论,指出吐温在文本的字面表述中实际暗藏了叙述立场的运动以及逻辑重心的确定。他对中国人民反帝斗争的支持和对华人的同情是诚恳的,并非"东方主义"阴霾下的混杂物。最后,本文还将提供劳伦斯.布尔就这一演说所发表的个人见解,以期对文本中的"悬案"做进一步阐释。Mark Twain's speech 'I am a Boxer too' contains literal contradiction,not least in the remark,'The Boxer believes in driving us out of his country.I am a Boxer too,for I believe in driving him out of our country',which has long left Chinese scholars and translators bewildered.This article intends to treat the speech in question as a narrative text,and focus on its logic paradox.By having recourse to narratological and linguistic cognitive theories proposed by Fludernik and Lakoff,it points out that Mark Twain's upper-current expression conceals an under-current movement of narrative stance and establishment of logic centre,and that Twain's sympathy towards the Chinese people and their anti-imperialist campaign is sincere,rather than a mixture under the influence of Orientalism.The article also provides Lawrence Buell's personal opinion as regards this speech so as to further the interpretation of its textual problematicality.

关 键 词：马克·吐温 《我也是义和团》 逻辑悖论 叙述立场 

分 类 号：G0[文化科学]