張法連 趙永平 周宇晴

摘 要：法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯是法律翻譯的關(guān)鍵。術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯的準(zhǔn)確性和規(guī)范性直接影響對(duì)于西方法律的研究、涉外法律工作的開展以及法律語(yǔ)言自身的發(fā)展。文章主要結(jié)合法律術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯的理論和實(shí)踐，以right of fixation等法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的漢譯為例，就目前誤譯的法律術(shù)語(yǔ)進(jìn)行分析，并參照源語(yǔ)和相關(guān)資料提出可行的規(guī)范譯法。

關(guān)鍵詞：法律術(shù)語(yǔ)，準(zhǔn)確性，規(guī)范性

中圖分類號(hào)：D90-055；H159 文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼：A DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2018.03.010

On the Legal Term Translation from “Right of Fixation”//ZHANG Falian， ZHAO Yongping， ZHOU Yuqing

Abstract： The legal term is a fundamental tool for learning different legal systems. The accuracy and standardization of the terms are required during translation， for they directly affect the research on the western law， foreign communications and the development of forensic language. This paper analyzes some inaccurate and wrong translations and provides standard versions based on source language and related materials.

Keywords： legal terms， accuracy， standardization

收稿日期：2018-01-20

基金項(xiàng)目：中國(guó)政法大學(xué)新興學(xué)科建設(shè)項(xiàng)目；研究生跨學(xué)科教育教學(xué)改革項(xiàng)目成果之一

作者簡(jiǎn)介：張法連（1969—）男，博士，中國(guó)政法大學(xué)教授、博士生導(dǎo)師，研究方向?yàn)榉烧Z(yǔ)言與文化。通信方式：franklaw168 @163.com。 趙永平（1980—），男，中國(guó)政法大學(xué)法律語(yǔ)言與文化博士研究生。周宇晴（1994—），女，中國(guó)政法大學(xué)法律翻譯碩士研究生。

引 言

法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯是法律翻譯的精髓和核心問(wèn)題，更是要求最為嚴(yán)格的一類翻譯，翻譯的準(zhǔn)確性關(guān)系到翻譯質(zhì)量的高低，同時(shí)也影響中外法律文化交流和法律翻譯的發(fā)展進(jìn)步。近年來(lái)，隨著十八屆四中全會(huì)提出加強(qiáng)涉外法律工作，以及“一帶一路”倡議對(duì)法律英語(yǔ)的迫切要求，法律翻譯的重要性陡然提升。但與此同時(shí)，法律術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯存在諸多不規(guī)范現(xiàn)象，甚至有些誤譯的術(shù)語(yǔ)如今得到廣泛流傳，這嚴(yán)重?fù)p害了法律翻譯“嚴(yán)肅、公正、嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)”的形象。法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯不應(yīng)閉門造車，而應(yīng)該遵循特定的理論和步驟：首先應(yīng)該根據(jù)具體語(yǔ)境弄清英美法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的準(zhǔn)確定義，然后把英美法律術(shù)語(yǔ)本土化，即在本國(guó)法律中尋找能夠與之對(duì)等的翻譯。然而，針對(duì)兩個(gè)法律體系無(wú)法對(duì)等的術(shù)語(yǔ)，可以進(jìn)行合理創(chuàng)造[1]。以下以五個(gè)法律術(shù)語(yǔ)為例，具體分析法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯過(guò)程，從而為術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯提供規(guī)范的翻譯思路，確保法律術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯的精確性、專業(yè)性、權(quán)威性和嚴(yán)肅性。

一 譯例分析

1right of fixation

目前，該術(shù)語(yǔ)的常見翻譯版本為“錄制權(quán)”。就fixation而言，這個(gè)詞在各大詞典中的解釋均與“錄制”無(wú)關(guān)，如《朗文當(dāng)代高級(jí)英語(yǔ)辭典》《牛津英語(yǔ)高級(jí)詞典》中都解釋為“癡迷”“不正常的依戀”及“固著”。

首先從一段描述中來(lái)看這條術(shù)語(yǔ)的由來(lái)：“In 1994， the United States established laws prohibiting the making and distribution of ‘bootleg recordings of live music concerts. While strongly criticized by many commentators， these provisions establishing a ‘right of fixation for musicians have been upheld against repeated constitutional challenges.”[2]由此可知，結(jié)合特定的歷史背景，該術(shù)語(yǔ)表達(dá)的是禁止私自制作和經(jīng)銷現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)音像錄制品的內(nèi)容。

維基百科（Wikipedia）有加拿大相關(guān)法律對(duì)fixation的解釋：“Under the Canadian Copyright Act （R.S.， 1985， c.C-42）， there is no definition for fixation nor is it required that every work be ‘fixed. Under s.3（1）（1.1）， however， any literary， dramatic， musical or artistic work， communicated by telecommunication， ‘is fixed even if it is fixed simultaneously with its communication. ... Today， a live broadcast that is being simultaneously recorded， is protected by copyright. The definition of fixation within Canadian Admiral Corp. v Rediffusion Inc.， remains the valid.”[3]從這段話中可以看出，fixation在版權(quán)法領(lǐng)域并沒(méi)有相關(guān)的定義，但是在實(shí)際運(yùn)用當(dāng)中是指作品經(jīng)由電信傳播過(guò)即為fixed的狀態(tài)。

“Under Part II， Performers Rights， fixation is also addressed. The performer retains certain rights to reproductions of his/her performance depending on whether the performance was fixed or not. If the performance is not fixed， the performer has the sole right to communicate it to the public by telecommunication， to perform it in public （where it is communicated to the public by telecommunication otherwise than by communication signal）， and to fix it in any material form.”這段話強(qiáng)調(diào)表演內(nèi)容若不是fixed的狀態(tài)，則表演者有排他性的權(quán)利經(jīng)由電信手段傳播錄制的表演內(nèi)容，或通過(guò)直接表演向公眾傳播。

故該術(shù)語(yǔ)強(qiáng)調(diào)的是有無(wú)權(quán)利傳播經(jīng)由電信播送過(guò)的音像節(jié)目等內(nèi)容，而原譯“錄制權(quán)”則表示“錄音錄像的權(quán)利”，事實(shí)上錄音錄像如果只供個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)、研究或者欣賞則屬于合理使用范疇，是被法律所允許的，但在錄音錄像后未經(jīng)許可傳播出去才會(huì)涉及是否違法違規(guī)[4]，所以該術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯成“錄制傳播權(quán)”要比“錄制權(quán)”更加準(zhǔn)確。

2third degree

當(dāng)看到third degree這個(gè)詞的時(shí)候，大部分譯者會(huì)覺得特別簡(jiǎn)單，直接翻譯成“第三等級(jí)”“第三級(jí)別”之類的意思。例如，thirddegree burns三度燒傷，thirddegree murder三級(jí)謀殺，這是third degree作為形容詞來(lái)修飾名詞。但語(yǔ)境不同時(shí)，third degree的含義則大相徑庭。例句：The accused refused to confess despite being subjected to the third degree for two whole days.句中third degree以名詞形式存在，很顯然此時(shí)不應(yīng)該翻譯為“第三級(jí)別/等級(jí)”之類的意思。查閱專業(yè)的法律辭典之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)其含義為L(zhǎng)ong and harsh questioning， especially by police， to obtain information or a confession。The third degree is a euphemism for torture （“inflicting of pain， physical or mental， to extract confessions or statements”）。由此，可以得出其含義：為了獲取信息或者讓嫌疑人坦白，公檢法機(jī)關(guān)進(jìn)行長(zhǎng)時(shí)間嚴(yán)苛的訊問(wèn)。該詞是torture的委婉詞。而torture在《牛津英漢高級(jí)詞典》中的意思：any act by which severe pain or suffering， whether physical or mental， is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or her a third person information or a confession， punishing him or her for an act he or she or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed， or intimidating or coercing him or her or a third person， or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind， when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity發(fā)現(xiàn)其含義和我們常有所聞的“刑訊逼供”非常相似。刑訊逼供是指國(guó)家司法機(jī)關(guān)工作人員（含紀(jì)檢、監(jiān)察等）采用肉刑或變相肉刑乃至精神刑等殘酷的方式折磨被訊問(wèn)人的肉體或精神，以獲取其供述的一種極惡劣的刑事司法審訊方法。至此，筆者認(rèn)為完全可以將third degree連同torture都翻譯為“刑訊逼供”。

3royalty bonus

該術(shù)語(yǔ)普遍被譯為“超額使用費(fèi)”，其翻譯依據(jù)是“royalty在法律英語(yǔ)中的意思是‘知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)使用費(fèi)，指因使用了他人的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)、版權(quán)等而繳納的費(fèi)用，如royalty bonus超額使用費(fèi)”。[5]

《元照英美法詞典》[6]中對(duì)這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)的解釋為：“指油、氣租約中約定以比通常情況更高的使用費(fèi)作為對(duì)價(jià)?！焙苊黠@，該詞典的解釋不全面。就royalty這個(gè)詞而言，英文意思是指知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)方面，而中文翻譯則是油氣租約方面，中英文的解釋并不對(duì)應(yīng)。

《美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)詞典》[7]（American Heritage Dictionary）中關(guān)于royalty bonus的解釋為：“A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporation. 由公司付給因授予特權(quán)或貸款給本公司的利息或版稅以外的一筆錢。”該解釋最貼近這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)的本來(lái)意思，但是此釋義并未強(qiáng)調(diào)多付出的錢是因?yàn)椤俺~使用”，而將其解釋為“紅利”。

《布萊克法律詞典》[8]中bonus定義為：“A gratuity. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. An extra consideration given for what is received. Any premium or advantage； an occasional extra dividend. A premium paid by a company for a charter or other franchises. ‘A definite sum to be paid at one time， for a loan of money for a specified period， distinct from and independently of the interest.Association v. Wilcox， 24 Conn. 147. A bonus is not a gift or gratuity， but a sum paid for services， or upon some other consideration， but in addition to or in excess of that which would ordinarily be given. Kenicott v. Wayne County， 10 Wall. 452， 21 L. Ed. 319.”由此可知，bonus是指“額外的報(bào)酬、補(bǔ)償費(fèi)、對(duì)價(jià)”。同樣，此處的解釋依然沒(méi)有體現(xiàn)“超額使用”的情形。

另外，Sun微系統(tǒng)公司的喬爾·珀斯德曼（Joel Postman）指出：“Companies that engage in businesses with the potential to generate patentsbusinesses with engineers， programmers， developers， and designers for examplealmost always require employees to agree to assign to the company any patents created on the job. Many companies will pay an employee who is awarded patent in connection with their work a small bonus. While this can be seen as employee recognition， or reward for a job well done， it is often done for an entirely different reason. Although there is some debate on this point， many attorneys believe that the bonus constitutes ‘consideration （a term in contract law） and strengthens the companys claim to ownership of the patent.”[9]通過(guò)這段話可以得知，公司通過(guò)給付報(bào)酬來(lái)獲得雇員在工作中有可能取得的專利技術(shù)。

綜上，royalty bonus這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯成“超額使用費(fèi)”并不準(zhǔn)確，譯成“知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)使用津貼”，或者“專利使用補(bǔ)貼”更加準(zhǔn)確。

4remoteness of damage

該術(shù)語(yǔ)有眾多翻譯版本，其中出現(xiàn)頻率最高的兩種翻譯分別為“損害之疏遠(yuǎn)”與“間接傷害”，但都不準(zhǔn)確，第一種譯法屬于直譯，讀者無(wú)法知曉漢語(yǔ)譯文的含義；而第二種譯法則完全是錯(cuò)譯。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》[10]對(duì)remoteness of damage的解釋為“the extent to which a defendant is liable for the consequences of his wrongful act or omission”，意思是被告因其不當(dāng)行為或疏忽造成不利后果因而承當(dāng)責(zé)任的程度。而Yahoo[11]上對(duì)該術(shù)語(yǔ)的解釋為：“After determining that the defendant did cause damage to the plaintiff， it must be established how far the legal responsibility for that damage ought to be attributed back to the defendant”以及“In between the admitted wrongdoer and innocent victim， it can be argued that the wrongdoer should have to bear the loss”此處是說(shuō)被告就其對(duì)原告造成損失的賠償?shù)呢?zé)任范圍。

綜上可以看出，該短語(yǔ)是說(shuō)明被告人應(yīng)當(dāng)承擔(dān)賠償受害人損害的責(zé)任的，因此可以把該術(shù)語(yǔ)翻譯成“損害賠償”。

5outcome responsibility

翻譯法律術(shù)語(yǔ)，首先應(yīng)查閱outcome responsibility的英文釋義：The view that those who cause harm are responsible for it even in the absence of fault. “Outcome responsibility serves to foster a sense of identity because it does not stretch indefinitely into the future but enables each of us to claim for ourselves， or to share with a few others， outcomes of limited extent， whether successes or failures. Yet outcome responsibility for harm to another does not by itself create a duty to compensate. The form that our responsibility for an outcome should take remains an open question. An apology or telephone call will often be enough. But outcome responsibility is a basis on which the law can erect a duty to compensate if there is reason to do so. There will be some reason to do so if the conduct in question is socially undesirable and if there is also reason to treat the harm suffered as the infringement of a right.”

綜上可知，造成傷害的人即使在沒(méi)有過(guò)錯(cuò)的情況下也應(yīng)負(fù)責(zé)任?！皁utcome responsibility有助于培養(yǎng)一種認(rèn)同感，因?yàn)樗粫?huì)無(wú)限期地延伸到未來(lái)，而是使我們每個(gè)人都能夠?yàn)樽约褐鲝埢蚺c其他人在一定限度內(nèi)分享結(jié)果，不管是成功還是失敗。然而，對(duì)另一方造成傷害的outcome responsibility本身并不構(gòu)成賠償責(zé)任。通常，道歉或打電話就足夠了。但是，如果這么做是有理有據(jù)的話，outcome responsibility是法律可以建立賠償義務(wù)的基礎(chǔ)。如果有問(wèn)題的行為在社會(huì)上是不受歡迎的，并且還有理由將所遭受的損害視為對(duì)權(quán)利的侵犯，那么這么做是在情理之中的?！?/p>

根據(jù)英文釋義，outcome responsibility較為合理的譯法有“結(jié)果義務(wù)”和“結(jié)果責(zé)任”?！敖Y(jié)果義務(wù)”是指合同履行完畢應(yīng)當(dāng)以服務(wù)提供人完成并交付特定工作結(jié)果為標(biāo)志，其核心是結(jié)果實(shí)現(xiàn)義務(wù)?！敖Y(jié)果義務(wù)”所適用的語(yǔ)境是在服務(wù)合同內(nèi)，是以合同過(guò)程為線索，以先合同義務(wù)、過(guò)程義務(wù)和結(jié)果義務(wù)為框架的服務(wù)合同義務(wù)群體系。

二 結(jié) 語(yǔ)

法律翻譯是法律英語(yǔ)學(xué)科體系的重要分支。法律翻譯人才是涉外法律人才的一種。法律英語(yǔ)復(fù)合型人才是涉外法律人才的必經(jīng)階段[12]。法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的特征決定了法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯必須遵循特定的翻譯步驟，這要求譯者不僅需要有堅(jiān)實(shí)的翻譯功底，還應(yīng)該對(duì)各大法律體系有著大致全面的了解，在此基礎(chǔ)上通過(guò)對(duì)源語(yǔ)的分析，與本國(guó)法律術(shù)語(yǔ)進(jìn)行匹配和創(chuàng)造才能做好法律術(shù)語(yǔ)的翻譯工作。

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