Images of Love in Three Contemporary Chinese Literature Translated by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the image of love in three contemporary Chinese literature translated by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, namely, Bai Yin Na - The Hidden Village on the Heilongjiang Riverbank 《白银那》, A story of What Love is Not Painful 《哪种爱不疼》 and the story of Emerald 《祖母绿》

The results showed that the image of love in contemporary Chinese literature translated by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn used two types of love image: the Simile and the Metaphor forms. Images used in the translated version of the literature contained both the images that were used in the original literature and those from the translations to enhance the reading experience. Words used in the translated version are both based on the original language and adapted from the original language but retains the meaning of the original language. Additionally, The three Contemporary Chinese literature in the translated version use language that is easy to understand And use images that enhance the reader's imagination.