Analysis and Application of the Hermeneutic Motion【Abstract】GeorgeSteinerhaspublishedhisgreatwork，AfterBabel：AspectsofLanguageandTranslation，toputforwardtheHermeneuticMotionanddiscusssomekeyissuesfromeveryaspects.Thispapertalksaboutdefinition，applicationandsignificanceoftheHermeneuticMotion.【KeyWords】hermeneutics；trust；aggression；incorporation；restitution【作者簡介】徐滢，上海师范大学。1.IntroductionGeorgeSteinerisaremarkablescholarinwesterncountries.Hisgreatwork，AfterBabel：AspectsofLanguageandTranslation，hascontributedtostudyandadvancetranslationtheoryaswellaspractice.Thispapertalksabouthistheory，theHermeneuticMotion，anddemonstrateshowtoputitintopractice.2.DefinitionofHermeneuticsHermeneuticsisthestudyofunderstanding，especiallythetaskofunderstandingtexts.Palmer，1980：8Fromtheperspectiveofwesterncontemporarylanguageandculture，Steineruniquelyclaimedthatcomprehensionisalsotranslation，extendingitsmeaningrange.Insideorbetweenlanguages，humancommunicationequalstranslation.Astudyoftranslationisastudyoflanguage.3.TheHermeneuticMotionTranslation，saidSteiner，shouldincludefoursteps：trust，aggression，incorporationandrestitution.Firstandforemost，fortranslators，trustandfaithcomefromtheheartatthesightofinvolvedtexttobetranslated.Understandingofthingscantexistwithoutlanguageandviceversa.洪汉鼎，2020：306Secondly，translationissimilartodecoding.Throughwhich，theoriginaltextprobablywillbefaithfullytranslated，ortotallychangedowingtoindividualunderstanding.Thirdly，properintroductionofthesourcelanguagetextandformmattersalotbecauseofdifficultyinunderstandingexoticlanguageandculture.However，fullcopyofforeignculturemaycauseextremecompromiseorrejection，whichseemstobedangerousforaunifiedcountry.Lastbutnotleast，itisvitaltorestitutedeletdmessageorlostfunctionoftheoriginaltexttoachieveequivalenttranslation.onlyinthiswaycouldtranslationbedonebetter.4.ApplicationandSignificanceAsadistinctiveandlogicaltheory，theHermeneuticMotioncontributesalottotranslation.Asaforemostelement，trustmeansfaithintext，respectforauthor，andconfidenceintranslation.Trustmakestheoriginaltextanticipatedinadvance.Next，skillfuldealingwiththesourcelanguagetextissonecessarythatthetranslatedtextcanbegreatlyunderstood.“Interpretationasthewhichgiveslanguagelifebeyondthemomentandplaceofimmediateutteranceortranscription，iswhatIamconcernedwith.Forexample：Rachel：Whatarethese？Monica：Electricalplansforthebuilding.Rachel：Okay，shouldIbescared？瑞秋：这些是什么？莫妮卡：这栋楼的电路图。瑞秋：你到底想干什么？Monicaisobsessiveaboutfindingwhatthelightswitchdoesandsheevengetselectricalplansfromcityhall.RachelhasbeentiredofMonicasexcessiveattentiontothislittlethingandshemockinglyasksifsheshouldbescared.AlthoughtheoriginaltextisnottheliteralmeaningoftheEnglishtext，itsuccessfullyrevealsRachelsangertoMonicaandequivalenteffectisgained.Then，introductionofexoticexpressionandcustomisessentialtounderstandforeignlanguageandculturemore.Hence，excellentforeignelementsshouldacceptedandlearnedforculturalprogress.Lastly，theonlywaytogetabettertranslationistoutmostlyrestitutelostinformationtoachieveequivalence.Thisstepisindispensableforthetranslatedtexttobeauthenticandgreatlyunderstood.Forexample：Ross：Yeah.Maybetodayisjust，closecallday.罗斯：也许今天就是“千钧一发日字面意是差点打 。EmilyleavesRossamessagetoinformhimofherweddingaftertheydivorce.Rosshappenstobeveryemotionalafteraneardeathexperienceoutsideandhewantstoseizeeverything.ButRachelmanagestoconvinceRossnottocallEmilybackbecauseEmilyiscontrollingandmakesRossmiserable.“Closecallliterallymeanstoalmostgiveaphonecallanditisalsoanotherexpressionfor“closeshavewhichRossoverstatesalittle.Accordingtoculturecontext，thiscaserestituteskeyinformationforbetterunderstandingandequivalencehasbeenkeptsuccessfully.5.ConclusionSteinersclaimhasblazedanewwayinunderstandingandresearchingtranslationtheory.PracticalastheHermeneuticMotionis，itstillhaslimits.Objectiontodefiningtranslationmakesitstuckinexplainingtranslationphilosophically.Somanyimprovementsneedtobedoneinordertobetterapplyitintopractice.References：【1】符白羽.闡释学在翻译领域中的运用J.长沙铁道学院学报，2020.【2】洪汉鼎.理解的真理：解读伽达默尔?真理与方法?M.济南：山东人民出版社，2020.