英文论文中国特色词的翻译研究
毕业论文关键词：中国特色词；文化差异；翻译方法；策略
Abstract
Chinese specific terms are becoming increasingly important in the study of China English. Chinese specific terms refer to the words or expressions that are peculiar to the Chinese culture and have no equivalents in English and other languages. In the process of cultural exchange, the influences of Chinese on English continue to expand, and Chinese specific terms with Chinese characteristics show their unique expression advantages, and at the same time, they also put forward higher requirements for translation. So when translating Chinese specific terms into English, the complexity of how to retain the connotation of Chinese culture, enable the Western people to understand and accept them is self-evident. This paper is mainly made up of five parts. Part one is a brief introduction of the research. Part two is an overview of Chinese specific terms. Part three discusses the principles or criteria of translation. Part four is a discussion on translation strategy of Chinese specific terms. In this part, the author attempts to use this simple and clear strategy to demonstrate its feasibility by giving a number of specific examples. In the end, the author makes a conclusion of the whole paper and lists some major findings of the paper.
Key words: Chinese specific terms; cultural differences; translation methods; strategy
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. An Overview of Chinese Specific Terms 2
2.1 Definition of Chinese Specific Terms 2
2.2 Classification of Chinese Specific Terms 3
2.3 Characteristics of Chinese Specific Terms 4
III. Translation Methods of Chinese Specific Terms 5
3.1 Principles or Criteria of Translation 5
3.2 Transliteration 7
3.3 Transliteration with Annotation 7
3.4 Literal Translation 8
3.5 Literal Translation with Explanation 9
3.6 Free Translation 9
IV. Translation Strategies of Chinese Specific Terms 11
4.1 Culture, Language and Translation 11
4.2 Domestication 12
4.3 Foreignization 13
V. Conclusion 14
Bibliography 16
Acknowledgements 17
Study on the Translation of Chinese Specific Terms
I. Introduction
As we all know, China is an ancient country with a history of 5,000 years, so the influences of Chinese cultural should be transmitted to the outside world. In the 21 st century, the present situation is that the west knows about us far less than we know about them under the background of globalization. Given this, we should pay more attention to translating and spreading our culture to the outside world. For a long time, the words with Chinese characteristics are sometimes difficult to translate because this kind of words often lacks the direct corresponding expression in English, which not only impacts the communication quality but also becomes a big problem in Chinese-English translation. These words peculiar to China are called Chinese specific terms.
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