浅析江苏名胜古迹名称的英译
毕业论文关键词：景点名称；翻译问题；翻译方法
Abstract China is so abundant in famous tourist resources that tourism has become the mainstay of the China’s economy. However there exist numerous problems with English translations of the names of scenic attractions，such as wrong or obsolete spellings，a place with several English names，inaccurate semantic expressions, cultural misinformation, and so on. Hence, it is advocated that names of tourist attractions should be standardized. Meanwhile, the inadequacy of cultural knowledge, language competence and translation ability on the part of translator is responsible for the confusion and mistranslation of the names of scenic spots and attractions in China. This paper discusses the significance of the translation of the names of scenic spots and the principles of C-E translation of the names of scenic attractions in Jiangsu Province and analysizes the causes of mistranslations. It will also look into the specific C-E translation approaches of the names of scenic attractions to improve the quality of translating names of scenic spots, and promote the development of China’s tourism, especially the development of the international tourism.
Key words: names of scenic spots; problems in translation; approaches of translation
A Brief Analysis of the C-E Translation of the Names of Scenic Spots
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
Introdution 1
II. The Characteristics and Functions of the Names of Scenic Spots....2
2.1 The Characteristics of the Names of Scenic Spots 2
2.2 The Functions of the Names of Scenic Spots 3
III. Problems in the C-E Translation of the Names of Scenic Spots 3
3.1 A Place with Several English Names 4
3.2 Spelling Errors and Omissions 4
3.2.1 Case-insensitive 5
3.2.2 Spelling Errors 5
3.2.3 Spelling Omissions 5
3.3 Cultural Misinformation 5
3.4 Inaccurate Semantic Expression 6
IV.The Methods and Skills of the C-E Translation of the Names of Scenic Spots 6
4.1 Transliteration 7
4.2 Literal Translation 8
4.3 Free Translation 8
4.4 Transliteration Plus Free Translation 9
4.5 Transliteration Plus Explanation 10
V.Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Acknowledgements 14
I. Introduction
With the increasing of China’s international status and the improvement of China’s international image, China’s tourism will face unprecedented opportunities. According to the forecast of World Tourism Organization (WTO), Chinese profound history and splendid culture are attractive for foreign visitors, and China will attract more than 1.4 billion visitors until 2020, which will make China become the biggest tourism country over the World. Tourism is not only the pillar industry which can promote the development of the national economy, but also the significant position of developing socialist spiritual civilization. Meanwhile, tourism is the important window to introduce China’s image.
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