论商务英语信函的语言特点及翻译
Abstract
As the primary form of business communication, business letters play an indispensable role in business activities and contribute considerably to the rapid development of international trade and business. Therefore, the translation of business letters seems critical to the successful communication. There are seven specific stylistic features for business English letters, which can be called the seven C`s: completeness, concreteness, clearness, conciseness, courtesy, consideration and correctness. These essential features include the morphological and syntactical features of manner speaking of English letters. In order to obtain high-qualified translation of business English letters, translators must understand the stylistic and language features of business English letters and the differences between business English letters and business Chinese letters. By way of examples and contrastive study, this thesis gives a detailed analysis of the linguistic features of business English letters and figures out the basic principles and methods applicable to the translation of this special genre and some problems translator should pay attention to during the translation of business English letters.
Key words: business English letters; linguistic features; translation techniques; manner
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. Definition and Meaning of International English Letter 2
III. Stylistic Features and Translation 4
3.1 Stylistic Features of Business English Letters 4
3.2 Translating Principles for Business English Letters 5
IV. Syntactical Features and Translation Techniques 6
4.1 Syntactical Features 6
4.2 Translation Techniques 7
V. Manner of Speaking and Translation Techniques 8
5.1 Manner of Speaking 8
5.2 Translation Techniques 10
VI. Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Acknowledgments 14 Linguistic Features and Translation of Business English Letters
I. Introduction
With the open-door policy and China’s successfully joining the WTO, international business translation is becoming increasingly frequent and important, which leads to the constant development of economic globalization. Therefore, modern business English translation plays an ever-increasing role in international trade, and high-qualified translators are badly needed in our society.
Business English as one branch of English for Specific Purposes is a complex of English knowledge; which covers finance, law, advertisement, secretary and account etc. Nowadays, business English becomes more and more important and popular. Even more and more scholars turn to devote themselves to Business English translation to facilitate international trade. However, most people think Business English translation is not as easy as literary translation and even more complicated than it, for business English involves different fields of knowledge and different styles of writing.