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本科英语毕业论文旅游景点翻译

OntheTranslationofScenicSpots'Introduction

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SubmittedtotheB.A.CommitteeinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsoftheDegreeofBachelorofArtsintheEnglishDepartmentofSchoolofForeignLanguagesofLangfangTeachersCollege

10May2011

廊坊师范学院

本科生毕业论文

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旅游景点介绍的翻译

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2011年5月10日

Title:

Onthetranslationofscenicspots'introduction

Abstract:

WiththedeepeningofChina'sopening-upandtheflourishoftourismindustry,thetranslationoftourismmaterialshasbecometranslators’importanttask.Asanecessaryelementoftourismmaterials,scenicspots’translationarousesmoreandmoreattentionthroughoutChina.Howtomaketheprecisetranslationoutofthepiledtourismmaterialsistheproblemthetranslatorshavetodealwith.Thispapermainlyfocusesonthetranslationofscenicspots'introductionwhichplaysasignificantroleinthedevelopmentoftourismindustry.Itintroducesthecommonerrorsandtheoryfoundationsprevailing,andprovidessomepossiblesolutions,intendingtomakethebestversionofthetranslation.

Keywords:

scenicspots’translation;FunctionalEquivalence;receptors’response

题目：

旅游景点介绍的英译

摘要：

随着中国对外开放和旅游产业的蓬勃发展，旅游资料的翻译成为了译者们的重要任务。

作为旅游资料的重要组成部分，旅游景点的介绍引起了译者们越来越多的关注。

如何在浩繁的旅游资料中获得精确的翻译成为译者们需要处理的非常迫切的问题。

本论文着重探讨旅游景点介绍的翻译，因为这在旅游业发展过程中起到举足轻重的作用。

该文章介绍了旅游景点介绍翻译过程中常见的错误和着名的翻译理论，并提出一些可行的解决办法以获得最好的翻译文本。

关键字：

旅游景点翻译;功能对等;读者反馈

Contents

I.Introduction………………………………………………………………….....1

A.Generalstatement..........................................................................................1

B.Necessityoftheprecisetranslationofscenicspots’translation....................2

II.Existingproblemsandcausesoftranslationofscenicspots’introduction.........3

A.Existingproblems..........................................................................................3

B.Causesofunsatisfiedtranslation...................................................................5

III.Prevailingtranslatingtheory..............................................................................6

A.Twolevelsoffunctionalequivalence...........................................................6

B.Receptor’sresponse.......................................................................................7

IV.Possiblesolutionstoexistingproblems.............................................................8

A.Addition.........................................................................................................8

B.Deletion..........................................................................................................8

C.Restructuring.................................................................................................9

D.Adjustment...................................................................................................10

E.Analogy........................................................................................................11

V.Conclusion.........................................................................................................12

WorksCited...........................................................................................................13

Acknowledgements

MysinceregratitudefirstgoestoMr.Gong,mysupervisor,forhisconstructivesuggestions,valuableideas,greatpatienceandencouragement.Withouthishelp,thecompletionofthisthesiswouldhavebeenimpossible.

IowegreatgratitudetoalltheteachersintheEnglishDepartment.Theirlecturesandinstructionshavebeenofgreathelptomystudy.

Iwouldalsoliketoexpressmythankstomyfriendsfortheirconstantconcern,generoushelp,andmeaningfulcommentsonthestudy.

Finally,ImustsayIowegratitudetomyparents.Theirloveandencouragementhavesupportedmetoovercomedifficultiesandachievethefinalsuccess.

I.Introduction

A.GeneralStatement

Tourismindustryiscalledthe“IndustrywithoutSmoke”andhasbecomeoneofthesignificantforceswhichstepupthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Chinaisacountrywhichisrichinvarioustouringresources,andhasaratherlargetouringmarketwithgreatpotential,thusattractscountlessforeignersfromabroadeveryyear.EspeciallyafterChinaachievingtheaccesstotheWorldTradeOrganization,tourismindustryisbecomingmoreandmorecommercialandglobalized.Astheimportantcarriersoftourisminformation,scenicspotsintroductionsareoftenuseddirectlybytourismproductspromotersandpotentialconsumers.Qualifiedscenicspotsintroductionscannotonlyprovidedetailedtourisminformationbutalsoattractmoretourists.EnglishversionsofChinesescenicspotsintroductions,shouldachievethesameaims,becauseitisthetranslatedversionsoftourismtextsthathavebecomethecriticalapproachestospreadChineseculturetotheworldandpromotethedevelopmentofChinesetourismindustry（ZhangChunbo:

25）.

However,inmanycasesthetranslatedversionisunsatisfactorymoreorlessinChina.SincethequalityofthetourismmaterialsaffectstheforeigntouristsdirectlyandhasafundamentalinfluenceontheircomprehensionofChina’sculture,howtomaketheprecisetranslationoutofthepiledtourismmaterialsisasevereproblemthetranslatorsareconfrontedwith.

Translationisacomplicatedthinkingactivitywhichcancommunicatetheinformationbetweentwodifferentculturesbymeansoflinguisticsymbols（杨忠：

120）.Andthen,whatisthestandardofasatisfiedtranslation

Theadequacyoftranslationshastraditionallybeenjudgedonthebasisofthecorrespondenceinlexiconandgrammarbetweenthesourceandtargetlanguages.Thecorrespondencehasfrequentlybeenstatedintermsof“equivalence,”eventhoughtheequivalenceisoftennotused.Thereis,however,aseriousprobleminvolvedindiscussingtheadequacyofatranslatedtextprimarilyintermsoflexicalandgrammaticalfeatures,orevenintermsofdiscoursestructures.Translatingmeanscommunicating,andthisprocessdependsonwhatisreceivedbypersonshearingorreadingatranslation.Judgingthevalidityofatranslationcannotstopwithacomparisonofcorrespondinglexicalmeaning,grammaticalclasses,andrhetoricaldevices（LiMing:

23）.Whatisimportantistheextenttowhichthereceptorsunderstandandappreciatethetranslatedtext.AccordingtoEugeneNida:

Itisessentialthatfunctionalequivalencebestatedprimarilyintermsofacomparisonofthewayinwhichtheoriginalreceptorscorrectlyunderstoodandappreciatedthetextandthewayinwhichthereceptorsofthetranslatedtextunderstandandappreciatethetranslatedtext（2001:

113）.

Inthisthesistheauthorintroducessomecommonproblemsinthetranslationofscenicspots’introductionandtranslatingtheoriesprevailingnowadays.Uponthetheories,thispaperattemptstoprovidesomepossiblesolutionstothetranslationofscenicspots’translation.

B.Necessityofprecisetranslationofscenicspots’introduction

Chinaisanancientcivilizedcountrywhichhasinheritedinnumerableculturalrelicsfromourancestors.Withavastterritory,itembracesalotofawesomescenicspotsthathavebroughtintoChinamillionsofforeignerstoenjoythemselves.Asglobalizationdeepens,thescaleofthetouristsfromabroadisonasharpincrease.AndaccordingtotheWorldTradeOrganization,ChinawillbecometheNo.1touringdestinationby2020,whentherewillhavebeenabout137,000,000peopletotour.Therefore,ourcountryfirstputforwardthesloganin2000:

ChinawillpersisttoturningitselffromthestrongtouringcountryofAsiatotheworld.Consideringthose,wehaveknownthattourismhasbecomeasunriseindustry.

OwingtotheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandwesterncountries,therearemanydifficultiesinthetranslationprocess.Manytranslatorsareaccustomedtotranslatescenic-spotintroductionsbasedonChinesemindsetandwaysofexpression.Asaresult,inaccuraciesandmistakescanoftenbeseeninthetranslatedtexts（WenJun:

43）.Intoday’sChina,thetranslationqualityofscenic-spotintroductionsisfarfromsatisfactionduetocountlessspellingmistakes,grammaticalmistakes,andculturalmisinterpretations,etc.Therefore,thetranslationofscenic-spotintroductionsandtheresearchonitisnecessaryandurgent.

Hence,thedevelopmentofoursunriseindustrynecessitatestheprecisetranslationofscenicspots’introduction.

II.Existingproblemsandcausesintranslationofscenicspots’introduction

A.Existingproblems

　　Thescenic-spotintroductiontranslationsspeciallyprovideserviceforforeigntourists.ThelargeculturalgapbetweenChinaandthewesterncountriesmakesthetranslationofChinesescenic-spotintroductions,whichcontainsalotofculturalelements,ahardnutforthetranslatingjob.ThetranslatorsnotonlyhavetohaveagoodcommandofbothChineseandEnglish,butalsobehighlyproficientininterculturaltransfer.Thereadersofscenic-spottranslationareagroupofspecialaudiencewhoknowlittleaboutChinesecultureandlanguage,sotranslationplaysasignificantroleinpublicizingChina.Althoughincreasingattentionhasbeenpaidtothisfield,thequalityoftranslationisstillfarfromsatisfactory.Sointhispart,wearegoingtolookintosomecasesofinappropriateandevenfalsetranslation,soastohaveananalysisoftheexistingproblemsintheEnglishtranslationofChinesescenic-spotintroductions.Inthiswaywemayknowmoreaboutthelinguisticstyle,culturalfeaturesandexpressionalskillsaboutappropriateEnglishintroductionsofscenicspots.

　　Example1:

　　（SL）[1]:

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