从文化角度谈中文旅游资料的英译

论文摘要

中国集广阔的领土、悠久的历史、灿烂的文明、绚丽的自然风光及多民族的文化于一体,以拥有众多的旅游资源而自豪。中国迅速发展的旅游业使不同文化背景的人们进行跨文化交际变成一种需要。作为世界了解中国旅游资源的媒介,中文旅游资料的英译变得越来越重要。文化与旅游、语言、翻译三者关系紧密。旅游翻译者必须具备跨文化意识,以保证译本在目的语文化中是可以接受的。从文化视角看待旅游翻译有助于减少由文化差异而引起的交际障碍和误解。为了取得理想的宣传效果,翻译者应当研究旅游资料的语言特点。通过研究纽马克的文本类型理论,得知旅游文本具有信息和呼唤功能。旅游翻译的最终目的就是通过传递信息来吸引旅游者并推介中国文化。用文化视角探索中文旅游资料的英译具有重大的实践意义。奈达,纽马克和弗米尔都很注重译文的明白易懂和可读性。旅游资料的翻译应当以读者为导向。译者关注的不仅仅是能否传达所有源语信息,译本受到目的语读者的青睐同样重要。为了提高旅游资料英译本的翻译质量,根据其特殊功能和相关翻译理论,本文提出“为读者增添信息”,“为读者删减信息”以及“改写以增加译本的可读性”等翻译策略,并以示例分别加以说明。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract （in English）
• Abstract （in Chinese）
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Theoretical Basis for Tourism Translation
• 1.1 Nida’s Functional Equivalence and Reader’s Response
• 1.1.1 Functional Equivalence
• 1.1.2 Reader’s Response
• 1.2 Newmark’s Text Typology and Translation Theory
• 1.2.1 Text Typology
• 1.2.2 Communicative and Semantic Translation
• 1.3 Vermeer's Skopostheorie
• 1.4 Summary
• Chapter 2 Culture and Culture-related Terms
• 2.1 Tourism and Culture
• 2.2 Language and Culture
• 2.3 Translation and Culture
• 2.4 Summary
• Chapter 3 Tourism Translation in a Cultural Perspective
• 3.1 Necessity of Studying Culture in Tourism Translation
• 3.2 Tourism Translation in a Cultural Perspective
• 3.3 Cultural Factors Conditioning Tourism Translation
• 3.3.1 Thought patterns
• 3.3.2 Beliefs
• 3.3.3 Geographical and Natural Environments
• 3.3.4 Customs
• 3.3.5 History
• 3.4 Summary
• Chapter 4 Study of Tourism Materials
• 4.1 Classification
• 4.2 Function
• 4.3 Characteristics
• 4.4 Stylistic Features of Chinese Tourism Texts
• 4.4.1 Figurative Use of Language
• 4.4.2 Four-Character Expressions
• 4.5 Summary
• Chapter 5 Criteria and Strategies for Tourism Translation
• 5.1 Criteria for Tourism Translation in a Cultural Perspective
• 5.2 Strategies Adopted in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.1 Providing Adequate Message for Target Readers in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.1.1 Addition in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.1.2 Analogy in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.1.3 Explanation in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.1.4 Paraphrase in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.2 Deleting Surplus Message for Target Readers in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.2.2.1 Deletion of Allusions and Quotations
• 5.2.2.2 Deletion of Flowery Description
• 5.2.2.3 Deletion of Unnecessary Information
• 5.2.3 Restructuring to Improve the Readability for Target Readers in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials
• 5.3 Summary
• Conclusion
• Bibliography