Abstract
Nowadays with the improvement of China’s international status, Chinese into English translation of political news stories from the cross-cultural perspective becomes more and more essential for our country. And it also plays an important role in the world cultural integration. From a cross-cultural perspective, this paper focuses on the translation of Chinese politics news. It explicates the cultural factors in current political news; discuss major problems in cross-cultural translation of political news, including over-domestication, difference of thinking patterns, historical features and events, provides practical translation strategies, so as to realize effective communication.
Key words: cross-cultural communication, political news stories, translation
CONTENTS
Abstract
摘要
Ⅰ. Introduction-1
Ⅱ. Cultural Factors in Political News Translation-1
2.1 Cultural Transfer-1
2.2 Cultural Stereotype-2
2.3 Counter Cultural Migration-4
Ⅲ. Three Problems in Cross-Cultural Political News Translation-4
3.1 Over-domestication-4
3.2 Thinking Patterns-5
3.2.1 Chinese Thinking Model-6
3.2.2 English Thinking Model-6
3.3 Historical Figures and Events-7
Ⅳ. Strategies in the Political News Translation-8
4.1 Literal Translation-8
4.2 Free Translation-9
Ⅴ. Conclusion-11
References-11
