小议中式菜名的英译方法.docVIP

【标题】小议中式菜名的英译方法 【作者】王 勋 【关键词】中式菜名；翻译；翻译问题；翻译方法 【指导老师】冉诗洋 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ. IntroductionSince the Chinese open policy was carried out, and since China entered WTO, international communication has been becoming more and more frequent. Therefore, English has become more and more important in various fields. Pragmatic translation has been paid much attention to. The menu translation belongs to pragmatic translation. It is becoming very important because it has been playing a special role both in the economic world and in people’s life.?“People regard food as their prime want, and food safety should be given the top priority.”1 Cuisine culture plays an important part in Chinese traditional culture. An effective cuisine name translation can not only encourage the foreign customers to buy, but also promote the international popularity of Chinese culture. Since the name of a dish is the first impression given to a dining person when he or she decides to order a dish, it is important to convey accurate information to the customer.As a significant and indispensable part to a fine dish, the cuisine name translation, plays an important role and faces a high demand. Ge Zhengming(葛正明)insists that Chinese menu should be translated by the two methods: literal translation and free translation. Huang Haixiang(黄海翔), in a paper on the translation of Chinese menus, viewing Chinese food as one important part of traditional Chinese culture, tries to explain to the readers the demands on the English translation, how to set about translating the Chinese menus, and the methods for the English translation. Ren Jingsheng(任静生)discusses some basic characteristics of English translation of Chinese dishes and foods, in both oral and written situations, and summarizes some concrete and practical methods. He also briefly analyzes some drawbacks of several popular examples in this respect and improvements. In this thesis it is to have a brief study of the features of Chinese cuisine, point