Business English Translation A Composite of Translation Strategies and Cultural Communication 翻译技巧与文化交流的综合体.docx

ABSTRACT Business English Translation: A Composite of Translation Strategies and Cultural Communication Along with the fast development of the global business, English has been accepted as a common business language around the world, and Business English has drew more and more attention from the linguists. As a relatively new academic subject, Business English has its special characteristics. Accordingly, the translation of Business Englsih is different from the translations of other literary forms. This paper will discuss about the stylistic characteristics of Business English, techniques in Business English translation, and the cultural elements influencing Business English. 摘要 随着全球商业的飞速发展，英语已成为了世界性的商业语言，而商务英语也引起 了语言学家越来越多的注意。作为一个较新的学术课题，商务英语具有其特殊性。 相应地，商务英语翻译也与其他文学形式的翻译有不同之处。本论文将讨论商务 英语的文体特点、商务英语翻译的技巧、以及影响商务英语的文化因素。 Key Words: business English, translation, stylistic characteristics, translation teqhniques, culture, communication. 关键词:商务英语，翻译，文体特点，翻译技巧，文化，交流。 Acknowledgements I would like to take this chance to thank Professor Wang Songtao, for his valuable help, patience and encouragement. Also I would like to thank Mr. Jerome Vanachter and Ms. Zhu Xiulan for their great help and support during my work, and everyone who provides me with valuable materials. Table of Contents Chapter One STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS ENGLISH…………………………………………………………1 1 .1 Introduction of Stylistic Characteristics of Business English………………………………………….1 1.2 Characteristics of Business English at Lexical Level………………………………………………………..2 1.2.1 Business terms…………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1.2.2 Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 1.2.3 Archaisms and those from other languages……………………………………………………4 1.3 Characteristics of Business English at Syntactic Level……………………………………………………6 1.3.1 Prescriptive Business English……………………………………………………6 Statement and full sentence……………………………………………………7 Adverbials…………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Long sent