On Interpretation of Cultural Factors in Press Conferences 英语专业毕业论文.doc

On Interpretation of Cultural Factors in Press Conferences Abstract：In recent years, China enjoys a fast economic development and higher international status. Cross-culture communications become more and more frequent, Especially during the annual NPC and CPPCC meetings, the importance of interpreting has been more than ever highlighted. The press conferences held by Chinese government during the NPC and CPPCC sessions are increasingly drawing worldwide attention. It is in this situation various culture-loaded expressions have always posed the greatest challenge for interpreters. This thesis, under the guidance of interpretive theory, researches the cultural factors including, four-character idioms, lines of poems, famous sayings or proverbs and allusions, political and economic phrases with Chinese characteristics and summarizes several effective interpretation strategies adopted in order to be helpful for translation research. Key words：press conference; interpretation; cultural factors; interpretation strategies 1. Introduction 1.1 The significance and objective of the thesis Since Chinas opening up, the over thirty years witnessed its great development. Its economy and comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness have been enhanced a lot. Chinas communication with other countries and regions become more and more frequent, thus cross-cultural communication is more essential. Press conferences play an important role for China to build a good international image. Especially during the annual National Peoples Congress(NPC) and Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC) session, presses from home and abroad get together to listen to Chinas voice. In the NPC and CPPCC sessions, interpreters play a critical role of bridging the gap between the speaker and target audience with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and making the parties of communication exchange their ideas smoothly without language barriers. On such