A Brief Review on How Chinese and Western Catering Cultural Differences Influence the Translation of Chinese Cuisine 试论中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响 (2).docVIP

试论中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响 A Brief Review on How Chinese and Western Catering Cultural Differences Influence the Translation of Chinese Cuisine 摘要 本文简要阐述了中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响。文中笔者通过分析中西方国家饮食文化差异，试图发掘目前中国菜名英译存在的问题，并结合实例归纳总结中式菜肴名称的翻译原则，方法和技巧。论文以饮食文化差异为切入点，分析探讨饮食文化差异和菜名翻译有机结合的问题，认为在现代化的中国，翻译者应该借鉴饮食文化差异促进提高菜名英译的质量。笔者认为菜名英译是饮食文化差异的体现。菜名的翻译质量直接影响到进入全球市场的中国饮食工业。正确的翻译可以缩小跨文化交际中的障碍。 关键词：饮食文化差异；跨文化交际；中式菜肴；翻译原则；影响； Abstract This article briefly presents how the Chinese and western catering cultural differences influence the translation of Chinese cuisine. Through an analysis of food cultural differences between Chinese and western countries, the author tries to find the existing problems in English translation of Chinese cuisine, and sets examples to summarize the principles, methods and skills in translating Chinese dishes. The paper also elaborates it on the basis of diet cultural difference; analyzing and discussing the close link between culinary cultural difference and dish translation. In the modernized China, translators should improve the quality of Chinese dish translation based on food cultural difference. Translation of Chinese cuisine embodies the diet cultural difference. The quality of English translation of Chinese dish has some direct influence on the entry of Chinese food industry into the global market. Correct translation of Chinese cuisine can narrow the gap in intercultural communication. Key words: food cultural differences; intercultural communication; Chinese cuisine; translation principle; influence; Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………II 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Put forward question 1 1.2 The necessity to study this topic 1 1.3The argument frame of this paper 2 2. Revelation of chinese and western culinary cultural differences 3 2.1 Contrast of culinary cultural difference between chinese and western 3 2.1.1 Culinary cultural characteristics of China 3 2.1.2 Culinary cultural characteristics of western countries 4 2.1.3 Two distinct culinary