地名翻译原则（Geographical name translation principle）.docVIP

地名翻译原则（Geographical name translation principle） The place name is the product of history, the symbol of territorial sovereignty, the guide of daily life and the medium of social communication. In the information society, geographical names play a very important role in international politics, economy, diplomacy, foreign trade, science and technology, cultural exchanges, press and publication, and social life. To spell Chinese place names with Chinese phonetic alphabet is not only a unified standard of China, but also an international standard, which must be used all over the world. According to the authors translation of Chinese geographical names, this article intends to discuss some points for the translation of Chinese geographical names for reference by translators and readers. A proper name is the translation of monosyllabic The names are the single syllable, name is monosyllabic, then the name should be regarded as part of the proper name, first, and with the proper connectors, after repeated translation, down (with Chinese characters word is the name, the line is part of the English transliteration; brackets for the provinces, city, district or County, the same below for example): 1, Mt. Hengshan, Hengshan, Mountain (Shanxi) 2, Huaihe the, Huaihe, River (Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu) 3, Chaohu the Chaohu Lake (Anhui) 4, Bohai the, Bohai, Sea (Liaoning, Shandong) 5, the Hanjiang River (Guangdong) of Hanjiang River 6, Lixian Lixian County (Gansu Longnan) Two English translation methods of proper names, names The name of the proper name mainly refers to a single syllable name, mountain, river, river, lake, sea, port, gorge, Guan, island, according to proper names, proper names and ligatures, constitute the overall name (Chinese and English word line drawing part is the name of the proper name). Such as: 1, Dujiangyan Dujiangyan City (comparison: the, Dujiang, Weir) (Sichuan) 2, Suifenhe Suifenhe City (comparison: the, Suifen, River) (Heilongjiang) Baishuijiang Nature R