题目（英文） The Analysis of Cultural Elements and
Translation in Chinese Dish Names
题目（中文） 中国菜名的文化要素分析和翻译
Abstract
As time goes by, under the tendency of globalization, China has become more and more international. China is a country which with very developed cuisine culture. The Chinese Dish names are colorful and contained rich cultural information. At the same time, Chinese food has become very famous all over the world. Because of it’s diverse choices, more and more foreign friends are fond of Chinese food, which provides an opportunity for spreading the Chinese cooking culture. Meanwhile, the more accurate of the translation of Chinese dish names, the more conducive to foreign friends understanding and disseminating Chinese food. The translation of English of the Chinese dish names is not easy as there are great cultural differences in the naming of dishes names between China and the West. How to translate the Chinese dish Names rightly? They all reflecting Chinese unique culinary craftsmanship, containing profound cuisine culture, and reflecting the splendid Chinese culture. Therefore, understanding the naming methods and cultural characteristics of Chinese dishes becomes the basis for the translation of dish names.
Keywords Translation of Chinese Dish Name; Cultural Elements; Chinese Dish Name; cooking methods.
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
1. Chinese catering culture and the characteristics of Chinese Dish 2
1.1 Chinese catering culture 2
1.1.1 Chinese Staple food ……………………………………………………… …... 2
1.1.2 Characteristics of Chinese food culture ……………………… ………… …... 2
1.2 Eight cuisines Chinese foods 2
2. Naming methods of Chinese Dish name 3
2.1 Named after the cooking techniques plus raw material 3
2.2 Named after the origin plus raw material 3
2.3 Named after the raw material plus raw material 3
2.4 Named after he medicinal food plus raw material 3
3. Cooking methods and cutting ways 4
3.1 Rich and colorful Cooking methods 4
3.2 Different cutting technique between China and the west 4
4. Problem existed in English Translations of Chinese Dishes 5
4.1 Fail to convey the original meaning and information accurately while using literal translation 5
4.2 Ignoring the cultural connotation while using superficial translation 5
4.3 One dish but with kinds of translations 5
5. Translation principles and stragegies 6
5.1 Domestication translation strategy 6
5.2 Foreignization translation strategy 6
6. Conclusion 7
Reference 8
致谢 9
