题目（英文） Bridge Chinglish Gap between
Translation Theory and Practice
题目（中文） 消除翻译理论和实践的中式英文隔阂
Abstract
As a global language, English plays an increasingly key part in international political, economic, and cultural exchanges. Influenced by Chinese mind, Chinese inevitably appear to use Chinglish no matter in oral or written English communication. Chinglish is known as English with Chinese characteristics and it cannot be understood or accepted by most English-speakers, and even misinterprets what we actually want to express, seriously hindering the cross-cultural communication. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research on reducing Chinglish translation.
This article first defines translation, and explains the standards and techniques of translation in detail, then, it comes to the background and reasons of Chinglish in Chinese-English translation. Methods on Bridging Chinglish Gap in translation to achieve an authentic and fluent communication effect is the key point.
Keywords: Language differences, Chinese-English translation, Chinglish, Translation theory and practice, Chinglish translation
Contents
Abstract I
Contents 2
1. An Introduction to Translation Theory 3
1.1 Definition and Purpose of Translation 3
1.2 Translation Standards and Skills 3
1.2.1 Translation Standards …………………………………………………………... 3
1.2.2 Translation Skills....................................................................................................3
2. The Causes of Chinglish in Chinese and English Translation 5
2.1 The Background of Chinglish 5
2.2 Reason: The Difference between Source Language and Target Language.....5
2.2.1 Cross-Cultural Factors .........................................................................................5
2.2.2 Hypotaxis and Parataxis........................................................................................6
2.2.3 Passive and Active Tense......................................................................................6
2.2.4 Static and Dynamic Expression............................................................................7
3. Methods on Bridging Chinglish Gap....................................................................8
3.1 On Words Level .8
3.1.1 Reduce Unnecessary Nouns, Verbs and Modifiers................................................8
3.1.2 Remove Redundant Words or Expressions............................................................8
3.1.3 Avoid Repeated Reference to The Same Thing......................................................8
3.2 On Sentence Level...........................................................................................9
3.2.1 The Placement of Phrase and Clause…………………......……………...............9
3.2.2 Achieving Logical Coherence in Sentence............................................................9
3.3 Lessening Chinglish Style 9
3.3.1 Relieve Reliance on The Noun..............................................................................9
3.3.2 Using Preposition to Show the Connection of Nouns...........................................9
4. Conclusion 11
References 12
致谢 13
