A study on the translation strategy of scenic spot introduction

Abstracts and key words

Abstract: Through the translation examples of scenic spots, this paper makes an analysis and research of main translation methods and cause of effect on translation methods and introduces the concept of Skopos theory and its three core principles, which aims to make full use of translation methods to translate the scenic spots. Thus, tourist text translation could be improved. In this way, the level of translating the Chinese tourist attractions into English can be prompted. Foreigners may make a better understanding of Chinese cultural essence, which is good for foreigners to make a good impression on China.

Key words: tourist text；Skopos theory；translation methods

摘要：本文通過舉出旅游景點的例子翻譯，對旅游景點的主要翻譯方法及其影響翻譯方法的原因進行分析和研究,介紹了Skopos theory的定義以及三大核心翻譯原則，旨在更好地運用翻譯方法翻譯旅游景點，從而使旅游文本翻譯研究達到一個新的理論高度，同時提高旅游文本翻譯的質量，加強旅游景點英譯水平的提高及增強外國游客對中國文化精髓的認識，有利于外國朋友給中國留個好印象。

關鍵詞：旅游文本；功能理論；翻譯方法

CONTENTS

Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

2.The Characteristics of Scenic Spot Translation----------------------------------------5

  2.1 The Objectiveness of Contents 

  2.2 The Conciseness of words

  2.3 The Clearness of logic

3.The Principle of Scenic Spot Translation-----------------------------------------------8

  3.1 A brief introduction to Skopos theory

  3.2 Definition of Skopos theory

  3.3 The Three Core Principles of Skopos theory

     3.3.1 The Skopos Principle

3.3.2 The Coherence Principle

     3.3.3 The Fidelity Principle

4.Strategies and Methods of Scenic Spot Translation-----------------------9

  4.1 Addition

  4.2 Deletion

  4.3 Literal translation

  4.4 Rewriting

5.Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12