ABSTRACT
With the fast development of international economy, more and more Chinese enterprises have been active in the global market. They are increasingly finding that brand names translation plays an important role in stimulating consumption and expanding domestic and overseas market. So the author of the paper attempts to explore brand name translation in the cultural differences perspective. Owing to the limitations of the previous studies and the significance of Chinese brand name translation, the paper makes a study of cultural characteristics of the Chinese brand names, as well as typical characteristics of Chinese culture, and then further analyzes the causes of the cultural differences. In addition, the paper proposes Nida's "functional equivalence theory" as the principle for producing culturally effective English renderings of Chinese brand names. At last, the author gives some examples to explain some useful methods. In fact, the translation of Chinese brand names study is also the study of culture.
Key words：brand name; brand name translation; culture; cultural differences; Functional Equivalence
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Brand Name Translation 2
2.1 The Definition of Brand Name 2
2.2 The Norms of Brand Name Translation 2
2.3 The Features of Brand Name Language 3
3. Cultural Differences and Brand Name Translation 4
3.1 Cultural Differences 5
3.2 Current Problems Existing in Chinese Brand Names Translation 8
4. Principles and Ways of Brand Name Translation 10
4.1 Functional Equivalence 10
4.2 Ways to the translation of Chinese Brand Names 11
5. Conclusion 15
Acknowledgements 16
References 17
