ABSTRACT
Business English letter plays an important role in international trade.This thesis first introduces the features of business English letter with 7Cs. Then following the translation principles of business English letter, from the words, long sentences and manner of speaking aspects, it discusses the translation skills. In order to obtain good quality translation of business English letter, translators must understand the features of business English letter and the translation principles and skills. By analying the examples and making the contrastive study, this thesis gives a detailed analysis of the features of business English letter and figures out the basic principles and methods applicable to the translation of this specific genre and some problems a translator should pay attention to during the translation of business English letter.
Keywords:business English letter; translation; feature; translation skills
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. The features of business English letter 3
2.1 Courtesy 3
2.2 Correctness 3
2.3 Clearness 4
2.4 Completeness 4
2.5 Conciseness 5
2.6 Concreteness 5
2.7 Consideration 6
3. The translation of business English letter 7
3.1 The theory of translation 7
3.2 The principle of business English translation 7
3.3 The requirement of business English letter translation 8
4. The skills of business English letter translation 9
4.1 The skills of the words translation 9
4.1.4 Using the correct and accurate words 12
4.2 The translation skills of long sentences 12
4.3 Manner of speaking and translation skills 15
5. Conclusion 17
Acknowledgements 18
References 19