ABSTRACT
This paper first gives a detailed introduction of the background of Chinese neologisms. It generalizes its definition from sorts of opinions of different scholars and its significance of translating Chinese neologisms correctly. What’s more, the paper introduces some improper translation methods, such as redundancy, ignorance of cultural differences, inconsistency of register, Chinglish .Then the paper introduces Bassnett’s cultural translation theory and translates Chinese neologisms from this theory. Thus conclude the basic methods in the translation of Chinese neologisms, that is literary translation, literary translation plus annotation, free translation, substitution, transliteration.
Key words：Chinese neologisms; translation; Bassnett’s cultural translation theory
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Chinese neologisms 2
2.1 A brief account of Chinese neologisms 2
2.2 The Study of Neologism Translation 4
3. Problems in the translation of Chinese neologisms 6
3.1 Redundancy 6
3.2 Ignorance of cultural differences 7
3.3 Inconsistency of register 7
3.4 Chinglish 7
4 The Significance of the Study of Neologism-translation 8
5. Bassnett’s cultural translation theory 9
6. Methods Used in the Neologism-Translation from the Perspective of Bassnett’s Cultural Translation Theory 10
6.1 Translation methods for newly-coined words or expressions, old words or expressions with new meanings 10
6.2 translation methods for borrowings 13
7. Conclusion 16
Acknowledgements 17
References 18
