Abstract: With the economic globalization and China's becoming one of the formal members of WTO (World Trade Organization), the translation of business English is playing a more and more important role in our economic development. Business English word is full of specific business terms, featuring formal-consultative style, logic and concise sentences, polite formulae. So, based on modern translation theories at home and abroad, this thesis makes a relevant study on the principles and approaches of business English words’ translation. The thesis discusses the definition of business English, linguistic features of business English and translation principles of business English words. Based on above analyses, I analyze business English words’ translation on macro and micro perspectives. With the analysis, description and contrast of paired translation examples, we endeavor to find out how specific translations are done in the true international business activities.
Key Words: business English; vocabulary; translation principles; translation approaches
CONTENTS
1. Theoretical Background 1
1.1 Definition of Business English 1
1.2 Linguistic Features of Business English 2
1.3 Translation principles of business English words 5
1.3.1 The transferring of directive function 5
1.3.2 The transferring of informative function 5
1.3.3 The transferring of phatic function 7
2. The employment of translation strategies on business English words 7
2.1 Translating business English vocabulary through specialty 8
2.2 Translating business English vocabulary through specific context 9
2.3 Translating business English vocabulary through extension 11
2.3.1 Logical Extension 11
2.3.2 Rhetoric Extension 13
3. Conclusion 14
Acknowledgements 15
Bibliography 16
