Application of Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance in the Translation of Tourist material
Abstract: This paper first analyzes significance and situation of tourist translation. Then, there is a literary review of the previous study abroad and domestic. The definition and development of the three standards are analyzed. Then, the author comes up with necessary combination and abandon of three-word standard of translation in translation by making a series of analysis, discussion and comparison. Further more, the misusing of translation is discussed and some advice is on how to improve the quality of tourist translation. In the end, the criteria of a balanced relationship of three words standards are concluded.
Key words: faithfulness; expressiveness; elegance; tourist translation
目 录
Abstract. iv
摘要 iv
Outline v
提纲 vi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Problems and shortcomings of current research 1
1.3 Data collection and methodology 1
1.4 Summary 2
2 literature review 2
2.1 Research on the translation of tourist publicity materials 2
2.1.1 Foreign research 2
2.1.2 Domestic research 3
2.2 Research on the faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance 3
2.2.1 Definitions 3
2.2.2 Origin and development 4
3 Applications of faithfulness, expressiveness, elegance in tourist publicity materials 5
3.1 In introduction of scenic spots 5
3.1.1 Cases study 5
3.1.2 Comparison between the two versions of translation 7
3.2 In tourist publicity materials 7
3.2.1 Cases study 7
3.2.2 Comparison between two versions of translation 8
3.3 The description on the hotel website 8
3.3.1 Cases study 8
3.3.2 Comparison between the two versions of translation 9
3.4 Strategies in applying these three standards 9
3.4.1 Necessary combination 9
3.4.2 Necessary abandon 10
4 Findings & Suggestions 10
4.1 Four misuses of the faithfulness, expressiveness, elegance 10
4.2 Suggestions for enhancing translation 11
5 Conclusion 11
Works Cited 13
