试论中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响Word格式.docx

试论中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响Word格式.docx

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学院外国语学院

专业英语

班级英语N031

学号200345639107

学生姓名金佳

指导教师王平

导师职称副教授

完成日期2007.5.31

教务处制

ABriefReviewonHowChineseandWesternCateringCulturalDifferencesInfluencetheTranslationofChineseCuisine

AThesis

SubmittedinPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementfortheB.A.DegreeinEnglishLanguageandLiterature

By

JinJia

Supervisor：

WangPing

AcademicTitle:

AssociateProfessor

CollegeofForeignLanguages

JiaxingUniversity,ZhejiangProvince,P.R.C.

May31,2007

摘要

本文简要阐述了中西饮食文化差异对中国菜名英译的影响。

文中笔者通过分析中西方国家饮食文化差异，试图发掘目前中国菜名英译存在的问题，并结合实例归纳总结中式菜肴名称的翻译原则，方法和技巧。

论文以饮食文化差异为切入点，分析探讨饮食文化差异和菜名翻译有机结合的问题，认为在现代化的中国，翻译者应该借鉴饮食文化差异促进提高菜名英译的质量。

笔者认为菜名英译是饮食文化差异的体现。

菜名的翻译质量直接影响到进入全球市场的中国饮食工业。

正确的翻译可以缩小跨文化交际中的障碍。

关键词：

饮食文化差异；

跨文化交际；

中式菜肴；

翻译原则；

影响；

Abstract

ThisarticlebrieflypresentshowtheChineseandwesterncateringculturaldifferencesinfluencethetranslationofChinesecuisine.ThroughananalysisoffoodculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterncountries,theauthortriestofindtheexistingproblemsinEnglishtranslationofChinesecuisine,andsetsexamplestosummarizetheprinciples,methodsandskillsintranslatingChinesedishes.Thepaperalsoelaboratesitonthebasisofdietculturaldifference;

analyzinganddiscussingthecloselinkbetweenculinaryculturaldifferenceanddishtranslation.InthemodernizedChina,translatorsshouldimprovethequalityofChinesedishtranslationbasedonfoodculturaldifference.TranslationofChinesecuisineembodiesthedietculturaldifference.ThequalityofEnglishtranslationofChinesedishhassomedirectinfluenceontheentryofChinesefoodindustryintotheglobalmarket.CorrecttranslationofChinesecuisinecannarrowthegapininterculturalcommunication.

Keywords:

foodculturaldifferences;

interculturalcommunication;

Chinesecuisine;

translationprinciple;

influence;

Contents

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………II

Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………….22

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………23

Appendix………………………………………………………………………………….24

1Introduction

1.1Putforwardquestion

MaoZedongoncesaidthat“HongLouMeng”,togetherwithChinesefood,isoneofChina’sgreatestcontributionstohumanity.FoodisacentralpartoftheChineseculture.

Consideringthemisunderstandingcomingalongwiththeculturaldifferences,thestudyoftranslationshouldtaketheconsiderationofculture.Dietisofparamountimportancetopeoplefromallovertheworld.

Owingtothedifferentculturaltraditions,theneedofpartakingfoodisdifferentforpeoplecomingfromdifferentcountries.Chinaisacountrywithasplendidcateringculturewithaverylonghistory.Chinesedishesarefamousaroundtheworld.AftertheentryintotheWTO,weshouldworkmoreonintroducingtheChinesedishesandChinesefoodculturetoexpandinternationalculturalexchange.ThisarticleattemptstolookattheissuesofculinaryculturaldifferencesandChinesedishtranslations;

inotherwords,howtohandletheculturalcontextintranslation?

Thedifferentculinarytraditionsmakeupanimportantpartofculturesystem.CorrecttranslationsofChinesecuisinemakeinterculturalcommunicatorscommunicateeasier.Inthispaper,whattheauthordoesmoreisthediscussiononEnglishtranslationofChinesedishes.

1.2Thenecessitytostudythistopic

TheChinesealwaysbelievethat“foodisthefirstnecessityofthepeople”.Naturallywehavespecialfondnessforfoodculture.Astheculinaryculturedrawsclosetoourlife,understandingtheconnotationofthefoodculturaldifferenceisimperativetounderstandingthelife.TranslationofChinesecuisinebecomesmoreessentialastheculturalexchangesbetweenforeigncountriesaredailyontheincrease.MostimportantlywiththeinternationalizationinthedevelopmentofChineseeconomyandwiththeapproachofthe29thOlympicgames’arrival,manyrestaurants’menusshowbothChineseandEnglishnamesforthedishes.Thereby,thetranslationsofChinesecuisinesrecordedinbookswereborn.FacingeightfamousChinesecuisines,sometranslatorsaregivingfullplaytotheirabilities.Eachtranslatorshowshistalentinthesetranslations.Thereisnolackofexcellentworkamongthem.Awell-translatednamewillmaketheChinesedishlookbetter.Yetabadtranslatednamedenigratesthedish.Thepropertranslationofthenamecanwelcometheforeignvisitortoadishwhileamistranslatednameactuallydiscouragesapersontotryit.Itcancausemisunderstandingtoforeignersofdifferentculturalbackground,thusfailstosurmounttheculturaldifferenceandinhibitsunderstandingdifferentcultureconnotation.

Fornow,themainexistingproblemsareasfollows:

thereismorethanonetranslationforindividualChines