Abstract: With the acceleration of globalization, the communication between China and the outside world is more and more frequent. During the process of communication, translation is an essential part. Due to China’s unique national conditions and culture, great amount of words with Chinese characteristics appear inevitably in foreign affairs, and those kind of words have become a major difficulty in C-E translation. This study explains skopos theory and words with Chinese characteristic successively, and then explores principles and strategies based on the case study of Chinese leaders’ speeches under the guidance of skopos theory to help translators handle C-E translations more easily. As a result, proper translation will act as the bridge in cross-cultural communication so as to promote friendly exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

Key words: words with Chinese characteristic; skopos theory; translation

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

 1.1 Previous Studies on Culture-loaded Words-1

 1.2 Previous Studies on Skopos Theory-2

 1.3 Layout and Significance of the Paper-3

2. Skopos Theory and Words with Chinese Characteristic-4

 2.1 Introduction of Skopos Theory-4

  2.1.1 Origin and Development of Skopos Theory-4

  2.1.2 Rules of Skopos Theory-5

 2.2 An Overview of Words with Chinese Characteristic-7

  2.2.1 Classification of Words with Chinese Characteristic-7

  2.2.2 Features of Words with Chinese Characteristic-8

3. Principles of C-E Translation of Words with Chinese Characteristic-9

 3.1 Accuracy Principle-9

 3.2 Flexibility Principle-10

 3.3 Culture Principle-11

4. Strategies in C-E Translation of Words with Chinese Characteristic-13

 4.1 Transliteration plus Annotation-13

 4.2 Literal Translation plus Annotation-14

 4.3 Word Formation-16

 4.4 Free Translation-17

5. Conclusion-19

References-20