Abstract

 Chinese cuisine culture is an important part of Chinese historical culture, which is famous for its variety and abundance. Now，more and more foreign tourists would like to visit China and enjoy Chinese food. So, the accurate translation of Chinese cuisine names is very important for the spread of Chinese culture. My paper will take Shanghai cuisine as an example, and I will give some examples about the mistakes in the translation of Shanghai dishes and I will give some suggestions about how to solve the problems. Next, it will study the principles of the English translation of Chinese dishes from three parts. And then, it will introduce some translation strategies about Chinese Dishes. The aim of this paper is to provide some references for Chinese dishes translators. 

Key words: Chinese dishes’ names, Chinese cuisine culture, Shanghai cuisine, translation principles, translation strategies

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中文摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction.1

2. Chinese Cuisine Culture.1

  2.1 Eugene A. Nida’s Functional Equivalence1

  2.2 History of Chinese Food Culture..1

3. The Naming Features of Shanghai Dishes..2

  3.1 Realistic Nomenclature.2

  3.2 Freehand Nomenclature2

4. Translation Problems of Shanghai Dishes3

  4.1 Spelling Mistakes..3 

  4.2 Misuse of Case ..3

  4.3 Semantic Fuzziness and Missed Translation..3

  4.4 Tedious Dishes’ English Names4

5. Features of Cooking5

  5.1 Cooking Techniques..5

  5.2 Features of Shanghai Dishes..5

6. Translation Principles for Chinese Dishes..5

  6.1 Realistic Nomenclature..5

  6.2 Freehand Nomenclature6

  6.3 Transliteration..6

7. Ways of Naming Chinese Dishes..7

  7.1 By Ingredients and Cooking Methods.7

  7.2 By Names of Local Places.7

  7.3 By Historical Allusions..7

  7.4 By the Color, Aroma, Taste and Appearance of Dishes..8

  7.5 By Numbers.8

8. The Purpose of Translation..8

9. Conclusion.8

Works cited10

致谢11