Abstract: Soft news, an important genre of news, which contains various figures of speech and culture elements. It can not only transfer the information, but also influence the thoughts of people. Obviously, the translation of soft news is quite flexible. And it is quite necessary to study the translation of soft new. This paper discusses the translation of English soft news from the perspective of Newmark’s Translation Theory，and many examples are used to prove the practicability of Newmark’s Translation Theory for the translation of English soft news . This study aims to provide some useful methods to the research of translation and help translators improve the quality of translation of English soft news.  

Key words: Newmark’s translation theory;English soft news;communicative translation;semantic translation

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. The Theoretical Framework-2

2.1. Definition of Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation-4

2.2. The Differences between Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation-4

2.3. Uniformity of Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation-5

3. English Soft News-6

3.1. Definition of English Soft News-6

3.2. Features of English Soft News-7

3.2.1. Language Features-7

3.2.2. Grammatical features-8

3.2.3. Cultural Features-9

3.2.4. Social Features-10

3.3. Function of Soft News-10

4. Translation of English Soft News from the Perspective of Newmark Translation Theory-11

4.1. Translation of Words and Expressions in English Soft News from thePerspective of Semantic Translation and CommunicativeTranslation-11

4.1.1. Translation of Neologisms-12

4.1.2. Translation of Jargon-13

4.1.3. Translation of Cultural Elements-15

4.2. Translation of Figures of Speech in English Soft News in the Perspective of Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation-18

4.2.1. Translation of Simile and Metaphor-19

4.2.2. Translation of Parody-21

4.2.3. Translation of Pun-22

4.3. Translation of Headlines of English Soft News from the Perspective of Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation-23

5. Conclusion-24

References-26