Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

摘要

Chapter One Introduction-1

1.1 The Background of the Thesis-1

1.2 The Significance of the Thesis-1

1.3 The Structure of the Thesis-2

Chapter Two Literature Review-3

2.1 An Introduction to Chinese-specific Political Terms-3

2.2 Previous Studies on on C-E Translation of Chinese-specific Political Terms-3

2.3 An Introduction to Relevance Theory-5

Chapter Three Research on C-E Translation of Chinese-specific Political Terms in GWR from the Perspective of Relevance Theory-7

3.1 Relevance-theoretic Principles for Translating Chinese-specific Political Terms in GWR-7

3.1.1 The Principle of Fidelity-7

3.1.2 The Principle of Pursing Optimal Relevance-7

3.1.3 The Principle of Achieving Optimal Contextual Effects-8

3.2 Relevance-theoretic Strategies of Translating Chinese-specific Political Terms in GWR-9

3.2.1 Literal Translation-9

3.2.2 Literal Translation Plus Annotation-9

3.2.3 Amplification-10

3.2.4 Free Translation-10

Chapter Four Conclusion-12

References-13

Abstract

The “Government Work Report” contains many Chinese-specific political terms that are formed in Chinese contexts. In the translation of foreign propaganda, it plays an important role in the mutual understanding and communication bridge between China and foreign countries to enhance the quality of Chinese-specific political terms’ translation. From the perspective of Relevance Theory, this study takes the Chinese and English versions of GWR in the last seven years (2010-2016) as the corpus. And it deeply analyzes the principles and strategies of the C-E translation of Chinese-specific political terms in GWR. Translators should follow the principles of fidelity, pursing optimal relevance, and achieving optimal contextual effects, and use strategies of literal translation, literal translation plus annotation, amplification, and free translation while translating the Chinese-specific political terms. Besides, this study provides a new perspective for the study of C-E translation of Chinese-specific political terms. What’s more, it helps to improve the quality of translation of Chinese-specific political terms to make a good foreign propaganda.

Keywords: Chinese-specific political terms  Relevance Theory  GWR  principles and strategies