| Translation and culture are indispensable. Translation is also one of the most efficient ways to learn the culture. With the flooding of foreign new objects and new concepts, borrowing foreign words become a significant source for enriching and developing the mother language; therefore, the translation of loanwords is unavoidable. Through the historical review of the loanword translation in Chinese language, changes of Chinese people's psychological culture can clearly be stated.This thesis deals with the relationship between the loanword translation and the psychological culture. It reviews the studies on loanword translation in Chapter One and Chapter Two, and then analyzes the emergence of the loanwords and their special positions in the cultural system in Chapter Three. The polysystem theory, founded by famous Israeli scholar, Even Zohar, is also provided to elaborate the choices of loanword translation strategies and methods.Chapter Four is of the greatest importance in the thesis. It first gives a brief introduction to definitions and features of culture and psychological culture; then makes a detailed review of the history of English loanword translation. The history is divided into three periods: (1) from the emergence of missionaries to the Opium War; (2) from the Opium War to the Reform and Opening up; and then (3) from the Reform and Opening up till today. In addition to the relevant political and economic background, the author analyzes in great detail the translation features in each period, including translation strategies, translation methods, and the popularity and influences to reveal the corresponding Chinese people's psychological culture. Abundant examples and illustrations are used to prove the author's view. Based on the historical analysis, a prediction to the future of the English loanword translation is finally supplied to foresee the developing tendency of the Chinese people's psychological culture in future China.
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