Analysis On The Translation Of Vocabulary With Chinese Characteristics In The Governance Of China

The Governance of China is a collection of a series of important speeches and ideas of the CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping, which answers the questions of theory and practice of the Party and the country in the new era, and has demonstrated the governing ideas and prescriptions of the new administration. In order to better interpret the concept of development, path of development, domestic and foreign policies of China, this book has been translated and published in nine languages. The translation of the abundant vocabulary with Chinese characteristics in this book has direct bearing with the correct understanding of Chinese ideas and policy, and is highly relevant with Chinese foreign publicity.The Skopos theory has three rules, which are the Skopos rule, the coherence rule and the fidelity rule. Based on the Skopos theory, the translation process is determined by the Skopos of translation, and the translation should be acceptable in the culture and situation where it is applied to and can be comprehended by the readers. The translation should be faithful to the original text, while the degree and form of fidelity depend on the Skopos of translation and translators’understanding.This thesis analyzes the translation of vocabulary with Chinese characteristics in the book the Governance of China from the perspective of the Skopos theory. This thesis aims to prove that the Skopos theory can be applied to and guide the translation of vocabulary with Chinese characteristics.