| With the raise of “cultural confidence”,cultural exchange between other countries and China has become more profound and extensive,especially with the increase of foreign tourists’ interests in Chinese culture.Museums containing long history and traditional culture have become ideal places for cultural exchange.As the epitome of Beijing,the ancient capital of five dynasties,the Capital Museum shoulders the responsibility of presenting China’s long history and splendid culture to foreign tourists.Thus the quality of the translation of its commentaries directly affects cultural exchange and dissemination,while the differences between Chinese and English languages and culture lead to challenges when translating the texts of museum commentaries.Due to the many differences between these two languages and culture,translators not only take language-level conversions into account,but also face challenges in cross-cultural communication for the purpose of successful intercultural communication;considering the impact of intercultural factors on thinking and expression has become the key to helping foreign tourists visit museums with Chinese-English translation.Guided by Relevance Theory,this research studies the Chinese-English translation of the commentaries in Capital Museum,trying to explore how to realize the multi-dimensional association of language system and cultural connotation through the English translation of three types of texts: informative texts,expressive texts and operative texts.In the meanwhile,the author makes supplementary explanations and provides specific suggestions for the current Chinese-English translation of museum commentaries,so that the subsequent concepts of intercultural communication can be demonstrated,which will help Capital Museum tell Chinese stories accurately and disseminate Chinese culture effectively. |
