A Cultural Perspective on the Translation of Tourist Materials

A Cultural Perspective on the Translation of Tourist Materials Acknowledgements It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge the efforts of all those people who have contributed to the completion of this thesis. First and foremost, my heartfelt gratitude goes to my supervisor Professor Luo Guoliang, who took much time from his onerous duties to offer me valuable instruction in what was essential to the thesis, including its structure, overall arrangement and wording. Without his guidance, this thesis would not be lucid and logical as it now in expression of its topic. I am also grateful to Professor Huang Yuansheng, Professor Xu Yaqin and other professors, whose fruitful instruction in the previous three years helped enhance my English competence and conjured up in my mind a broader vision of English study. Finally, I would avail myself of this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to my dear parents, my friends and my classmates, who encouraged me and offered tremendous help in material gathering throughout the whole process. Abstract This present thesis is intended to conduct a comparatively systematic study on the translation of tourist materials from a cultural perspective. In doing so, the thesis attempts to explore some effective strategies and methods applied to the translation of tourist publication and find solutions to the problems popping up in the present English versions of tourist materials. For these purposes, the thesis, divided into six parts, deals with the following issues. Chapter One mainly introduces the current development of tourism and its role in China’s economic development, highlighting the importance of the tourist industry in terms of economy. Chapter Two expounds t...