解读跨文化交际视角下《中文菜单英文译法》的翻译价值取向

中式菜单英译问题由来已久。虽已有许多民间的英译本流传国内、外,但大多翻译粗俗不堪、良莠不齐。2008北京奥运会的举办把正式规范中式菜单英译问题提到议事日程,最终公布《中文菜单英文译法》手册。本文从《中文菜单英文译法》遵从的翻译原则出发,解读其翻译方法,评述其翻译的价值取向,即跨文化交际视野下的中式菜单的英译是以源语文化为归宿,展示中国特色饮食文化,促进世界多元文化的互补、融合和发展。

Decoding Translation Value Inclination of the English Versions of the Chinese Menu from the Perspective of the Cross-Cultural Communication

It has long been a problem of Englishing the Chinese menu,whose versions are various both at home and overseas restaurants and hotels,which would have made negative effect on the spread of the Chinese Food culture in the cross-cultural communication.Based on the recently-published the English Versions of the Chinese Foods and Dishes by the government,this paper aims to elaborate the choice making of translating the Chinese food culture by decoding its translating principles,translating methods and translati...