文档介绍:Outline
1. Introduction
2. The Linguistic Characteristics of Tourism English
Conciseness and Vividness
Hospitality and Infectiousness
and Exposition
3. The Theory and Skills of Translation in Tourism English
Theory of translation
Translation skills
Addition and Explanation
Deletion
Paraphrase
Rewriting
4. Conclusion
旅游英语的特点及其翻译技巧
Tourism English's Characteristics and Its Translation Skills
1. Introduction
Tourism English, as it is so called, is the English language used for tourism and is a particular variety of English in terms of linguistics. It appears with the development of tourism industry, especially international tourism. When people make a visit to some place, they will be provided with all kinds of services needed during the tour.
2. The Linguistics Characteristics of Tourism English
. Conciseness and Vividness
Tourism English always uses lively phrases, vivid and elegant description, giving people great enjoyment and inspiring visitors to visit. The words are concise and vivid. For example:
望着隔江的山色,岚翠鲜明,那江中来往的船只,帆樯历历可数;那一轮红日,沉沉的傍着山头下去了。
They gazed at the green, fresh mountains across the river, the boat playing to and fro—they could see each sail quite clearly—and the red sun gradually sinking behind the mountains(Shan Qichang,1990:259).
The subject and predicate of these phrases are “they grazed”, which make the sentence concise and easy to understand. Another example is a description of Exeter in the following:
“Exeter is an mercial center for the South West, and bines the advantages of a modern city with the charm of one with a long and colorful history. Aspects of this history are easily seen in the medieval Cathedral, the Guildhall and the Quay, which is now a popular waterfront venue. Exeter has a population of around 100,000 and has all the shops and cultural and recreational facilities you would expect to find in a thriving university town. Some of the best