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Publication details [#46825]

Cheng, Zhaowei and Lihong Zhou. 2017. “国家名片”上的问题英文——中国高铁《CRH 服务指南》英译文指瑕 [Some problems relating to Chinese-English translation in the CRH Service Guide]. Chinese Science & Technology Translators Journal (中国科技翻译) 30 (4) : 39–41.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
Chinese
Source language
Target language

Abstract

Five types of problems are found in the English version of the CRH Service Guide: (1) inaccurate diction; (2) incomplete sentences; (3) redundant expressions; (4) ambiguous statements and (5) pragmatic failure. Based on the text type and intended function of the CRH Service Guide, this article makes suggestions on how to improve the quality of its English translation.
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