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Study on Translation of Tourism Texts from Perspective of Skopos Theory: A Case Study of Beautiful Shaanxi

Hui Liu, Siyu Zhou

Abstract


Given their long histories, tourist attractions in Shaanxi draw many foreign visitors. Significant historical and cultural information can be discovered in tourism texts. They serve as vital tools for promoting tourism and are highly effective. Good translations can help international readers comprehend Shaanxi culture. Utilizing the English translation of the text Beautiful Shaanxi, this paper conducts a Sample analysis of proper nouns, cultural-loaded words, and classical Chinese poems. It also explores the English translation techniques of tourism texts, transliteration, annotation, and more. The province translation approach and the supplemental approach can both assist in translating tourism documents more accurately.


Keywords


Skopos Theory; Tourism Text; Translation Skills; Beautiful Shaanxi

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i28.10824

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