The Influencing Factors and Predicaments in Legal English Translation
Abstract
Translation plays a very important role in the process of mutual legislation learning and international trade between
countries. However, in the long development process of various countries, different systems of legislation have been formed due
to so many factors. As a result, it is easy to produce different meanings in translation. Chinese and English, as the two most widely
used languages in the world, inevitably lead to the conflicts of ceculture and system with each other in the process of such frequent
using, which makes translation of legislation in trouble. Therefore, based on the study of Chinese and Western legislation, this
paper explores the factors that affect English translation of legislation, finds out the root causes of the differences, and analyzes the
current predicament of translation in legislation in our country and proposes solutions.
countries. However, in the long development process of various countries, different systems of legislation have been formed due
to so many factors. As a result, it is easy to produce different meanings in translation. Chinese and English, as the two most widely
used languages in the world, inevitably lead to the conflicts of ceculture and system with each other in the process of such frequent
using, which makes translation of legislation in trouble. Therefore, based on the study of Chinese and Western legislation, this
paper explores the factors that affect English translation of legislation, finds out the root causes of the differences, and analyzes the
current predicament of translation in legislation in our country and proposes solutions.
Keywords
English; Law; Legislation; English translation; Solution
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i16.5247
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