Adaptation And Selection Of Chinese Translation Of Orienteering Terminology

The 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,held in Beijing on 16 October 2022,stated that it was necessary to promote the comprehensive development of mass and competitive sports and accelerate the building of a strong sporting nation.Orienteering has both a competitive sporting organisation and competition and a broad mass sporting base.Since the 1980 s,China has been promoting and developing orienteering,and after years of efforts,a relatively complete system of competitive sports has been formed.At present,orienteering has developed into a national competition,with annual national orienteering competitions and training activities held,attracting a large number of professional and amateur athletes to participate.At the same time,various industries have increasingly recognised the importance of orienteering,with the Ministry of Education making it a "2+1 project in sports and arts" for primary and secondary schools,and the National Defence Education Department listing it as a national defence sports project.The establishment of an orienteering terminology system is a fundamental task to promote the development of the sport.However,as orienteering has not been in China for a long time,its development is mainly based on foreign development concepts,and the establishment of its terminology system needs to be further standardised.In order to standardize the Chinese translation of orienteering terms,improve their accuracy and standardization,and promote the development of orienteering in China,this paper classifies and sorts out the professional terms involved in orienteering through the methods of literature,comparative analysis,expert interviews,and induction and deduction.It analyzes the multidimensional characteristics of directional movement terms from three aspects: language,culture,and communication,in order to evaluate their adaptability and selectivity,and explore the interactivity and dynamism between translators and audience groups,the following conclusions are drawn:(1)The terminology of orienteering can be roughly divided into: event related terms,topography related terms,technology related terms,organization related terms,equipment related terms,and map making related terms.(2)The study of Chinese translation of orienteering terms needs to fully consider social and cultural factors.From a linguistic perspective,the Chinese translation of orienteering terms should conform to the language habits of the target audience;From the cultural perspective,the translation of orienteering terms into Chinese should adapt to the environment of orienteering culture,and possess multiple cultural knowledge and backgrounds;From the perspective of communication,the translation of orienteering terms into Chinese should meet the needs of practical communication and strive to solve communication obstacles.(3)The translation of orienteering terms into Chinese should not only consider the cultural connotation of the source text,but also consider the interaction and influence between the translator and the audience.Therefore,the Chinese translation of orienteering terms should be analyzed and studied based on the adaptation and selection of interactivity and dynamics.(4)Currently,there are many problems in the translation of targeted terms into Chinese,such as multiple translations of one word,and non-standard translations.Translators can fully exert their subjective initiative by combining the translation content and using different translation methods to make their translations conform to the target language ecological environment.Finally,some suggestions are made based on the findings of this thesis: unifying translation standards;providing clear definitions of translation;establishing translation databases;continuously updating industry standards and guidelines;and strengthening translation education and training.This paper is expected to provide a new perspective for the study of Chinese translations of orienteering terms,to complement the research on Chinese translations of orienteering terms,and to further promote the development of orienteering.