A Report On Translation Of Zoroastrians:Their Religious Beliefs And Practices(Chapter 6-7) Based On Cultural Translation Theory

Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest civilizations in the world,which promoted cultural progress in Central Asia,showing the first revelations about the life of the universe,therefore the essence of this ancient civilization can still be seen today.The source text of this translation practice report is from chapters 6 and 7 of Mary Boyce’s Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs And Practices.The book elaborates in detail on the rich culture and history of the religion and is very helpful for scholars and readers to further explore this long-standing culture.Susan Basnett’s cultural translation theory demonstrates that translators should take “culture” as the translation unit and give full play to their subjective initiative,using various translation strategies to achieve the cultural functional equivalence of the target language and minimize the absence of cultural vocabulary connotations.At the lexical level,in the face of cultural gaps,translators should approach the translation from the perspective of cultural compensation,striving to accurately convey information while maximizing the preservation of culture in the source language.At the sentence level,from the perspective of cultural adaptability,the translator should fully consider the different ways of thinking and logical habits of the two languages,as well as the decoding and transmission of information,to make the translation conform to the expression habits of the target language and enhance its readability.This report aims to reflect and summarize historical and cultural translation practices,and it is hoped that this translation text will provide useful references for relevant scholars and researchers,as well as for cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and the West.