A Translation Report Of Culture Shock! Paris (Excerpts)

The writer of the thesis chooses more than ten thousand words from the bookCulture Shock! Paris: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette as translationpractice, which belongs to tourist materials introducing Paris’ culture, history andcustoms. The author analyzes the differences among the translation of the descriptionof scenic spots, the introduction to local history and culture, and practical guidelinesfor visitors and points out some translation strategies according to different translationaims.The main purpose of tourist materials is to introduce the local history, cultureand places of interest so as to attract visitors. So there are inevitably large amount ofculture related materials which should be the key points of translation. In order tomake sure the target text accurate, the author consults lots of culture relatedinformation while translating. Second, the difficult points are that there are plenty ofFrench words in the original text. The author makes clarification and deals with themrespectively. In the part of case analysis, The writer points out some translationstrategies according to Skopostherie and the differences among the translation of thedescription of scenic spots, the introduction to local history and culture, and practicalguidelines for visitors.Lastly, it is about the main findings of the thesis: first, the translation of touristmaterials aims at informing the public and attracting tourists. With such strongpurposes, this type of pragmatic translation mainly emphasizes the intended readers’expectation, comprehension and acceptance of the target text. Second, differenttranslation strategies such as Amplification, Adding, Paraphrase, Analogy andTransliteration should be adopted in flexible ways according to different translationskopos.