On The English Version Of The Governance Of China In Light Of German Functionalist Theory

As the largest developing country, China’s policies and politics are attracting more and more world’s attention. The translation quality of political texts not only decides the effect of political publicity, but also influences the national image. Thus, translation of political texts is of great significance. Xi Jinping The Governance of China is the first book about Xi’s ideas since he took the position of General Secretary of China, and it introduces the new developments in China’s policies and politics from a new perspective. Best translators form CCCPC Party Literature Research Office and China International Publishing Group are engaged in translation of this book, and the English version has gone through repeated revision before it is finally nailed down. So the translation quality of this book is guaranteed and it provides useful guidance for translation of other political texts.Functionalist translation theory is a very typical translation school in Western translation theories. In functionalist translation theory, the most famous and influential theories include Text Typology by Katharina Reiss, Skopos Theory by Hans J. Vermeer, and Function plus Loyalty by Christiane Nord. This thesis uses those three theories mentioned above to analyzee the source text, and gives general translation strategies; and then it analyses and comments on the typical words and sentences form lexical, syntactical, textual and cultural level. The translation of this book conforms to principles of functionalist translation theories, accurately expressing the information given in the source text while preserving the form, structure and cultural features of the source text to the largest extent. This thesis also shows that functionalist translation theory can well guide the translation of political texts.