Translator’s Subjective Awareness of News Translation in the Context of Intercultural Communication: A Case Study of the Translation of “Want to Be the Mayor of New York? Better Know Your Wings and Dumplings”

Liangqiu LÜ, Na DENG

Abstract


News has become a popular way for people to get to know the world. During the period of obtaining foreign information, the translation of news plays a decisive role for people to understand the timeliest information from abroad. Under the context of cross-cultural communication, the thesis takes the English translation of “Want to Be the Mayor of New York? Better Know Your Wings and Dumplings” as an example to analyze the embodiment of the translator’s subjectivity in news translation, and reveal a new perspective of the translators with a full extent. Showing it well and better explaining the role of the translator’s subjectivity at the level of the text.


Keywords


Inter-cultural communication; News translation; Translator’s subjectivity

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12258

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