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摘 要商业信函作为商业交流中的基本方式，在商业活动中有着不可替代的作用，并且促进国际化贸易的快速发展。因此，商务信函的正确翻译对于商务交谈的顺利达成有着至关重要的作用。商务英语信函有七大特点：完整、具体、清楚、简洁、礼貌、体谅和准确，这些特点体现于商务英语信函的用词、句法和语气中。为了提高商务英语信函的翻译质量，翻译者必须了解商务英语信函的特点及商务英语信函和商务汉语信函的区别。通过举例和比较，本文详细分析了商务英语信函的特点并总结出翻译商务英语信函的标准和方法及商务英语信函翻译中应注意的问题。关键词：商务英语信函；语言特点；翻译技巧；方式10453
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Abstract
As the primary form of business communication, business letters play an indispensable role in business activities and contribute considerably to the rapid development of international trade and business. Therefore, the translation of business letters seems critical to the successful communication. There are seven specific stylistic features for business English letters, which can be called the seven C`s: completeness, concreteness, clearness, conciseness, courtesy, consideration and correctness. These essential features include the morphological and syntactical features of manner speaking of English letters. In order to obtain high-qualified translation of business English letters, translators must understand the stylistic and language features of business English letters and the differences between business English letters and business Chinese letters. By way of examples and contrastive study, this thesis gives a detailed analysis of the linguistic features of business English letters and figures out the basic principles and methods applicable to the translation of this special genre and some problems translator should pay attention to during the translation of business English letters.
Key words: business English letters; linguistic features; translation techniques; manner
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. Definition and Meaning of International English Letter 2
III. Stylistic Features and Translation 4
3.1 Stylistic Features of Business English Letters 4
3.2 Translating Principles for Business English Letters 5
IV. Syntactical Features and Translation Techniques 6
4.1 Syntactical Features 6
4.2 Translation Techniques 7
V. Manner of Speaking and Translation Techniques 8
5.1 Manner of Speaking 8
5.2 Translation Techniques 10
VI. Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Acknowledgments 14 Linguistic Features and Translation of Business English Letters
I. Introduction
With the open-door policy and China’s successfully joining the WTO, international business translation is becoming increasingly frequent and important, which leads to the constant development of economic globalization. Therefore, modern business English translation plays an ever-increasing role in international trade, and high-qualified translators are badly needed in our society.
Business English as one branch of English for Specific Purposes is a complex of English knowledge; which covers finance, law, advertisement, secretary and account etc. Nowadays, business English becomes more and more important and popular. Even more and more scholars turn to devote themselves to Business English translation to facilitate international trade. However, most people think Business English translation is not as easy as literary translation and even more complicated than it, for business English involves different fields of knowledge and different styles of writing.