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1、【标题】公示语汉英翻译存在的问题及其对策【作者】周星月【关键词】汉译英;公示语;问题;对策【指导老师】杨珍雨【专业】英语【正文】I•IntroductionWithChirm,sadoptionofreformandopeninguppolicy,entryintoitsWTOanditseconomicrapiddevelopment,moreandmoreforeignersstreamintoChina.TheycometoChinatotravel,study,anddobusiness,etc.Thed
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3、.Undersuchcircumstances,Englishpublicsignswillplayaveryimportantrole,becausethesesignswillhelpforeignerstofindtheirwayinanewenvironmcntorgettheinformationtheyneed.AccordingtoBarryGray,theChairmanofInternationalGraphicalSymbolsCommittee,"Signingaffectseveri^bo
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6、istoaddressthisproblemthatinitiatesthecurrentresearch・II.TheSignificanceofSignsA.TheDefinitionofSignsSignsareanythingfromasimplestwayfindingorinformation"marker”tothetechnicallysophisticatedcommunicationofamessage.4AccordingtotheOxfordAdvaneedLearne”sEnglish-
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