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1、OnTranslationofChineseMenuintoEnglish—ThroughaCulturalPerspectiveAcknowledgementsFirstofall,Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomysupervisor,BaoGang,forhisinstructiveadviceandusefulsuggestionsonmythesis.Inthepreparationofthethesis,hehasspentmuchtimereadingthrougheachdraftandprovidedme
2、withinspiringadvice.IalsowouldliketothankProfessorZhangXiaoqingforherguidanceintheessaywritingcourselastterm.FromherdevotedteachingandenlighteninglecturesIhavebenefitedalotandacademicallypreparedforthethesis.Mygratitudealsoextendstoalltheteacherswhotaughtmeduringmyundergraduateyearsfort
3、heirkindencouragementandpatientinstructions.Meanwhile,IwanttothanktheCollegeLibraryfromwhichIgotenoughusefulinformation,withthehelpofwhichIfinishedmypaper.Finally,Iwouldliketooffermyparticularthankstomyfriendsandfamily,fortheirencouragementandsupportforthecompletionofthisthesis.vAbstrac
4、t:SinceChinahasjoinedtheWTO,withthecontinuousdevelopmentofGlobalization,ChinesefoodhasbecomeanimportantwindowformoreandmoreforeignerstocomprehendChina.Thus,inordertomakeforeignersknowourChinesecookingculturedeeply,thetrendfortranslatingChinesefood’snameintoEnglishcannotbeignored.However
5、,menutranslationisanewfieldinChina.ForeignershavealimittoknowChinesefoodandtoacceptdishtranslations.ThedifferenceoflanguageandculturebetweenwesternandChinaisthemainreasonforthislimit.ChinesemenutranslationisnotonlyanewareatostudyculturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandChinabutalsoanurgentan
6、darduoustaskforthetranslationindustryinChina.ThepaperaimstoundertakeanexplorationofEnglishtranslationofChinesemenufromaculturalaspect.AfterthedescriptionofthebackgroundofChinesemenutranslationatpresentandthefeaturesofChinesemenu,theculturaldiscrepanciesbetweenChinaandtheWestcountriesare
7、presented.Thenthe problemswithChinesemenutranslationarepointedout.Afterthat,sometranslationstrategies arecarriedout,whicharebasedonmaterials,regionsandcreatorsorliteraryquotation.Atthesametime,someexamplesinBeijingOlympicGameMenuarerespectivelyanalyzed.Throughthesystematicanaly