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1、OnTranslationofForeignBrandNamesAbstract(摘要):Thispaper,inthefirstpart,introducesbrieflythegeneralknowledgeofcommodity(商品)brandnamesanditsimpactonproducts.Asstatedinthetitle,thispaperthenmainlydealswiththetranslationofforeignbrandnamesinthesecondpart.Inthefinalpart,onthebasisoftheanalysis,this
2、papernaturallydrawsaconclusionconcerningthecross-culturaldifferencesinthetranslationofforeignbrandnames.Keywords:brand,translation,cross-cultureI.Introduction--BrandNameandItsTranslationBrandnamesarejustlikepeople’snames,servingasthesymbol(象征;符号,标志)ofthecommodity.“Brandingmakesaproductdistinc
3、tiveinthemarketplace,justasyournamemakesyouuniqueinthesocietyinwhichyoulive.”(Wells,BurnettandMoriarty89)Foronespecific(具体的)product,itsbrandnameisofgreatimportance.Whenvariouskindsofcommoditiesgoglobal,theirnamestravelwiththemaswell.Asthetradeofcommoditiesexpands,brandnamesofcertainproductsha
4、vebecomeveryfamousandsomesuccessfulonesgradually(逐渐地)getrecognizedbythewholeworld.ForChina,nowadays,developmentofitseconomyinrecentyearsfurtherstimulated()thetradebetweenChinaandothercountries,whichbringsthegrowthofimported(进口,输入)foreigncommodities.Foreignbrandnames,nomatterhowmuchfame(名声,声誉,
5、名望)theyenjoyglobally,willbedifficultforChineseconsumerstoacceptiftheydon’thaveimpressive(给人深刻印象的)translationsintoChinese.AsstatedbyanAmericanscholar(学者),“…agoodtranslationofabrandnamecanbringmillionsofdollars’differenceintheproduct’ssellsrecord.”(qtd.inBaoHuinan,273)Itcannotbedenied(否认)thatse
6、llsrecordsandprofitsareimportantforthemanufacturer(制造商).However,amoreimportantsignificanceforagoodbrandnametranslationliesinthefactthatthenameoftheproductisconducivetothepromotingoftheproduct,theenhancing(提高,增加,加强)ofitsfameandcompetitivenessaswellasthecrackingdownofthecounterfeits.Summingup,i
7、tisobviousthattranslationofforeignbrandnamesworthfurtherstudyingforitisnotonlytheoriginalbrandnamethatmattersbutalsoitstranslation.II.TranslationofForeignBrandNames--ProblemandSolutionThispartofthepaperwillfirstexplorethereasonwhyweneedtopaya