The Translation of Brand Names

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1、商标语的翻译TheTranslationofBrandNamesAbstractTranslationofbrandnamesisaformofinterculturalcommunication.HoweverwetranslatetheChinesebrandnamesintoEnglishonesortranslatetheEnglishbrandnamesintoChineseones,languagelaws,culturalpsychology,aestheticinterestandsomeotherfac

2、torswillbeinvolved.Thetranslatorsshouldalsopayattentiontosomeculturaltaboosandchooseappropriatemethodtotranslate.Ofcourse,brandnametranslationisnotasimplething.Sometimesthegoodtranslatednamelikestheinherentone,whenwetranslatebrandnamethereissomethingwecandotostri

3、veforperfection.Onegoodkindofcommodityaddingonagoodnameisnotdifferentwithimprovingonperfection,anditscharmisinfinite.KeyWordsTranslationofbrandnames;principles;methods;culturaltaboos;摘　要商标名的翻译是一种跨文化交际形式，不管是中文商标的英译还是英文商标的汉译，都会涉及到语言规律、文化心理、审美情趣等方面的因素。商标翻译者在遵循翻译原则的同

4、时，也要注意一些商标翻译的文化禁区，并且选择适当的方法来进行翻译。当然，商标的翻译绝不是简单的问题。有时好的译名也有自然天成的味道，所以在翻译商标时我们大有文章可做，可以精益求精。一种好的商品，加上一个动听上口的名字，无异于锦上添花，魅力无穷。关键词商标翻译；原则；方法；文化禁区；IntroductionThehumansocietyhasenteredthe21stcentury.Theinternationaltradeisdevelopingfast.Thenationalboundaryconceptdesali

5、natesgradually,whenthescaleofthecommercialcooperationandthecommodityimportandexportexpandunceasingly.Importandexportproductinforeignlandwhethercandevelopthemarketandseizethemarketsuccessfully;thebrandnametranslationisplayingthepivotalrole,besidesmediumadvertiseme

6、nt.Thecommoditybrandnameissimilartohuman'sname.Thetranslatedbrandnameisthesecondnameofcommodityinothercountry,itsimportanceisself-evident.D.EquivalencePrincipleofBrandNameTranslationEquivalenceisthecoreinthewesttranslationtheory.In1961,afamouspersonpointedout:“Th

7、einfluencewhichthetranslatedworksgivesusshouldbeidenticalwiththeinfluencewhichtheoriginaltextgivesitsfirstaudience.”Theprincipleofequivalenceissuitforbrandnametranslationbestinallthetranslationtheories.Accordingtotheprincipleofequivalence,translatedbrandnamemusth

8、avetwofactors:a.Translatednameshouldhavethebrandnameform.b.Thetranslatedonemusthavetheabilitytoproducethesameorapproximatefunctionsoftheoriginalbrandname.Thati