The Strategies of Domestication and Foreignization for the Intercultural Factors

Ⅰ.IntroductionTranslating is not simply the act of transferring the meaning of a text from one language into another language,and it is really a complex and fascinating task that requires much effort.

I. Introduction Translating is not simply the act of transferring the meaning of a text from one language into another language, and it is really a complex and fascinating task that requires much effort. The author of the paper believes that translation is the transformation from one language and culture （the source language-culture） i^to another different language and culture （the target language-culture）. Eugene A. Nida （2001） states that ＂the role of language within a culture and the influence of the culture on the meanings of words and idioms are so pervasive that scarcely any text can be adequately understood without careful consideration of its cultural background.＂ According to Larry A. Samovar （2000）, ＂intercultural communication occurs when a member of one culture produces a message for consumption by a member of another culture.＂ Here I＇d like to use the term of cross-cultural communication when referring to communication between people from different cultures. Therefore translation, as an interlingual communication, is both the transformation from one language into another and the transference from one culture to another. In a way, we can say translation is cross- cultural communication, while cross-cultural communication is translation. Anyway Language is a part of culture, so when translating a text from one language into another, we cannot ignore the necessary knowledge of the two cultures involved.