新时代外交背景下的中国政治术语使用倾向--以“中国关键词”为例

Preference of the Translation of China s Political Terms in the Context of Diplomacy in the New Era:Case Study on“China Keywords”

文章选取了“中国关键词”新时代外交主题下的相关词条,分别检索了英文译文在英文网络新闻语料库(NOW)和美国当代英语语料库(COCA)中的记录,探察了中国政治术语在国际媒体和美国语境下的使用倾向。研究发现,近十年中国的国际影响力明显提升,但受关注的话题有一定偏向性,在亚非地区的关注度明显高于美洲地区,并且政治术语需要更加准确规范的译文。

Based on the News on the Web(NOW)and Corpus of Contemporary American English(COCA),this study searched and analyzed the English translation of words indexed in the section of Diplomacy in the New Era in“China Keywords”,and exploved the preference of international media and the US in using the translations of China s political terms.The results reveal that(1)China has been enjoying a greater international influence in the recent decade,but topics of top frequency focused only on limited subjects;(2)countries and regions in Asia paid more attention to China keywords than the US and Latin America;and(3)the political term requires an accurate and standard translation.