商务写作小论文.doc

Final Paper on Business Writing （2） for Class (3、4、5) , Grade 10 Criteria and Skills of Business Contract Translation 外国语学院 105班 叶玲 1. Introduction As the development of the globalization, China has become the world factory and we can find “made in China” nearly in every corner of the world. What’s more, the import and export trade of our country is growing steadily year by year. As we all know, almost every transaction of international trade is carried out by entering into a contract. So how to handle business contract is quite important in that it keeps international trade in order and guarantees it going on smoothly. However, it is not easy to be a proficient drafter or translator of business English contract. Only a small mistake would give rise to international dispute and even cause great financial loss. This text put emphasis on the criteria and skills of translation in business English contract. 2. Criteria of translation in business English contract Traditional Chinese translation theories are featured by Yan Fu’s(严复) three character norm—faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance, which was advanced more than a century ago and has a far-reaching influence on Chinese translation. Therefore, we might as well explore a feasible criterion for international business contract translation without divorcing ourselves from the traditional translation theory. When we are translating the business English contract, the following criteria should be taken into consideration. 2.1 Faithfulness Accuracy The increasing specialization on the terms, clauses, textual structure of international business English contract, requires us to put the ?faithfulness? as the primary principle to follow when translating the business English contract. This criterion requires us first to have a complete understanding of the text of business English contract, and then try our best to express the meaning of the original text faithfully with accurate words. 2.2 Compa