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Research on the English Translation of Urumqi Municipal Museum’s Introduction in the Perspective of Ecological Rationality

Author(s)

Runfa Yu

Affiliation(s)

College of Foreign Languages, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Abstract

The Urumqi Municipal Museum boasts a rich collection of resources, including 16 first-class cultural relics, 29 second-class relics, and 102 third-class relics, embodying the historical and cultural memories of Urumqi and narrating its captivating stories. However, through the author’s on-site investigations, three major issues were identified in the translation of the museum's introductory materials: semantic and grammatical errors, reliance on machine translation, and misalignment in cultural information. This paper aims to analyze the translation errors and inadequacies found in the English versions of the museum's introduction from the perspective of the five dimensions of “Ecological Rationality.” It. also proposes measures for improvement to enhance the quality of English translations, thereby promoting the international dissemination of Chinese culture.

Keywords

Ecological Rationality; Introductory Translation; Improper Translation

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