Translation of Xi's Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade from the Perspective of Skopos Theory
On the evening of July 28,2023,the 31st Summer Universiade opened in Chengdu,China.The opening ceremony is always the first public focus of the Universiade.The opening ceremony should not only reflect the spirit of the Universiade,but also show the excellent traditional Chinese culture and unique local customs as the host country,and express the warm welcome to interna-tional friends.The opening speech of the Universiade is a micro window for the international community to understand Chinese poli-tics,Chinese economy and Chinese culture,so it has attracted wide attention.This grand event will draw thousands of athletes and spectators to the city to celebrate the occasion.From the perspective of functional skopos theory,the author discusses and analyzes the English translation text of my speech at the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu,and finds that the translation strategies of free translation,literal translation,addition as well as subtraction translation are used in the text.
Chengdu UniversiadeFunctional skopos theoryTranslation strategyTranslated text of the opening speechLiteral translationFree translation
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