中医英语翻译的特点、问题及原则【毕业论文】.doc

1、I（20_届）本科毕业设计英语中医英语翻译的特点、问题及原则IICONTENTSABSTRACTIV1INTRODUCTION12THEDEVELOPMENTOFTHEENGLISHTRANSLATIONOFTRADITIONALCHINESEMEDICINE221THEFIRSTDEVELOPINGSTAGE222THESECONDDEVELOPINGSTAGE223THETHIRDDEVELOPINGSTAGE224THEFOURTHDEVELOPINGSTAGE325THEFIFTHDEVELOPINGSTAGE33THECHARACTERISTICSOFTHEENGLISHTRANSL

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3、EANINGWHILELOSINGTHEFORM952CONTRASTINGTHEWESTERNMEDICINE,SEEKINGCOMMONGROUNDWHILERESERVINGDIFFERENCE1053RESPECTINGNATIONALCONDITIONS,MAINTAININGCHARACTERISTICS116CONCLUSION12BIBLIOGRAPHY13ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS14III摘要随着时代的前进，国内外人士越来越注重健康，这也使得医学得到不断得发展。由于全球化策略，人们也不再止于自己本国的医学。中国改革开放的政策，使得世界各地的人们开始了解中国，随之原本扎

4、根于中国本土的中医也得到了国外学者的重视。中医英语翻译则在这个时候扮演了举足轻重的角色。中医英译的好不仅可以加强国际交流，传播健康，而且也可以使国外友人更加深刻地了解。虽然中医英译在历史上有过五个发展阶段，各国学者纷纷提出了自己的主张，但是其发展还是不成熟的，存在着很多问题。本文将从中医英译的三个特点即仿造化、多样性以及定义化出发，仔细探讨现今中医英译存在的两大难题对应词缺乏及理解偏差。同时，针对这两大难题提出了三大中医英译的原则，即薄文重医，得“意”忘“形”；比照西医，求同存异；尊重国情，保持特色。关键词中医英译；发展；特点；问题；原则IVABSTRACTASTIMEGOESON,PEOPL

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