Translation of Business CardsTranslation of Business Cards

名片的翻译名片的翻译

Contents in Business CardsContents in Business Cards

• Company name/symbol• Name/Position• Title• Address/Zip Code• Telephone number/Fax number/E-mail Address/Web

site (Internet Address)

Stylistic FeaturesStylistic Features• A business card is a small card that can be used in a s

ocial and business situation introducing essential individual information in order to establish relations with others.

• It has social function.• Features: formal （正式） ,• accurate （准确） ,• solemn( 庄重 )• large abbreviations, proper nouns

Translation MethodsTranslation Methods

A combination of literal translation, free translation as well as transliteration is frequently applied in translating a business card.

Translation of a Person’s Name: （ C-E)

1)transliteration,

2)according to English custom,

3)capitalize the family name

Translation of the AddressTranslation of the Address1 ） Pay attention to the address in common use and its

abbreviation: Road 路 : Rd. Room 门： Rm. Street 街 , Avenue 道 : St. /Av. Lane 里、弄、巷 : La. Alley 胡同 : Al. Village 新村 , Residential Quarter/Area 小区

2 ） Pay attention to the traditional use:

Macao 澳门、 Hongkong 香港、 Tibet 西藏 Huhehot 呼和浩特、 Harbin 哈尔滨、 Inner Mongolia 内蒙古、 Urumuchi 乌鲁木齐 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

新疆维吾尔自治区 广西壮族自治区 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Translation of a Position/JobTranslation of a Position/Job

董事长Chairman of the Board ( the board of directors)副董事长Vice-chairman总裁 ( 首席执行官）Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O. ） / President总经理General Manager (G.M.)Managing Director (M.D.)

省长Provincial Governor/Governor 市长Mayor县长 Governor/ County Governor与 Deputy（副）搭配的词： manager 经理， director 主任、处长， chairman 董事长， editor 编辑， minister( 国家部委的部长 ) ， secretary general 秘书长， ambassador 大使， governor 省长，总督 attorney general 检察长

与 vice（副）搭配的词： president, chairman, chancellor与 associate（副）搭配的词 : 技术职称相关的副职：Associate Professor副教授Associate Research Fellow副研究员honorary/ emeritus 名誉名誉主席 Honorary Chairmanacting 代 Acting Factory Director 代厂长and/ and concurrently 兼总工程师兼代厂长General Engineer and Acting Factory Director