2011世界休博会网站文本的汉英翻译问题及对策的开题报告IntroductionTheShanghaiWorldExpo,alsoknownastheWorldExpositionEXPO2010,wasamajorinternationaleventheldinShanghai,ChinafromMay1toOctober31,2010.ItwasthelargestWorldExpoinhistorywitharecord-breakingattendanceofover73millionvisitorsfromaroundtheworld.InordertopromoteandprovideinformationabouttheExpo,awebsitewascreated.ThewebsitewasavailableinbothChineseandEnglish,butthequalityoftheEnglishtranslationwasnotalwaysaccurate,makingitdifficultforEnglish-speakingvisitorstofullyunderstandtheinformationprovided.ResearchQuestionsThisresearchaimstoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatwerethemaintranslationchallengesfacedintheEnglishversionoftheShanghaiWorldExpowebsite?2.WhatstrategiescanbeemployedtoimprovethequalityoftheEnglishtranslationontheShanghaiWorldExpowebsite?MethodologyTheresearchwilluseacombinationofqualitativeandquantitativemethods.Firstly,contentanalysiswillbeconductedontheShanghaiWorldExpowebsitetoidentifytranslationerrors,inconsistencies,andculturalbiasesintheEnglishversion.Secondly,asurveywillbeconductedwithasampleofEnglish-speakingvisitorstothewebsitetogaugetheirunderstandingandsatisfactionwiththetranslation.Finally,interviewswillbeconductedwithprofessionaltranslatorsandeditorstogatherinsightandrecommendationsonhowtoimprovethetranslationquality.ExpectedOutcomesTheresearchisexpectedtoidentifythemainchallengesintranslatingChineseculturalandlinguisticconceptsintoEnglishaswellasareasofcommonmisunderstanding.Basedonthefindings,theresearchwillrecommendstrategiesandtechniquesforimprovingtheEnglishtranslationquality,suchasemployingprofessionaltranslatorsandeditors,usingmachinetranslationcoupledwithhumanpost-editing,andengagingwithnativeEnglish-speakingeditorsforqualitycontrol.Theresearchwillcontributetothedevelopmentofbestpracticesfortranslatingculturalcontentintodifferentlanguagesandwillbeespeciallyrelevanttothoseinvolvedininternationaleventsandthetourismindustry.