Study of Restriction of Cultural Context in English Translation

Science and technology have drawn much attention of the whole country since the late 1970' s when China started its reform and opening-up. EST and its translation play a significant role in the course of learning new science and advanced technology from foreign countries, and of introducing the situation in China to the outside world as well. To date, however, there have been many problems in EST translation. For instance, some translations are ambiguous and hard to understand, and mistakes and omissions in target text are common. The study on EST translation mainly concentrates on concrete translation methods and standards, including superficial linguistic facts such as translation of terminology, the processing of grammar and so on, while little attention has been paid to in-depth research.