A study on the English translation strategies of Chinese cultural discourse for global communication: An empirical analysis based on the communication dilemmas and breakthrough paths of Confucius institute (Chinese-English Version) journal
中国文化话语的对外英译策略研究——基于《孔子学院》（中英对照版）院刊传播困境与突破路径的实证分析

摘要

在文化“走出去”战略背景下，《孔子学院》（中英对照版）作为中国文化话语对外传播的核心载体，2021-2025年语料的英译质量直接影响国际传播效能，更关系到中国叙事体系在英语世界的精准传递。本文以文化适应论、译传合一理论为框架，采用文本分析法与案例研究法，选取该刊物质类、制度类、精神类三类文化话语为实证对象，剖析现有英译困境：直译导致文化缺省、意译造成属性模糊、精神类话语内涵失真。研究发现，“整合模式”是最优英译选择，据此提出分类型策略：物质类“直译+文化注释”、制度类“意译+属性限定”、精神类“释义+语境关联”，并构建“制度-人才-反馈”三维保障机制。研究可为《孔子学院》（中英对照版）及同类外宣刊物的英译实践提供参考，丰富中国文化话语对外传播的理论与路径，助力中国叙事体系的国际化表达。

Abstract

Against the background of the "Going Global" strategy for culture, Confucius Institute (Chinese-English Version) Journal, as a core carrier for the global communication of Chinese cultural discourse, the English translation quality of its 2021-2025 corpus directly affects the effectiveness of international communication and is crucial to the accurate delivery of China's narrative system in the English-speaking world. Based on the Acculturation Theory and the "Integration of Translation and Communication" theory, this study adopts text analysis and case study methods, selecting three types of cultural discourses (material, institutional, and spiritual) from the journal as empirical objects to analyze existing English translation dilemmas: cultural default caused by literal translation, attribute ambiguity due to free translation, and connotative distortion of spiritual discourse. The study finds that the "integration model" is the optimal choice for English translation, and accordingly proposes category-specific strategies: "literal translation+cultural annotation" for material discourse, "free translation+attribute limitation" for institutional discourse, and "paraphrase+contextual connection" for spiritual discourse. Additionally, a three-dimensional guarantee mechanism ("system-talent-feedback") is constructed. This study can provide reference for the English translation practice of Confucius Institute (Chinese-English Version) Journal and similar external publicity publications. It enriches the theory and paths for the global communication of Chinese cultural discourse and contributes to the international expression of China's narrative system.