FEATURES OF TRANSLATION OF SOCIO-POLITICAL VOCABULARY FROM CHINESE INTO RUSSIAN WITH REFERENCE TO MATERIALS OF MASS MEDIA

Abstract

The article concerns peculiarities of translation of socio-political vocabulary from Chinese into Russian with regards to materials in mass media. The translation of socio-political vocabulary is very relevant, because with the help of the translation of this vocabulary, one can know, understand, and also promote Chinese political ideas and concepts. Based on 100 speeches and articles by representatives of the People’s Republic of China, including 53 speeches and articles by President Xi Jinping, the article identified 8 thousand words of socio-political vocabulary from Chinese into Russian. The author characterizes these words and comes to the conclusion that when translating socio-political vocabulary, a literal translation is mainly used. In conclusion, some techniques of literal translation are revealed: 1) direct preservation of the image of socio-political vocabulary: this translation technique can reproduce the image of vocabulary, with the help of a metaphor can preserve political and cultural characteristics. For example, in the vocabulary “一带一路” 倡议 [yīdài yīlù chàngyì] / initiative “One belt and one Road”, “带” and “路” are translated into the corresponding Russian words “belt” and “path”, preserving their image. 2) Russian grammatical means: this translation technique corresponds to the habits of expression of the Russian language. When translating socio-political vocabulary, prepositions are used. The preposition “by” is used, which denotes the content of the initiative. For example, the translation of 全球发展倡议 [quánqiú fāzhǎn chàngyì] / global Development Initiative. An abbreviation is used. For example, the translation “一带一路” 倡议 [yīdài yīlù chàngyì] / OBOR. The results of the article can be used in the practice of translating socio-political vocabulary from Chinese into Russian.