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rration, with certainemotional color and critical sentences. The author should be able to accurately convey thestyle and intention of the writer when translating, which requires the author to have certaincultural background. In addition, the intention of the text is to introduce the oracle-boneculture to the readers, and it has certain cultural characteristics. 

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Chapter II Theoretical Overview

2.1 Brief Introduction to Skopos Theory

Skopos theory originated in Germany in the later period of 1970s and was held andput forward by Hans J. Vermeer. In Vermeer’s opinion, translation is a process in whichcommunicative linguistic and nonverbal symbols are transferred from one language, thatis, the source language, to another language, that is, the target language. Vermeer believedthat “any form of translation, including translation itself, can be regarded as an action.Every action has a goal or purpose”[9]. With the theoretical guidance and basis of Skopostheory, translation can be said as a kind of communicative behavior. The translation goalsand aims determine and run through the whole translation behavior’s process, that is to say,the purpose helps to make sure the means and the purpose of translation determines allaspects of translation process, including translation methods and strategies. Translationcannot be simply expressed as word to word translation, but also can be expressed as thetransmission of non-verbal factors, such as cultural milieu, emotional orientation andthinking logic, which are also implied in the category of translation. With the theoreticalhelp of Skopos theory, the translator is not a servant passively controlled by the source text,but an expert with multiple identities, including the communicator, recipient, researcher,etc. of the source text[10].

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2.2 The Feasibility of Skopos Theory to Guide this TranslationPractice

In this translation practice, after careful consideration, the author chooses and adoptsSkopos theory as the theoretical basis and leading theory. The feasibility of Skopos theoryto guide this translation practice is shown as follows:

Anecdotes on Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a popular book with a certain nature ofpopular science. That is to say, it is a literary work aimed at popularizing knowledge oforacle bone inscriptions. The book contains the things that have happened in the field oforacle, and there are some professional knowledge of oracle bone inscriptions, some fakeworks about oracle bone inscriptions, and some famous figures related to oracle boneinscriptions. The aims of the translation of the book is to deliver the information of thesource text to the target readers easily and accurately, making them understand relevantinformation and knowledge of Chinese oracle culture. As is known to all, Skopos theoryattaches great importance to and mainly focus on the translation’s communicative function.In this way, it can provide the theoretical help and basis for translators to conduct thetranslation activity flexibly. Aiming at realizing the translation goals and purpose, thetranslator shall regard himself/herself as one of the target language readers. In this way,the translator can make the translation in line with the expression habits and reading 本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。