On Causes of the Overtranslation and the Undertranslation
Translators are often disturbed by the two inaccurate translational types,overtranslation and undertranslation.Therefore,it is significant to do some research on the two types.At a different angle of the geographical position and culture,this paper investigates the causes of the two phenomena.The different geographical position contributes to certain lexical gap,which makes no equivalent words between English and Chinese.Furthermore,the paper emphasizes the different value and morality and belief in the east and the west.In a word,all these aspects result in the phenomena of overtranslation and undertranslation.The paper tries to come up with some translational strategies and skills to avoid the inappropriate translation.