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Analysis on the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors in the Report on the Work of the Government of 2021

Xinxin Sun
Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 74-81, 2022 DOI: 10.54691/fhss.v2i7.1310 July 20, 2022
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Abstract.In recent years, Chinese scholars have made many researches in-depth on conceptual metaphor and translation. Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to political life, and political texts have more important significance for people. So according to Lakoff's conceptual metaphor theory as the foundation, analyze the report on the work of the government which released in March 2021 for conceptual metaphor translation, to discuss the annual government work report in conceptual metaphor types and frequency, It also discusses the translation characteristics of relevant conceptual metaphors in English.
Keywords. Conceptual Metaphor; Translation; Report on the Work of the Government.
APA Citation Xinxin Sun (2022). Analysis on the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors in the Report on the Work of the Government of 2021. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(7), 74-81. https://doi.org/10.54691/fhss.v2i7.1310

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