浅谈英语姓名的翻译中文摘要姓名是用来指代社会成员的符号,在人际交往中占据着举足轻重的位置。不管这种符号形式如何变化,其基本功能是相同的。交际过程一开始,交际者遇到的问题往往是需要了解对方的姓名,以便交际正常进行。比如,在称呼,介绍,问候语中,姓名是比不可少的,离开姓名,人际交往几乎无法实现。当今世界变得越来越小,国际不同文化间的交往不断增加,越来越多的人需要经常与异文化的人们进行面对面的交际或需要到异文化环境中去生活或工作,姓名在跨文化交际中的影响也逐渐显露出来,受到人们的关注。为使交际畅通,在特定的环境中使用某种文字的姓名是一个交际策略问题。运用这个策略可能有助于交际的正常进行。不同文化的人们对姓名的态度以及重视程度会有所不同,而同一文化的人们对跨文化交际中的外文姓名问题也会持有不同的看法。如何翻译英语国家的人名,值得探讨,本文主要以英汉语言为例, 从跨文化交际以及文化交流的角度讨论英文姓名问题。关键词:英语姓名翻译;跨文化交际 ; 文化交流AbstractName, which is used for representing social member, is a sign, which plays an important role in the communication. No matter how this kind of sign change, the basic function is the same. When the intercourse is starting, the successful communicators should know the counterpart’s name first, so as to achieve the successful communication. When we refer to addressing, introducing and greeting, name is necessary. Communication nearly cannot be conducted if we have no names. Nowadays, the world has become smaller and smaller ,and the communication between different cultures is increasing day by day. More and more people need to frequently communicate face to face with people of another culture or need to live or work in another cultural environment. Therefore the significance of names in communication between different cultures also becomes more obvious and attracts more people’s attention. In order to make communication convenient for people, it is a communication tacti...