TITLE:
An Analysis of Subtitle Translation of Hello, Mr. Billionaire from the Perspective of Skopos Theory
AUTHORS:
Yucheng Sheng, Xiaohui Gao, Honglei Ma, Yaorui Zhuang
KEYWORDS:
Subtitle Translation, Skopos Theory, Hello, Mr. Billionaire
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.6 No.7,
July
26,
2019
ABSTRACT: As a significant medium of cross-culture communication, film subtitle translation should be attached more importance to for the sake of better implementing Chinese Culture Going Global Strategy. Appropriate subtitle translation can accurately convey cultural connotations and facilitate cross-cultural communication, while inappropriate subtitle translation may cause flavor loss or even lead to serious misunderstandings. Therefore, subtitle translation is of great importance. In order to improve subtitle translation in Chinese comedy and boost cultural communication in the world, this article makes an analysis of subtitle translation of Hello, Mr. Billionaire, a typical Chinese comedy gaining popularity and praise, from the perspective of skopos theory and provides suggestions for subtitle translation improvements.