ArticleTranslation Theories and Skills http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.09.001
The English Translation of Four-character Phrases Based on the Aesthetic Contrast of Vocabulary in Chinese and American National Park Introductions
Xuan Tian*, Lei Lei
School of Foreign Studies, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710300, Shaanxi, China.
*Corresponding author: Xuan Tian
Published: September 30, 2025
Article history: Updated on June 18, 2026
Abstract
Guided by the aesthetic selection of words in aesthetic linguistics, this study focuses on the differences in vocabulary aesthetics between the introductory texts of Chinese and American national parks by comparing the official introductions of Yellowstone National Park (USA) and Wuyi Mountain National Park (China) and further summarizes the English translation strategies for Chinese four-character phrases. Through Python-based analysis and comparison of the official introductory texts of Yellowstone National Park and Wuyi Mountain National Park, it is concluded that the text of Yellowstone National Park is centered on scientific and rational beauty, with vocabulary predominantly consisting of professional terms in geology, ecology, etc., and forms mostly nominalized structures. In contrast, the text of Wuyi Mountain National Park is oriented toward cultural and perceptual beauty, with vocabulary mainly composed of four-character phrases. Therefore, based on the dimensions of cognitive accuracy, cultural adaptability, and perceptual experience, three translation strategies are proposed: the nominalization integration of coordinate structures, the dynamic-static shift of subject-predicate constructions, and the imagery optimization of attributive-head structures.
Keyword
Chinese and American National Park Introduction Texts; Vocabulary Aesthetics; Four-character Phrases; Translation Strategies
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The English Translation of Four-character Phrases Based on the Aesthetic Contrast of Vocabulary in Chinese and American National Park Introductions
How to cite this paper: Xuan Tian, Lei Lei. (2025). The English Translation of Four-character Phrases Based on the Aesthetic Contrast of Vocabulary in Chinese and American National Park Introductions. Translation and Foreign Language Learning, 1(2), 263-270.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.09.001