| Abstract: | Twentieth century China saw unprecedented attempts at cultural change and rejuvenation through the transfer of foreign knowledge,and translation played a role in almost all aspects of this development. Except for a short period under the PRC,English was the dominant source language for this transfer. This paper gives a brief historical background to the causes for the emergence of translation as a key to national survival and cultural change.It then focuses on three of the most significant translation-relat... |
