Study of the Translation Strategies of Chinese Culture-loaded Words Under Skopos Theory A Case Study of Xi Jinping’s Report at the 19th CPC National Congress

With the significant improvement of China's comprehensive national strength, the world is paying more and more attention to China's policies. Therefore, the state leaders' official speeches have been a window for foreigners to know about "the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics". Xi Jinping's speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has aroused widespread interest from all over the world. It contains a great number of words about current Chinese politics and cultures. Whether these Chinese culture-loaded words (CLWs) can be successfully translated directly influences the accuracy and effectiveness of the whole report delivery to the global communities. Based on the case analysis of XINHUANET' translation of Xi Jinping's Report, this thesis studies the translation strategies of CLWs from the perspective of the Skopostheorie. It is found that literal translation, liberal translation, transliteration and amplification can effectively achieve the three principles of the Skopostheorie: the Skopos rule, the coherence rule and the fidelity rule, thus effectively conveying the original message and spirit of the Report to the target readers. It is intended that the study of this thesis can lend some useful insights into the translation practice and translation theories study of CLWs.