Metaphor Translation in China's Green Development in the New Era: A Study from the Perspective of Emotional Equivalence
This paper examines metaphorical expressions in the white paper China's Green Development in the New Era as carriers of policy concepts, national sentiments, and values. Drawing on conceptual metaphor theory and the principle of emotional equivalence, it systematically analyzes seven metaphor types and their translation strategies. Using HanLP for sentiment analysis, the study compares the emotional polarity of metaphorical expressions in the Chinese and English versions to determine whether the translation preserves the source language's positive emotional connotations and whether target readers can achieve comparable emotional resonance. Findings reveal a systematic link between metaphor translation strategies and emotional conveyance, with the degree of emotional equivalence significantly shaped by the cultural specificity of source-language metaphors. By offering cognitive insights and empirical evidence, this paper aims to contribute to the global dissemination of China’s cognitive frameworks and political discourse.
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