【正文】 ole, the work of translation of public signs still has many improvements to be made. 2. Literature Review The research of signs translation is a new area in the field of translation. In China, the ChineseEnglish translation of public signs started relatively later than abroad (ibid.: 52). According to ZhaoXiang, sign translation studies in China started in 1990s with a series of academic articles published on Chinese Translators Journal (ibid.). The early research claimed the importance of sign translation and pointed out the mistranslations in signs. A search on , the largest digital library in China shows, there are fewer papers on sign translation before 2021, only one paper each year from 2021 to 2021. However, an increasing number of papers have been published in different periodicals and journals since 2021, which demonstrates to some extent that the study of sign translation has been paid more attention. In a sense, the great breakthrough was made in 2021 when Chinese Translators Journal started a column especially for sign translation, arousing greater concerns about the topic. Another drive was the successful bid for the 2021 Olympic Games, which appealed more researchers to do their part to support the Games. Since then, a number of scholars have been continuously doing research on sign translation, providing a series of studies on signs translation and publishing articles mainly on journals. In 2021, “the 1st Symposium on Camp?？傊?，公示語翻譯并非易事，我們應不斷揣摩，細心探究， 促進公示語翻譯質量的進一步提高 。本文主要通過收集筆者所在的城市蘭州和 武威兩地公示語翻譯的例子， 從語言和文化的角度分析了公示語翻譯的問題， 同時就這些問題提出了相應的策略 .通過研究筆者得出了一些結論，首先 ,蘭州和武威公示語誤譯主要源于譯者的粗心及對目的語文化認識的欠缺。 本人簽名： 日期 ： Contents Abstract i 摘 要 ii 1. Introduction 1 Research Significance 1 Research Background 1 2. Literature Review 2 3. The Classification of Public Signs 4 Directive Public Signs 4 Informational Public Signs 4 Restrictive Public Signs 5 Mandatory Public Signs 5 4. The Translation Problems of Public Signs 6 Linguistic Translation Errors 6 Misspelling 6 Grammatical Errors 7 Lexical Errors 7 Cultural Translation Errors 8 Unidiomatic Expressions 8 Poor Readability 9 Improper Tone 10 5. The Translation Solutions of Public Signs 10 Back Translation 10 Borrowing 11 Following International Standard 12 Standardization 13 Qualifying the Translators 13 6. Conclusion 14 References iii Acknowledgements v Abstract Since public signs are an important unit of munication and play an important role in our daily life, translating them is of much significance. The correct and proper translation of public signs can show our good international image, bring great convenience to foreigners and give them much help during their stay in China. However, there are a lot of problems in translation of public signs. This thesis analyzes the problems and possible solutions on CE translation of public signs by using the examples collected mainly from Lanzhou and the author’s hometown—Wuwei. The thesis discusses the significance, the background, and the classification of translation on public signs and takes some examples to analyze the problems, includi ng linguistic translation errors and cultural translation errors. Then, the t