Modern Social Science Research

Lao She’s work of Beneath the Red Banner is like a delicate historical scroll, vividly depicting the rich and diverse daily lives of the Manchu people. This work is not only a brilliant artistic summary of the social phenomena at that time, but also contains profound and profound historical and cultural connotations. In the textual world of Beneath the Red Banner, there are a large number of cultural loaded words with distinct ethnic characteristics and cultural imprints. These words are like unique keys that open the door to Manchu culture, but at the same time, their uniqueness and cultural barriers greatly influence the success or failure of translation work. This article selects the English translation of Beneath the Red Banner as a research example for in-depth exploration. By carefully analyzing the translator’s gains and losses in dealing with these cultural loaded words, and deeply analyzing the corresponding translation strategies, we can carefully consider how to cleverly cross the barriers of language and culture, accurately convey the rich information in the original text to the target language readers, and enable people from different cultural backgrounds to appreciate the unique charm and profound value of this work.

Translation; Beneath the Red Banner; Culture-loaded Words