Why Massachusetts is called Massachusetts

Massachusetts is called Massachusetts is mainly related to the famous diplomat Cui Guoyin in the late Qing Dynasty wrote the "mission to the United States, Japan and Peru three countries diary" (the book by Cui Guoyin in the fifteenth to eighteenth years of the Guangxu dynasty in the Qing dynasty minister to the United States, Juspania, Peru three countries during the period of the book, a comprehensive introduction to the three countries, especially the United States) related to the situation.

But the specific statement has the following two: one is that the book will be translated into Massachusetts as Massachusetts Jusyes Province, referred to as Massachusetts, the book has a huge impact, Massachusetts, a name is widely accepted, although later Massachusetts will be translated collectively into the state of Massachusetts, but Massachusetts has followed the use of the present day; the other is that the book a comprehensive introduction to the three countries, especially the United States, the situation in the country is extremely stirring, in view of the book's enormous impact. Liang Qichao had included this book in the Day List of Books on Western Studies, which was considered a must-read for understanding Western studies. The book is compared to the Qing Dynasty system, the United States states are translated as provinces, and thus Massachusetts is referred to as Massachusetts.

The book conforms to the basic rule of translation: credibility and elegance.

The letter means to be precise, the reach means to achieve the letter under the premise of not too demanding word by word response to achieve smooth statements, elegant means that the translation of the word selection should be appropriate. Massachusetts in the "hemp" is the first syllable of the phonetic translation of Massachusetts, and the province of China to a certain extent reference to the characteristics of the district set up, in line with the traditional Chinese norms for the use of geographical names, and Massachusetts, Massachusetts is more concise and practical.