With the accelerated speed of globalization and rapid development of science, new information of various disciplines is blowing up in a fantastic rate. And the latest achievements in the developing process are to be shared on a global scale, therefore, worldwide academic exchanges become increasingly frequent. English abstract, being an essential part of most research papers, is regarded as a bridge in the process of international information transmission and academic communication, since readers home and abroad can sort out needed research papers only by a speedy look at the abstracts. Obviously, the quality of an English abstract will greatly affect the degree of spreading and acceptance of a research article. In view of the vital role played by English abstracts in the process of academic exchanges, many scholars at home and abroad focused their studies on abstract s writing and translation, and the results were fruitful. This review mainly introduces the previous studies on the translation of abstract of TCM paper. Emphasized the importance of standard and Indicate the existing problem.

Li Weikang. Review of previous studies on the translation of Abstract of traditional Chinese medicine papers. International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2019) Vol.3, Num.1: 93-98.

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