Translation and the Norms of Modern Chinese

Translation is regarded as one of the most important agents that brought about the changes and transformation of the norms of Chinese language.The literary translation in vernacular Chinese during the May 4th movement,together with the popularization of written Chinese since the end of Qing Dynasty,the argumentation for and against the vernacular Chinese in magazines such as La Jeunesse,eventually constructed the norms of modern Chinese,which not only helps the traditional Chinese literature,the Chinese language and the mentality of Chinese people to be modernized.