Traductology, linguistics, and culture: the contrastive function of omissions in English-Chinese translations of the intercultural collision in Little Red Riding Hood

Heritage Science

Table 2 Description of traditional thinking with the help of omissions

Character	Omission number	Information omitted	Meaning of the information omitted
The Mother	1	In instructions: “Say hello” and “do not touch her things”	Respect and the maternal role in raising a little girl (C)
Little Red Riding Hood	3	Greetings, promise, the character of the girl, outstretched hand for greeting	Wisdom of the girl, good relationship with the family, continuation of the story (C)
Little Red Riding Hood	3	An insightful situation for the girl to be remembered throughout life
The Wolf	3	A range of adjectives that describe the girl’s taste	The Wolf’s deliberate attempt to think like a human in order to gain trust (C)
		Comparison of the female protagonist taste
		Accompaniment of the girl by the Wolf
The Grandmother	2	Complicated breathing	The fatal position of a woman (C)
The Grandmother	2	Rest after a dangerous day	The fatal position of a woman (C)
The Hunter	1	Coming back home	Continuation (C)