This paper investigates how to translate English competitive requests with high levels of face-threats into Vietnamese to clearly see the similarities and differences between the source language and two versions of target language by Duong Tuong and Vu Kim Thu. According to specific criteria of expression forms, the way of shifting each subgroup will be in turn analyzed in details. However, due to the length limit, the writer only focuses on Order subgroup as one of the typical among competitive requests. All examples will be presented in the following order: the source language, the translation of Vu Kim Thu (2^nd version) and later the translation of Duong Tuong (1^st version). After that, the writer will evaluate the strengths and limitations in the translation of two translators.

competitive requests, face-threats, expression forms, similarities, differences, order subroup