A Study Of Technical Texts Translation From The Perspective Of Skopos Theory

The age of economic globalization and information technology calls for frequentcommunication between different language communities, which indicates greatermarket potential in translation and interpreting services. The advances in softwaretechnology contributes to the possibility of computer aided translation and thecorpus-based translation approach makes computer aided translation technology moremature. Chiew Kin Quah, an American expert of translation tools, has her workTranslation and Technology published at Palgrave Macmillan. The introduction ofTranslation and Technology by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press as a partof the MTI series, is important for the training of translation talents. In this translationprogram, the reporter chooses the first three chapters to translate and analyze, underthe guidance by skopos theory. During the analysis stage, the reporter finds thatlanguage in this book is concise and objective, reflecting features of technical texts.Grasping the language features of technical texts and take respective translationmeasures are key factors in this program. This report focuses on the translation ofpassive voice and nominalized structure, and summarizes respective translation skills.In the last chapter, the reporter presents experience and lessons in this programme,hoping that it would be helpful to students of translation, professional translators andthose interested in knowing about translation technology.