A Report On The Translation Of Scientific Essays From Excerpts Take Advances In Earth Science: From Earthquakes To Global Warming

Popular science essays are the materials to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge to the general readers. In order to ensure the effective dissemination, translation activities are important. The translator should require sufficient translation skill and professionalism, using various effective means to accomplish high-quality translation works.This article is based on the English-Chinese translation practice report. The translation material picks parts from Advances in Earth Science:From Earthquake to Global Warming, with a total amount of about 24.5 thousand words, covering earth science overview, global climate change, reports on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as radar interferometry technique for earthquake, etc. Firstly, the article would utilize the translation theoretical basis of Hu Gengshen-referred to translation as adaptation and selection. Then the article would describe the necessary preparatory translation work, means of translation and the use of translation tool. Finally, the article would provide feedbacks and current problems in translation. The article introduces the subjectivity in translation, reflecting the essential translation skill and background knowledge of translator nowadays. As the translator and the author of this article, Contributions would be made by writing this article for other translators, scholars in translation for research to enhance the efficiency of the market for translation and interpreting.