A Report On The Translation Of An Excerpt From The Robot And Us

With the growth of market demand and the improvement of human consumption,more and more robots enter into the production and the lives of people to change the lifestyle of human society.The Robot and Us offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the role of robots in our society,focuses on the interaction between humans and robots,and calls for the introduction of the robotics into the school syllabus so that people can understand and master robotics thoroughly.This translation report consists of four parts.The first part is the description of translation tasks,including the introduction of the original text and the basic information of its authors.The second part is the description of the translation process,including the pre-translation preparation,the difficulties in translation,the review and polish process.The third part is the main body of the report.The author analyzes vocabulary,syntax and rhetoric difficulties with specific examples,which involve terms,non-restrictive attributive clauses,long sentences.Various translation methods have been adopted,including conversion,extension,addition,separation and restructuring.The fourth part is the summary of the translation in which the author describes the experience and suggestions in translation.To be a qualified translator,the author should work hard to improve the translation ability and enrich the knowledge for future translation.