A Report On E-C Translation Of Freshwater Ecosystems In Protected Areas:Conservation And Management(Excerpt)

Freshwater ecosystem refers to a kind of ecosystem composed of fresh water community and water environment,including lotic ecosystem and lentic ecosystem.Freshwater ecosystems are closely related to human activities,and freshwater conservation is conducive to maintaining global biodiversity and promoting sustainable social development.Nowadays,environmental issues are attracting more and more attention from the public.Understanding the characteristics and current status of freshwater ecosystems is beneficial to promoting the protection of freshwater resources.The translation of the text in this field is beneficial to the academic exchanges between domestic and foreign scholars on water resources protection.This translation helps readers understand freshwater ecosystems and raise environmental awareness.The source text is excerpted from Freshwater Ecosystems in Protected Areas:Conservation and Management,which is a book written by C.Max Finlayson,Angela H.Arthington,and Jamie Pittock.It was published by Routledge in April 2018.C.They are experts in water conservation and have written numerous articles on wetland ecosystems and freshwater conservation.The source text describes freshwater ecosystems and their characteristics,and presents important principles for protecting freshwater ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity.The translator chooses the first three chapters for this translation practice.They introduce the types and extent of freshwater ecosystems,conservation and management,and ecology principles for freshwater ecosystems.They are popular in science and are the basis for readers to understand freshwater ecosystems and their protection methods.This report mainly includes four parts.The first part introduces the background of the translation practice and the features of the source text and the purpose and significance of translation practice.The second part introduces the preparation of translation,Functional Equivalence Theory and quality control.The third part is the case analysis,and the translator analyzes case from three levels:lexical,syntactic and discourse under the guidance of Functional Equivalence Theory.The fourth part is a summary of this translation practice,as well as reflections and suggestions for translation practice.The translator hopes to enhance her translation ability through this translation practice,and provide reference for the translation of the same type of text in the future.