A Report On Translation Of Petroleum Geology Academic Papers

Petroleum geology academic papers provide the latest research achievements.The C-E translation of petroleum geology academic papers helps introduce China’s excellent research achievements to the world and contributes significantly to the development of petroleum geology in China.Function plus loyalty theory is selected as the guidance in the translation of petroleum geology academic papers,which can not only guide the translation practice effectively,but also broaden the theoretical perspective of the similar texts.Based on the analysis of linguistic features of the source text,the study selects function plus loyalty theory as the guidance for the translation of petroleum geology academic paper.Specifically,principles of accuracy,effectiveness and loyalty should be followed in the translation process.In the report,the problems encountered in translation are analyzed and specific solutions are discussed respectively from levels of lexicon,syntax and discourse through case study.On lexical level,the method and technique of translation such as literal translation and adaption are applied to translate petroleum geology terms,non-technical words and four-character structure.On syntactic level,translation techniques such as adaption,addition,combination,division,conversion,inversion,omission are adopted to translate passive structures,non-subject sentences and long sentences.On discourse level,attention should be paid to the accuracy,objectivity and readability of the target text.Major findings are summarized in hope of providing some reference for the further study on the translation of similar texts.