An E-C Translation Report Of Home Work: A Memoir Of My Hollywood Years (Chapters 10-11)

As a style of recalling one’s and other’s past life experiences and social activities,memoir has the value of “understanding of human beings and comments on human affairs” and is an indispensable part of academic achievements.The source text of this translation report is selected from Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years authored by Julie Andrews.In this memoir,it tells a true story of Julie Andrews’ Hollywood years during which she fell from incredible highs to challenging lows that takes readers on a life journey which is funny,heartbreaking,and inspiring.This translation report focuses on the lexical and syntactic difficulties encountered and the translation methods employed in the translation process.At the lexical level,in order to highlight the distinctive characters,vivid plot,and exquisite language of the source text,the translator converts the parts of speech of some words to achieve the intended purpose.At the same time,there are numerous polysemous words in the source text.Therefore,in the translation process,the translator chooses and extends the meaning of these words on the basis of understanding the context to achieve the smooth and accuracy of the target text.The translator also applies amplification according to the context so that the target readers can better understand the source text.At the syntactic level,there are abundant complex sentences and passive sentences in the source text.Therefore,the translator employs the corresponding methods such as following the original syntactic order,reinventing the sentence structure,division,and shifts of voice to better meet the target readers’ reading habits.Through this translation practice,the translator pores over the details of the source text so that has a profound understanding of the characteristics and difficulties of memoirs.The translator also adopts appropriate translation methods to show its vivid plot and exquisite expression techniques.It is expected to provide some useful reference for the subsequent translation and research of memoirs.