Use of long sentences is one of the significant features of formal non-literary discourses in English. Long sentences in English typically feature linguistic devices such as nominalization, passive voice, parallel composition and the use of conjunctions and other forms of subject, to name but a few. In translating these long sentences into Chinese care should be taken to apply relevant techniques such as reverse order translation, sentence split and sentence restructuring,etc. To conclude, final check-up and proof-reading is a must to ensure the translation is complete, faithful and readable. |