| The source text of this translation project is written by Duncan Green, theSenior Strategic Adviser of Oxfam GB and the research expert on global poverty anddevelopment. The translated part of the original text presents readers how people liveand change their environment under the influence of economy, wars, diseases and soon, which serves a good way for the workers on human security research. As asocial-science text, it is written in formal language involving a wide range ofknowledge such as economics, politics and societies. There are many technical terms,abstract nouns, acronyms of institutions, names of persons and places. Besides, it useslong and complex sentences frequently. Since the translator intends to focus on thetarget readers, difficulties exist in translation expressions.The main contents of this report are divided into four parts: Part One is thetranslation project description, including background, objectives, significance and thestructure of the report. Part Two is an observation of the source text, with a briefintroduction about the author and the source text. Part Three is deemed as the mostimportant part of the translation report, which elaborates some difficulties met andmethods adopted in the translation process. Part Four concludes with some lessonsdrawn by the translator, as well as the implication and unsolved problems in thetranslation project. |
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