Practice Report Of Translation Research On Chapter6and7in Social Stratification In Contemporary China: Measurement And Analysis

The research report, taken from the Chapter Six and Seven of the SocialStratification in Contemporary China: Measurement and Analysis, is a report on thetranslation of social science,“the effect of policy variabilities on Social Stratification”in about10000Chinese characters. As an independent discipline, translation has ashort history, so the translation in the professional field is still inadequate. Thetranslation is based on the given text. In the process of translating, the translator usesthe theory of Eugene A. Nida’s “dynamic equivalence” and the strategies of literaltranslation and free translation. The translator combines the translation theory of theEugene A. Nida’s with her own translation practice, and adopts correspondingtranslation strategy. Before the translation, the translator is supposed to confirm thetext type; in translating, the translator should apply the specific strategies and methods.After translation, the translator is believed to solve the problems in translating andmake conclusions.The translation text includes the6thand7thchapters of Social Stratification inContemporary China: Measurement and Analysis. The report is divided into fivechapters. The first chapter is an introduction and meaning to the translation task. Thesecond chapter introduces the preparation before the translation and the translationprocess. In the third chapter, the translator presents the main theories. Chapter Four isa summary of theories and methods applied in the translation. In the last chapter, thetranslator makes a summary of the typical problems and acquirements in translatingpractice.