This translation report is based on the Western fantasy literatureThe Dark is Rising. Ittells a story that Will Stanton, the youngest Old Ones, collects six Signs (Wood, Bronze, Iron,Water, Fire, Stone) and fights with the Dark under the assistance of other Old Ones. Thetranslation report focuses on the translation and translation analysis and explanations of thelatter part.There are mainly four parts in this analysis. The first is the background introduction,including novel, author, Western fantasy literature and its translation; the second is a briefintroduction of functional equivalence and its guidance to my translation; the third part, themajor part of this report, is mainly the translation description and analysis, includingtranslation difficulties, such as proper noun, phrases with double meanings, poetry and lyricsand battle scenes, and translation cases analysis. And the final part of the report is thesummary. |