The Translation Report On Products Localization Project

With the progress of our human society, the scientific products are undergoing rapid developments. Product localization serves as the communicational bridge between nations and plays a significant role in the construction of the national economy. Nowadays, the localization project has the features of short life cycle, heavy workload and strong specialization. Therefore, it is quite necessary for the translators to learn to combine the traditional translation skills with a variety of computer technology and project management techniques to enhance the working efficiency and ensure the professionalism as well as the accuracy for accomplishing the translation tasks in a given time.The purpose of this thesis is to illustrate the translation procedures, explore the practical application value of the project management theories and various computer technologies based on a practical translation project. It will also probe into the problems happening during the translation project and put forward the effective solutions and translation strategies. Meanwhile, it will analyze and summarize the comprehensive abilities which are essential for the future translation talents in the light of the current translation market.This thesis is composed of five chapters. The first chapter briefly introduces the background, research significance and framework of this thesis. Chapter Two gives a brief view of the practical translation project including the project description and translation requirements. Chapter Three explains the three stages of the project and explores the application methods of Computer-aided Translation and project management. Chapter Four mainly displays the problems and puts forward the feasible solutions. The last chapter provides some proposals for the translation education and puts forward the importance of the communication management and team building for the success of the translation project.