A Report On The Translation Of Report On The Work Of Taikang County Government

The source text of this Chinese-English translation practice is the Report on the Work of the Taikang County Government in 2015 which includes three parts, separately elaborating the review of the previous work, a new year’s main tasks and plans and the best wishes for a better future and the confidence for grand goals.As an important material for the publicity, the report on the government work charactered by political style is worthy to be translated into other foreign languages. In addition, the report on the government work is featured with practical style with exact practicality and purpose, covering all aspects of the society, such as the political, economic, cultural and other aspects. Also, the report on the government work seems objective, clear, formal, and rich in Chinese characteristics and new words, which makes it difficult to translate into other languages. In addition, since some industries in the county have done business with foreign countries, the translation of the report could also, in a certain extent, promote the region’s economic development and improve the living standards of the local people with the local policy and government’s efforts.Based on three principles of Skopos theory, the characteristics of the source text are analyzed from the aspects of vocabulary, syntax and text. The fourth part introduces some problems encountered in the translation process with exact examples; translation skills mainly cover the use of parallel text, literal translation with annotation, conversion, amplification and division. The fifth part summarizes the report, speaking highly of the importance of preparation for translation, translation theory and of the height of bicultural.