On Translation Compensation In Informative Text Translation

Informative text is a major text type according to the theories of text classification proposed by Peter Newmark.It features a great deal of information and practicability whereby readerscan have a better understanding of a certain field.Nowadays,with the frequent international exchanges in many fields,the demand for translation of informative text is on the rise.However,translation is a kind of cross-language and cross-cultural communication,in which the loss of information,meaning,pragmatic function,and cultural intention in the source language of informative text is inevitable,therefore,translation compensation exists on the existence of translation practice.The author of this report decides to summarize and discuss the translation compensation strategy in informative text on the basis of Commercial Real Estate Activity Description translation practice.This report mainly consists of five parts.The first part briefly states the background and describes the research significance.The second part is a description of the translation practice,including translation project profiles,translation project objectives,preparation before translation,the translation process and review after translation.The third part is the most important one which briefly describes characteristics of informative text and summarizes the translation principles,then focuses on the effectiveness of translation compensation strategies for informative text translation practice on the basis of Commercial Real Estate Activity Description translation.The fourth part describes other problems arising in translation and provides solutions.The last part is the conclusion which mainly summarizes the experience and the possible reference to such kind of text and illustrates deficiencies.The author of this report summarizes and discusses the translation compensation in the informative text in accordance with this translation practice,aiming at providing useful experience for the translation of informative text,helping deepen the understanding of informative text translation practice.