A Report On The Translation Of Mindware-Tools For Smart Thinking(Section 2 And 3 Of Chapter 1)

This is a translation project report on Mindware--Tools for Smart Thinking by American psychologist Richard.N.Nisbett,of which Section 2 The Power of Situation and Section 3 The Rational Unconscious of the Chapter 1 is the source text.The source text mainly analyzes of the limitations and shortcomings of the people's thought and how human beings are generally unaware of just how shaky their everyday conclusions are,which is a great reference for the study of behavioral psychology,understanding of other people's behavior and how to get along with others.The source text has quoted many famous studies and experiments to help readers have a better understanding of the limitations of human thought and behavioral psychology.Since there is no published Chinese version,thus the translator selected the source text as the translation practice material to meet Chinese readers' demand.The translation project report contains five chapters.The opening chapter is about the background and significance of the translation report.The second chapter is the text introduction,containing the author,text type and its main content.The third chapter is the theoretical basis.Under the guidance of the German functional theory,the translator chooses conversion,sentence division and amplification to solve problems in lexical and complicated syntactical level.The fourth chapter shows the difficulties during translation and corresponding solutions.The fifth chapter concludes with the lessons and problems to be resolved in the translation project.