An E-C Translation Report Of Monetary Policy And Oil Market(Chapters 4-5)

This is an English-Chinese translation report.The translation material is from Monetary Policy and the Oil Market(chapters 4-5).Fossil oil is a basic energy resource,accounting for 40%in the global energy consumption.It has been a necessity product in modern society,just like the food,whether the economy is in prosperous period or in recession.The source text is about the relationship between monetary policy and the oil price.There are a lot of technical terms in field of petroleum and economics.The original text falls into the category of English for Science and Technology(EST).Before translating,the translator needs to read the whole text and understand the meaning of the text,whether it is an English for Science and Technology text or an English text of other genre.The translator strives to produce a target text faithful in idea,clear in logic,fluent and concise in expression.In the process of this translation,the translator gives much thought about EST translation methods and skills,tring to improve her translation competence.The theory on which the translator bases her practice is Eugune Nida's functional equivalence.This translation report introduces the source translation text and describes the main contents,features and significance of the source text.The translator introduces the characteristics of the EST text and the division,conversion and omission translation methods and skills,analyzes the translation methods and skills by using the detailed examples analysis.In the end,the target text meets the requirements of EST text translation.This translation report also describes the preparations before translation,the difficulties encountered in the translation process and translation methods used in solving problems.Finally,experience and lessons are summarized by the translator in the process of translation.