Practice Study Report On E-C Translation Of The Cambridge History Of Africa (Excerpts From Volume ?)

This translation practice report on the excerpts of The Cambridge History of Africa(from 1870-1905)mainly focuses on the analysis of the language style of the original text and the application of the translation strategies and methods under the guidance of the Skopos Theory.It is intended to provide researchers of the historical texts with some reference.Firstly,the reporter briefly introduces the research background,the research object,the research method,the research purpose,the significance of the research,the present situation of the research,the problems to be solved and the framework of the report.Secondly,the reporter briefly introduces the translation project,which mainly includes the source and the requirements of the translation task,the brief introduction of the original author and works and the difficulties in translation.Thirdly,the reporter briefly introduces the process of translation,which mainly includes the analysis of the original text,the collection of the relevant materials,the repeated touch of the translation manuscript and the evaluation of the translation effect.Fourthly,the reporter briefly introduces the research of the translation action,which mainly includes the analysis and summary of the choice of the translation theories like the Skopos Theory according to the type of the original text and the wording in the text.Fifthly,the reporter introduces the translation case study in detail,which mainly includes the analysis and summary of the application of translation strategies like the foreignization strategy and methods like transliteration of the proper nouns and liberal translation of some complex sentences like the attributive clauses and adverbial clauses and passive voice sentences.In addition,the reporter also analyzes and summarizes the difference in language form and thinking way between English and Chinese.Finally,the reporter briefly analyzes and summarizes the problems in translation and the corresponding solutions.