A Report On The Translation Practice Of Chapter 11 Of We The People

In the rapid development of society,with increasingly widespread language types and forms,translation has become more and more important.Since translation appeared,it has not only helped people better communicate with each other,but also facilitated the development of civilization of all nations.Now we are living in an information-based society,all countries in the world need continuous communication of information in such fields as politics,economy,culture and so on.There is no doubt that information is playing a more and more important role in cultural prosperity of all nations.In this information age,informative texts are pervasive in society and they are used in almost every aspect of our life,and we can never ignore the importance of them.This paper analyzes the translation of one chapter of We the People from the perspective of Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation and text types with the objectives of summarizing the problems encountered in the process of translation practice and the experience of improving translators' professional competence and translation skills of informative texts.This book is a typical informative text with exact words,clear topic structure,and plain and easy language.It is a very good material for the translation of informative texts.Thus,attention should be paid to its authenticity and practical function.Different translation skills are used to solve the problems encountered in the translation practice.At the end of the report,suggestions are proposed that translators should apply semantic translation to reserving the authority and apply communicative translation to transmitting truthful information.