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Difficulties And Strategies In Chinese Translation Of Technical Documents

Posted on:2019-05-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L YanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330545985329Subject:Translation
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With the rapid development of technology in recent years,the demand for technical translation has kept increasing.However,the translation of technical documents requires translators familiarize with related professional subject areas and certain translation skills,making the translation process difficult.Based on the translation practice of "MRule Management User Guide",this thesis analyzes the difficulties and strategies during the translation of technical documents.The author first reviews previous research results,analyzes the language characteristics of technical documents,and then summarizes the difficulties of translating such texts,which are translators' lack of professional knowledge as well as the existence of professional expressions,ambiguous sentences and special structure in the source texts.Last,based on the readers' acceptability,the author suggests that reference to parallel text and technical writing norms are two effective strategies.The analysis finds that parallel text can help translators familiarize with the professional background and provide reference in terms of text comprehension,professional expressions and language style.Technical writing norms require technical texts to follow the principle of accuracy,clarity,conciseness,consistency,and usability,which can be used to guide technical translation.It helps translators deal with difficult expressions like technical terms,ordinary words with contextual meanings and polysemy.In addition,it guides translators reorganize sentences to make the logic reasonable and standardize the target language.This author hopes the strategies and cases in this thesis can help other translators break through the bottleneck of lacking professional knowledge,so as to improve the quality and efficiency of technical translation.
Keywords/Search Tags:technical translation, MRule Manager User Guide, parallel text, technical writing norms
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