A Report On The Translation Of Alternative Energy For Dummies (Excerpts)

As the main weather problem in our daily life,the murky haze has seriously affected human health.Seeking environment-friendly ways of generating electricity is one of the big measures to harness the haze problem.This is a translation report of an excerpt from the book Alternative Energy for Dummies.It is a book about the alternative energy written by the Rik DeGunther and published by Wiley Publishing,Inc.The author chooses the Chapter 10 Treading Water with Hydropower and Chapter 11 Blowing Away with Wind Power as the source text,and there is no Chinese version for the present.Using Skopos Theory as the theoretical basis and taking technological articles on relevant topics as an example,the thesis summarizes the relevant translation methods of this type of text.As one of the most important theory of German Functionalism,the Skopos Theory plays a significant role in guiding the translation practice.The author explains the characteristics of informational text,and the three rules of Skopos Theory including the skopos rule,the coherence rule and the fidelity rule,so as to demonstrate that the Skopos Theory can be the solid theoretical foundation for the translation of technical texts.It is a good way to understand Skopos Theory by explaining its development processes and its three rules.Finally,it discusses how the translator chooses translating strategies or methods when she is confronted with difficulties in the translation process.It is crucial to recognize the function of hydropower and wind power for controlling air pollution.And the significance of this report lies in providing translation methods for technology articles.