The Application Of Kernel Sentence Analysis In Translating Long English Sentences

The translation of long English Sentences has always been difficult in E-C translation,because complex sentence structure and rich modifiers make difficulties for translators to understand the source text or reorganize the target text.In Kernel Sentence Analysis,the translator first finds out the kernel parts of the sentence,understands the meaning of each part and then finds out the logical relations among them.Such analysis helps the translator to understand the sentence more clearly and makes the translation more fluent.Therefore,Kernel Sentence Analysis can be used to instruct the translation of long English sentences.This thesis reports the process in which the author translated the academic thesis"Is Popper's Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking" under the guidance of Kernel Sentence Analysis.It reports how the author resolved the problems she encountered in the translation process,analyses the strategies of translating long English sentences from two aspects:accurately understanding the source text and reorganizing the target text in Chinese ways,and discusses the importance of Kernel Sentence Analysis in guiding long English sentences translation.Based on the analysis of translation cases,it is proved that the Kernel Sentence Analysis is useful in translating long English sentences.The Kernel Sentence Analysis helps to understand the original text,and it helps to supplement the omitted elements.These all make the translator understand the original text more clearly.The reorganization of kernel sentences in Chinese ways helps to make the translation more fluent and more logical.