A Report On The Translation Of One Planet Is Enough (Chapter Six)

The translation material of this report is taken from Chapter 6 of One Planet Is Enough written by Rune Westerg?rd.The material mainly demonstrates that creative and active consumption accelerates technology improvement in clean technology development,and proposes to tackle global climate change and environment pollution through technology.This translation report mainly consists of four parts: task introduction,translation process description,case analysis and summary.The first part mainly introduces the background of translation practice,the book author and the content of Chapter 6 and the whole book One Planet Is Enough,disclosing the reasons and significance of translating the book related to environmental science subject.The second part presents the author's understanding of the source text,briefly concludes the difficult points in pre-translation,drafting and proofreading,and lists the tools the author used in translation.The third part can be divided into 3 parts as vocabulary translation,syntax translation and discourse translation.The author selects typical translation cases,analyses the process of translation modification,and presents the application of translation techniques like diction,conversion,addition,combination and so on.The last part is a summary,including the review on translating texts about environmental subject and experience of the translation process management.After the translation practice,the author not only deepens the understanding of global warming and environment pollution,but also improves translation skills and project planning skills,accumulating precious experience for future self-development.