A Report On The Translation Of The Manual Of The Engel Basic Operation

Based on the translation of The Manual of the Engel Basic Operation,this report analyzes the lexical features,syntactic features and textual structure of the manual,and the appropriate translation strategies.The original text is in expositive style.It describes how to use Engel injection molding machines,and is divided into three parts: abstract,safety and operating instructions.This report contains five parts.Chapter One describes the background of the task and the characteristics of the text.Chapter Two introduces the pre-translation preparation,translation process and proofreading and modification.Chapter Three focuses on a brief introduction of Skopos Theory and the three rules used in the translation.Chapter Four discusses strategies used in the translation practice from three aspects including lexical level,syntactic level and textual level,which is considered as the most important part of the report.The conclusion includes the shortcomings and merits of the report.It is hoped that this report can help translators who need to do similar translation works.