A Report On The Translation Of A Glossary Of Literary Terms(7^th Edition)

A Glossary of Literary Terms(The Seventh Edition)is a reference book for understanding British and American Literature,foreign literature and Comparative studies in universities of the United States and the United Kingdom.The book is also indispensable for Chinese learners to improve the relevant studies.The terminology translation has not been standard,yet it is a very important and significant process to realize the goal of the standardization of academic terminologies.The translation of dictionary is a translation process different from that of law and scientific research.The translation task of the glossary is a process involving the understanding of the entries,the translation of the terms,the comprehension of the definition sentences and transmission of the related concepts.The functional equivalence theory is the mainstream translation method as the unit of source language.The literary terms have always played an important role in the language learning in English major for many years of development,also a development and challenge for the translation theory,and becoming more and more significant in the academic exchange and English learning activities.The comprehension and translation of literary terms are of great significance for the English majors.The thesis is a report of translation practice,integrating theory with practice;the material of the translation is paragraphs from A Glossary of Literary Terms(The seventh edition)by M.H.Abrams,a professor of Cornwell University in America.The thesis takes some of the literary terms as example,analyzing the features of literary terms and vocabulary,sentence and text characters,illustrating a few translation strategies and methods,and finally making a summary of the translation practice.