A Report On The Translation Of Chapters 7-9 Of SAS Data Analytic Development:Dimensions Of Software Quality

The appearance of the big data is the product of a society featuring technological development and rapid flow of information.We need professional computer data analysis systems like SAS to process and analyze all kinds of data flow faster and more accurately.So it is necessary to introduce the SAS software for relevant users and learners,which could promote the application of Internet big data in the fields of economy,culture,technology and entertainment.Because of the expertise,long and difficult sentences and terminology in SAS Data Analytic Development: Dimensions of software Quality,it is necessary to explore and summarize the translation methods applicable to computer science texts.This translation task of SAS Data Analytic Development: Dimensions of software Quality was entrusted by People's Post and Telecom Press.The report,conducted under the guidance of Catford's translation theory,summarizes the translation process through case studies.This practice report consists of five parts.Chapter Two introduces and analyzes the original text,including the source,content and language features.Chapter Three introduces the preparation stage,publisher's requirements,the translation process and proof-reading stage.Chapter Four briefly introduced Catford's translation theory.Guided by Catford's shift theory of translation,Chapter Five explores the translation process mainly related to the computer science text from the perspective of level shift and category shift which including structure shift,class shift and unit shift.The last chapter draws a conclusion about this translation task and points out the significance of Catford's translation shift theory to translation practice.