The English-Chinese Translation Report On Princess:Secrets To Share(excerpts)

Biographical literature mainly describes the human beings in history or in the real life,which is based on certain facts.It reflects vivid characters,plots and rich languages,which has a profound impact on spreading culture and broadening literal horizons.Therefore,it is necessary to study foreign biographies.The translation of biography is on the agenda.With the rise of modern female consciousness,more and more about women's works are paid attention to.Princess: Secrets To Share is a famous work by American writer Jean Sasson,and it mainly talks about some true stories of Saudi women under the veil and some unknown secrets in Middle East countries.The author chooses the foreword,the first chapter and part of the second chapter of this novel as the original text of the translation practice.By solving the problems encountered in the translation process,the author can summarize the translation methods to improve the level of translation,also it can help people better understand the real life situation of women in the Middle East.In addition to introducing the translation task and translation process,the translation report mainly concentrates on the case analysis.Translation is a subject about scientificity,technicality and artistry.So after careful analysis of the original text,the author uses the Newmark's semantic translation and communicative translation theory to guide this translation practice based on the type of translation and characteristics of the the original text.The author also makes use of the basic translation strategies,including omission,amplification and sentence structure adjustment.Finally,the author concludes that the methods may vary,but the principle is the same.The basic method would be the most essential ones.