A Report On C-E Translation Of The Water Culture Of Shandong Province(Excerpt)

As the soul of a nation,culture has significant influences on the thriving of a country.It is also a means of soft power which plays an increasingly prominent role in the competition of comprehensive national strength.The Water Culture of Shandong Province mainly introduces the water culture of Shandong province.It shows the recent research of the water culture in Shandong Province.The translator translates the Zhanqiao Pier,Qingdao First Bathing Beach,the Stone Old Man Beach,Langya Terrace,Xu Fu's Visit to the Sea for Medicine,and Tianheng Island.The C-E translation of the water culture is of great significance for foreigners to understand Chinese culture.Its translation is of great academic and practical value.Under the guidance of Nida's functional equivalence,the translator studies the translation strategies used in the C-E translation of The Water Culture of Shandong Province.The translation report is made up of four chapters.Chapter One is the task description which includes the introduction of the source text,the research background and significance.Chapter Two describes the task process,including preparations before translation,introduction to functional equivalence,translation process and quality control.Chapter Three is the case analysis which,as the most important part of the report,discusses the proper strategies for the C-E translation of The Water Culture of Shandong Province from lexical level,syntactic level and discourse level based on functional equivalence.Chapter Four summarizes the experience and lessons of the translation task and unsolved problems.It is expected that this translation report could provide certain references for the future translation or researches of water culture.