Report On The Translation Of The Slave Ship:A Human History

This translation practice material is The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker.The author Marcus,an American professor,is also a historian.He has engaged in a variety of peace and social justice activities.The Slave Ship captures the phenomenon of the slave trade through vivid imagery and unveils for the reader,which discloses the unknown past of the period of slave ships,and provides valuable historical materials for researchers.This report of the translation practice includes four chapters: a detailed account of the whole process of translation with translation project introduction,description of the translation process,practice analysis,and finally a summary of the inspiration.Under the guidance of Skopos theory,the author uses the three principles of Skopos theory to make a proper choice of literal translation and free translation so as to correct the mistakes and improper expressions in the original version of the translation.