A Report On The Translation Of Human Activity And Animal Annihilation

Translation is more than a form of art,it can also be regarded as a “craftsmanship”that endows the version with energy.Non-literary translation plays an extraordinary role in various fields against the background of sharing information resources,close connection of economic development and rapid progress of natural science in the present era.As a translator major with keen interest in natural science,the author selects an informative text to translate and finishes related research.Classified as typical popular science material,this book Human Activity and Animal Annihilation must be translated accurately.The popularity and interest contained in the source text require the translator to seek the readability in his translated text.Of course,the literary lightening points in this translation project are also enchanting points to raise the interest of the translator and its readers.The Skopostheorie provides the most extensive theoretical basis for translators.The main body of the source text is composed of the introduction to the problem of extinction,sections about the animals(including the appearance,living habits,extinction causes,and contemporary breeding project,etc.).The case analysis chapter focuses on two major parts: lexical translation and syntactic translation.The techniques are carried forward by the three rules in Skopostheorie.Based on the understanding of the theory and related techniques,the translator translated the text and discussed the problems encountered during the translation.This report aims at the combination of translation practice and theory as well as the testing of theory in practice.It is hoped that translators,guided by the Skopostheorie,find the balance between fidelity and coherence in translation and improve translation quality.Figure 0;Table 0;Reference 26...