A Report On The Translation Of Experiencing Hubble:Exploring The Milky Way(Lecture Nine,Lecture Ten And Lecture Eleven)

Written by David M.Meyer,Experiencing Hubble: Exploring the Milky Way is a scientific text about the Milky Way and Hubble telescope.With the help of this translation,general readers can get access to the clear images of the Milky Way and gain more astronomical knowledge as well as scientific literacy,while astronomers and enthusiasts are able to conduct more detailed researches.During this translation practice,putting accuracy in understanding as well as standardization in expression as the principle,the author takes literal translation as the main method assisted with free translation so as to accomplish the translation of the ninth,tenth and eleventh lectures in the book before writing the translation report.The report is mainly composed of three parts: the first two parts describe the task and progress of the translation respectively;the third part is about case analysis,which is the highlight of the whole report.In the third part,the author analyzes the translation methods through specific translation cases in terms of vocabulary and syntax,including word addition and deletion,extension of semantic meaning,adjusting word order and adjusting structural,etc.Through this translation practice,the author has not only promoted translation skills of scientific texts and acquired relevant knowledge in astronomy,but also become aware of the incompetence of basic language skills,especially Chinese.In the future,the author will strengthen Chinese learning and work harder to become a more qualified translator.