A Translation Report On Perspectives For The Clean Energy Transition-The Critical Role Of Buildings(Excerpt)

Energy is the pillar of modern economic development and prosperity.Energy demand is increasing day by day with the development of society,bringing about severe climate problems.The greenhouse gas emissions from energy sector can't be underestimated.Clean energy transition has become an irresistible trend,in which the buildings play a key role.The source language text Perspectives for the Clean Energy Transition-The Critical Role of Buildings is selected from the official website of the International Energy Agency,which aims to put forward the outlook of clean energy transition through the analysis of the core role of buildings.Under the guidance of Catford's translation shifts theory,the translation report makes a concrete analysis of the translation of scientific and technological texts.This paper introduces the background,significance and translation process of the project,illustrates the characteristics of scientific and technological texts and the current situation of the energy industry,and analyzes the guiding role of translation shifts theory for scientific and technological texts from two dimensions,namely,the level shifts and the category shifts.Finally,the translator summarizes the enlightenments and limitations in the process of translation.The translator hopes this project can be beneficial to the future study of translation in this field.