A Report On The English-Chinese Translation Of Food Fix (Excerpt)

Food has been used as a powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic diseases,heal the environment,reform politics,and revitalize the economy.As a leader in functional medicine,Dr.Mark Hyman wrote the book Food Fix in 2020 in which he elaborated on the impact of the food system on human society in every way.The first chapter unveils the ramifications of food system on society and the earth and opens a new perspective for the study of the relationship between food and society.The translator selected the chapter for the translation and the report writing.Under the framework of “Comprehension,Expression,and Adaptation” proposed by Li Changshuan,this report introduces the translation and revision process in detail.The translator reviews the problems encountered in completing the initial draft of the translation from the three perspectives and proposes solutions with translation theories,methods,and techniques.Firstly,in terms of Comprehension,the translator leverages logical thinking to analyze the context,explores the solution for the context detachment and utilizes parallel texts to solve the background deficiency.Meanwhile,the translator also corrects the misrepresentation of language in the comprehension through modification.Secondly,in terms of Expression,the translator employs the knowledges of comparison and translation between English and Chinese to solve the problems of the redundant language,imprecise word,and the improper sentence structure.Thirdly,in the Adaptation,the translator first considers the target readers’ acceptance,and then strives to compromise in the adaptations between adhering to the content and the original author’s intention.The translator benefits greatly from the translation practice and writing this report.Firstly,the author gains a deeper understanding of the relation between theory and practice.The translator realizes that on the premise of mastering systematic translation theories and skills,the translator should also improve the ability of finding problems.In the process of finding solutions,the translator can make continuous progress,broaden horizons and exercise thinking.Secondly,the translator has a better understanding of language features of popular science texts.The translator also obtains relevant knowledge about food and society.It is hoped that this report can provide some reference for the translation of popular science texts in relevant fields,and at the same time further strengthen people’s attention between food and environment and health issues.