A Report On Translation Of Culture,Crisis And COVID-19 (Excerpts) Guided By Skopos Theory

The source text of this translation practice report is excerpted from the book Culture,Crisis and COVID-19,which contrasts and demonstrates the different performances of Eastern and Western countries in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of culture and values.The study of such text will help us to have a deeper understanding of the different culture and values between Eastern and Western countries behind the crisis.The source text is an informative text covering political,economic,cultural and other aspects of information.The translation task aims to convey information and reflect objective facts.Based on this characteristic,the translator,guided by the three rules of Skopos Theory,summarizes the translation approaches,and strives to make the target language easy to be understood by the target readers,so as to achieve the purpose of providing information for the target readers.This translation practice report mainly includes four parts: introduction,translation task process,translation case analysis and translation practice conclusion.The introduction section includes the task background and task analysis.Task process includes pre-translation preparation,while-translation process and post-translation proofreading.Case analysis is the core part of this report.The translator selects some typical cases from the practical text and analyzes and discusses them from the lexical,syntactic and textual levels.In the process of translation,under the guidance of Skopos Theory,the translator combines theory with practice,and uses some translation approaches to analyze and solve problems,such as conversion of part of speech,division,readjustment,converting of passive voice to active voice,addition,and concretization.Through this translation task,the translator understands the great impact of culture and values on the countries and nations in the face of crisis.At the same time,under the guidance of Skopos theory,the translator sums up the experience and problems obtained after the completion of translation practice,which provides guidance for future translation work.