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Chapter Two Description of Translation Process

2.1 Preparations for Translation

To make the whole translation process smooth, it is necessary for the translator todo some preparation work before translation. First of all, the translator must have ananalysis of the original text so as to understand the general meaning of the original.Then, on this basis, looking for reference of parallel texts will be beneficial for furtherunderstanding of the original because it contributes to the translator’s backgroundinformation accumulation. Lastly, the translation report will have little reference valueif it is not guided by the translation theory.

2.1.1 Analysis of Original Text Features

As what has been mentioned in the part Requirements of the Translation, theproject to be translated concerns the oil and gas proved reserves and it belongs to theinformative text. According to Reiss, the language function of the informative text isto present the objects and facts. It is the “plain communication of facts”, including theinformation, knowledge, opinions, etc. The language dimension used to transmit theinformation is logical or referential and the content or “topic” is the main focus of thecommunication (Reiss, 1977/1989:108-9). Therefore, the biggest feature of this text isauthenticity and accuracy of the information and subjectivity. The frequent use ofzero-subject is the embodiment of this feature.

Secondly, the sentences in this project are often loosely-structured complexsentences. Complex sentence means a sentence which contains one or more dependentclauses, in addition to its independent, or main, clause (Richards, J.C., 2002). SinceChinese is a paratactic language, the clauses of these complex sentences have hiddenand complicated logical relations among each other.

Table 2-1 Functional Characteristics of Text Types and Links to TranslationMethods (translated and adapted from Reiss 1971/2000)

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2.2 Translating Stage

This part deals with the description of the translation process after thepreparation work is done, which mainly includes two parts, namely glossary buildingand translation with Jeemaa.com.

2.2.1 Glossary Building

There’s no doubt that the unification of terms is the embodiment of thetranslator’s professionalism and serious attitude. If there appear several translationversions of one noun or a noun phrase, it will make the target readers feel very bad.Since the translation of certain Chinese terms cannot be proved to be accurate or notby just looking up the electronic dictionaries, Wikipedia, Bing, Baidu and Google areall good choices to make sure the translation of terms. During this translatio本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。