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Functional equivalence theory is developed by the concept of equality ofdynamics.It represents Nida’s second stage of translation research(Yuan,2011).Inhis book Toward a Science of Translating(1964),Nida first believes that“Language consists of more than the meaning of the symbols and the combinations of symbols:itis essentially a code in operation,or,in other words,a code functioning for a specificpurpose”(1964,p.120).So he states,“There are fundamentally two different types ofequivalence:one which may be called formal and another which is primarilydynamic”(1964,p.210).

In the later published Theory and Practice of Translation,he makes a moredetailed analysis of“dynamic equivalence”,points out that the“equivalence”is“avery close similarity in meaning,as opposed to a similarity in the form”,and he states(1982):

Dynamic equivalence:quality of a translation in which the message of theoriginal text has been so transported into the receptor language that the responseof the receptor is essentially like that of the original receptors.Frequently,theform of the original text is changed;but as long as the change follows the rulesof back transformation in the source language,of contextual consistency in thetransfer,and of transformation in the receptor language,the message ispreserved and the translation is faithful(p.200).

4 Conclusion

4.1 Major Findings

Initially,the translator finds a great deal of preparation helps the follow-up taskto be completed smoothly.Because the text belongs to the informative text andcontains professional expertise,the translator reads a lot of articles and psychologypapers,learns the influence of habit upon people in different fields.During thistranslation,in view of the classification and functions of postpositional modifiers,thetranslator mainly chooses three main translation methods:pre-position,division andconversion.The three methods are flexibly applied in the postpositional modifiers.

While translating the first time,the translator ensures the fidelity of thetranslation to the source text.At the same time,the translator marks words andsentences that are difficult to understand.For the second time,with the help ofparallel texts,classmates and supervisors,the classifications of the postpositionalmodifiers become more scientific and concrete,finally those problems are solved.

In addition,the translator uses network resources and books to understand thecharacteristics of information texts further,read parallel corpora,and have apreliminary grasp of the translation methods of information texts.In this process,thetranslator’s ability to integrate information has been improved,and the theoreticalknowledge of such text translation has been enriched.The translator sorts out theselected corpus,formulates the translation schedule,and strictly follows the plan.Inthis process,the translator’s execution has improved.

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