Practical Translation Tutorial

Author: Fan Zhongying
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: "A Practical Translation Course" is a highly practical textbook on translation theory. It offers in-depth yet accessible discussions on major issues in translation theory, such as translation criteria, principles, nature, and translatability, presenting some new insights to improve the quality of translation work. The book summarizes the author's decades of experience in translation and teaching, listing difficulties encountered in actual translation processes, analyzing their causes, proposing solutions, and elevating them to a theoretical level. The arguments in this book are closely tied to practice and can be directly applied to guide translation practice. The target audience includes college English majors and translation professionals. Those currently engaged in or aspiring to translation work will gain an understanding of fundamental translation principles by studying this book, enabling them to improve their translation skills and quality. This book is suitable as a textbook for translation courses in English departments at universities and graduate programs, as well as a reference for self-study and advancement for all types of translators. If used as a textbook for English department translation courses, it can be used for a full academic year, as translation courses should ideally combine theory and practice, with theoretical discussions and translation exercises alternated to achieve maximum efficiency. The example sentences in the book are all originally from formally published books and periodicals. As the book does not include translation criticism, the sources are omitted. Exemplary translations (including revisions and Translation B) sourced from other publications are clearly credited to avoid plagiarism, with gratitude expressed to the original authors. The remaining translations are by the author. Additionally, some English example sentences quoted in the book are translated into Chinese for the convenience of readers.