English Advanced Interpretation Exam Breakthrough: Advanced Translation Tactics

Author: Zhang Xi
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book, except for the preface and appendix, is divided into two parts: English-Chinese Translation and Chinese-English Translation. The first part includes 8 units such as word comprehension, part-of-speech conversion, literal and free translation, adding words, three types of clauses, modifying elements, special structures, and handling long sentences. The second part includes 7 units such as logical relationships, subject selection, part-of-speech conversion, modifying elements, adding or reducing words, sentence connection, and handling long sentences. It provides a detailed and in-depth explanation of English rules and translation strategies. Each unit consists of four sections: Challenge, Exploration, In-depth Explanation, and Practice. The specific arrangement and features are as follows:
1. Challenge Section: Selects two to three passages that contain and highlight the translation techniques of the unit, allowing readers to discover difficulties and problems during the translation process. The length and difficulty of the selected passages are equivalent to the translation section of the advanced interpretation exam.
2. Exploration Section: Through the translation of numerous sentences, readers can discover the regularity of language and the regularity of translation, which is a process of "realization." For example, English nouns have strong expressive power, while Chinese verbs do; English emphasizes formal cohesion, while Chinese emphasizes conceptual cohesion, and so on.
3. In-depth Explanation Section: Helps readers pass the exam and obtain the certificate. To pass the exam, it is necessary to carefully analyze the patterns of the questions. This section focuses on a detailed analysis and explanation of the full-length authentic translation questions from the advanced interpretation exam, providing readers with an in-depth understanding of the exam.
4. Practice Section: To genuinely improve readers' translation skills, extensive practice is essential. Therefore, this section includes three to five passages for translation practice. The genre, length, and difficulty of the passages are the same as or similar to those of actual exam articles, allowing readers to practice diligently and enhance their translation proficiency and skills.