A Research Report On The Translation Of The First Three Chapters Of The Breathless Summer

This paper is a research report on the translation of the first three chapters of TheBreathless Summer. This novel tells a moving romance by an intricate plot and livelylanguage.The first part of the report is the introduction to the novel, including informationabout the writer of the novel, the popularity of the novel and story synopsis. Next, thewriter analyzes the features of source text. Then it is the overview of the translationprocess, in which the writer presents reviews the difficulties in the translation and theways of resolving those difficulties. Moreover, the theories that author adheres to andthe strategies that author adopts are introduced in this part. The third part is the mainbody of the report, in which example analyses are given one by one to explain theadopted translation strategies or methods and evaluate the translation effect.Specifically, this part is composed of four aspects:1. The translation of the title;2.The consideration of lexical level and context;3. The application of literal translationand free translation;4. The adoption of domestication and foreignization. Finally, inthe conclusion part, the writer presents what he has gained from the translation,summarizing the high lights and the weaknesses of his translation as well as his goalsin the future.My cognition for novel translation has advanced through completing thistranslation on my own. An excellent translator should possess not only greattranslation skill and profound knowledge in language and culture, but also enthusiasmfor translation and assiduous and diligent work.It is hoped that some of those summaries will be conducive to the translationpractice of other beginners of literature translation.