The Translation Report Of How To Shop Safely Online

Text analysis is so crucial that a translator should keep in the text types ofmaterials from the beginning of translating. The famous British practiced-basedtranslator and translation theorist, Peter Newmark divides all the texts into three majorcategories according to his text typology theory, which are expressive text, informativetext, and vocative text, and he proposes two translation strategies: semantic translationand communicative translation to deal with different types of texts. Peter Newmarkbelieves that semantic translation strategy should be applied to the translation ofexpressive texts which focus on the characteristics of the original text and its author,and communicative translation strategy to the translation of informative and vocativetexts which stresses the readers’ acceptance of the translated text.In the translation practice of the article: How to Shop Safely Online, the authorapplies Peter Newmark’s text typology theory. Through macro-analysis of the originaltext, the author discovers that the article is mainly composed of informative texts,mixed with some expressive and vocative texts. Based on the text typology theory, theauthor studies the specific application of the two different translation strategies in thetranslation of the three different types of texts from the macroscopic aspect, and thenfrom the microscopic aspect the author discusses the practical application of differenttransition tactics, such as, literal translation, free translation, in the translation ofdifferent types of texts by means of examples, discussion and comparison..The thesis holds that text typology theory has positive significance for the translationof different types of texts, which provides specific and operational translation tactics.In the first-phase of translation, the translator should carefully analyze the textcategory of the original article, which helps the translator choose appropriatetranslation strategies from the macroscopic aspect. Under the direction of the twodifferent translation strategies, the translator should flexibly choose proper translationtactics to help the translated text have the same function and intention as the sourcetext, and improve the quality of translated texts...