A Report On The Translation Of The Financial Crisis And The Free Market Cure(excerpt)

The source text of the translation report is excerpted from the Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure written by John A. Allison. The whole translation work covers the first 16 chapters and the 11 th chapter, with over ten thousand English words, is used as the translation practice. The author of the book considers free market as the unique motivation for a sound economy, while the government intervention will always lead to a severe financial crisis. Chapter 11 gives a detailed elaboration on the actual performance of the fair-value accounting method.To ensure that the translation can be completed with high quality, the translator has carefully read the original text especially the 11 th chapter before translation. Information on theoretical background and development process of the fair-value accounting method have also been searched. Besides, the translator has read books on translation theory of financial English to better direct the translation practice.The paper consists of three parts: the original text, the translation and the translation report. The report contains of four parts: description of translation task, translating process, case study and conclusion. Part one, the description, gives an outline of the relevant information about the source of the original, the writer and the work; part two, the process, is about the reading and studying of the original, the selection of translation strategies as well as dictionaries, etc; the case study of the third part, the main body of the report, includes lexical and syntactical analysis; the fourth part of conclusion summarizes what the translator has experienced and learns through the whole translating practice.