A Report On EC-Translation Of Mensa Logic Test

Logical reasoning capacity is one of the most important capacities of human being,and people in all countries attach importance to it.Due to the different linguistic systems and cultural backgrounds,the ways of expression of mankind are also different.Mensa Logic Test is one of the Mensa series,developing reader's logical reasoning capacity.To the extent this book translated into Chinese benefits target readers.Therefore,it is of great significance to conduct a study of translation and its inadequacies.First,the author briefly states the background of the selection of the topic,reviews relevant literature,expounds the guiding theory of translation and emphasizes the significance of the selected topic before she points out the writing methods and the structure and main ideas of the thesis.Next,the author briefly describes the process of translating Mensa Logic Test,including the three phases of making preparations,translating the text and proof-reading the version.Then,the author discusses and explores such main translation techniques as addition,omission,conversion of parts of speech,adjustment of word order,conversion of the active voice into the passive and vice versa and techniques of translating long sentences,that are applied in the translation.In this part,the author also summarizes the difficult points in translation and its solutions.Finally,the author reviews the process of translation,summarizes major findings and mentions the inadequacies of the thesis.This thesis aims to conclude the process of translation,hoping it would provide some references for logical test translation in the future.