A Report On The Translation Of Understanding IPTV (chapter One)

The translation material is “Introduction to IPTV”,chapter 1 of the book Understanding IPTV written by Gilbert Held.This chapter introduces basic concepts,applications and the potential impact of IPTV,translation of this text can enhance people's understanding of IPTV in China and also provide reference for the development of IPTV.The translation report consists of four parts.The first part introduces the translation tasks,including the source of material,the author,the work and the significance of the material.The second part is about the process of translation.The translator consults a lot of background information before translation.With the help of the Internet and hardcover books,the standard translation of technical terms is then decided.After reading the source text for several times,the main idea,language features and text structure of the text are quite clear.Appropriate translation skills and methods are applied to this text.The first draft of the translation is edited and polished repeatedly,and the final translation version is settled.The third part is about the analysis of translation cases in terms of vocabulary,sentence and cultural background.Specific cases are given for the concrete analysis.The last part summarizes the translation to guide future translation activities.