The E-C Translation Report On Walls: A History Of Civilization In Blood And Brick(Chapter Two)

An E-C Translation Report of Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick is based on the translation of the selected four sections in chapter two.The book was written by American historian David Frye and published in August 2018,which is a masterpiece of historical exploration on human civilization.A haunting and frequently eye-opening saga discloses a startling correlation between the building walls and human civilization.The rigorously researched book is filled with intriguing stories and large number of not widely known historical myths about the wall builders and their counterparts.The translator conducted the translation practice report on the purpose of presenting the historical significance of human civilization behind the walls for the target readers and expecting to arouse the readers’ thinking and resonance.During the translation process,the translator firstly searched for large amounts of related materials and analyzed the text features to make the target readers have a more impressive understanding of the book.The translator mainly studied translation difficulties encountered in the source text,and then took further typical case analysis and the corresponding translation methods from the perspective of lexical,syntactical and discourse level.Through this translation practice,the translator acquired abundant knowledge of various fields from history,geography to religion,at the same time,the translator also improved the translation skills to some extent,gathered the translation experience that is of great valuable guidance for further translation work.