A Report On The Translation Of Dare To Lead:Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.(Excerpts)

This dissertation is an English-Chinese translation report.The translation material is an excerpt from the self-help book Dare to Lead: Brave Work.Tough Conversations.Whole Hearts,whose author is Dr.Brene Brown,an American writer and a public speaker.This book focuses on developing brave leading skills and building courage.Vulnerability,shame,curiosity,empathy,and self-confidence are also mentioned in the book.The author of the report chooses the first and the second sections(excerpts)of the first part as translation material,which mainly talks about vulnerability and leadership.The words used in the source text are simple and plain,and most of them are common words.However,the author of the report only pays attention to the common meaning of these words because of this,which leads to difficulties in understanding the source text.Therefore,semantic extension is a big challenge for the author of the report.Besides,there are many long and complicated sentences in the source text.It is difficult to analyze the parts of these sentences,correctly understand the source text,and convey its meaning.The author of the report also focuses on the coherence of the translation.When translating the source text,translators should not only pay attention to the expression habits of the target language,but also that of the target language on the premise of ensuring faithfulness.Therefore,under the guidance of Tytler’s three principles of translation,the translator of the report adopts appropriate translation methods in the treatment of vocabulary,sentences and discourses so as to make the translation smooth and coherent on the basis of faithfulness to the original text.Through this translation practice,the author of the report hopes to spread the author’s thoughts to more places and help more people get rid of vulnerability and embrace life bravely.At the same time,the author of the report also hopes to provide more material for the target audience who do not know or are not familiar with English so that it is more flexible for them to choose self-help books.