A Report On Long And Complex Sentence Translation In Scientific Texts Guided By Skopos Theory

In recent years,people’s awareness and demand for ensuring their health are constantly increasing,which undoubtedly puts forward higher requirements for the improvement of China’s medical level and the popularization of health knowledge.Accurate translation of medical scientific and technological texts can effectively introduce foreign advanced medical concepts and technologies into China,which will play a vital role in medical technology exchange and disease prevention.Many translators are troubled by scientific and technological texts due to factors such as difficulty in English understanding,Chinese expression,and professional knowledge.Hence,how to choose an appropriate translation method is the top priority of translating medical scientific and technological texts.The translation material is excerpted from Know Your Blood,Know Your Health.This book is written by Kristin Grayce,the authority of American autoimmunity and functional blood chemical analysis.This book introduces the definition of blood health in detail,and explains how to keep the blood healthy through practical examples.In terms of genre,the book is a scientific and technological text.As for language features,there are a large number of professional vocabulary and long and difficult sentences.Meanwhile,the translator also takes into account the cultural background and understanding ability of the target readers and makes a reasonable and popular interpretation of the original text.Hence,guided by Skopos Theory,the translator accurately conveys the information from the lexical and syntactic aspects,to make it readable and meet the readers’ expectations.This translation practice report elaborates the translator’s translation process,problems encountered in the process and solutions.The purpose of this translation is to convey accurate scientific knowledge and health advice to readers without medical professional background,change people’s previous misconception of health,and help people choose a healthy lifestyle.It hopes to enhance people’s health awareness and self-protection ability.This report can also provide some inspiration for translators who pay attention to the translation of medical scientific and technological texts.