A Report On CE-Translation Of Report On The Work Of Xinxiang Municipal Government In 2020

The work report of a city government is a review and summary of the work of the municipal government in the past year,and a statement of the overall requirements and main objectives and tasks of the government work in the coming year.This thesis takes Report on the Work of Xinxiang Municipal Government in 2020 as a case of analysis.The translation of this text is of great practical value,which can help foreign tourists and others who concern themselves with Xinxiang City better understand the work of Xinxiang Municipal Government in 2019 and,in particular,the overall requirements,main objectives,and major tasks of its work in 2020.This report first narrates the background of the project,reviews relevant literature,and states translation principles,research significance,and the structure of the report;next,it analyzes the language characteristics of the original text from the three levels of vocabulary,sentences and text and describes the translation process,including preparations before translation,understanding and reproduction of the source text,and proofreading of the translation;then,it illustrates the feasibility of the three principles of faithfulness,smoothness and comprehensibility for translation of government report.Finally,it establishes a glossary and verifies various means for translation of numeral abbreviations,words with Chinese characteristics and high-frequency verbs.Meanwhile,the thesis proves the major methods and techniques for translation of non-subject sentences and long & difficult sentences.Moreover,the report discusses the cohesion and coherence in the text.In the last part,the report makes clear the author’s findings and mentions shortcomings of the report.Based on the existing research results,this report aims to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the methods and techniques for translation of political documents such as government work reports through analysis of language characteristics and translation practice,so as to provide useful reference for translators of such texts in the future.