A Report On Translating Method Statement For Installation Of Condenser Assembly And Seal Welding Of Tube Plate

Thermal power stations,to which condenser is essential,are the most important means to generate electricity in the world.This translation report comes from the Method Statement for Installation of Condenser Assembly and Seal Welding of Tube Plate(hereinafter referred to as the Method Statement).The Method Statement of condenser includes its operation and technical specifications,covering task procedures,technical preparation,process flow and the quality standards.The Method Statement is classified into English for science and technology translation with the characteristics of frequent terminologies and professional phrases and sentences.Translating the text requires an accurate understanding of words and sentences.The English version needs to be true to the original and smooth in the way that possesses features of its kind.This report is guided by the Translation Shifts Theory.To begin with,the translation report introduces its background,significance and text features.Going forward,detailed description about the translation process is given from perspectives of before translation,while translation and after translation.Next,the report brings in translation shifts theory which is divided into level shifts and category shifts which includes structure shift,class shift,unit shift and intra-system shift.Case studies combined with translation shifts theory are demonstrated to illustrate the translation practice.In the end,the report makes clear the function of translation shifts theory to this translation practice and points out some findings and limitations.