A Report On The E-C Translation Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging From The Perspective Of Functional Equivalence Theory

The translation practice at the internship company is the basis of this report.The author was assigned the task of translating a newly-published medical book,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging:The Requisites(5th edition),which introduced the latest medical knowledge to Chinese doctors and technicians.In view of the text characteristics,the author applied Functional Equivalence Theory to analyze the translation of this book.The author encountered many difficulties during the translation,including inadequate professional knowledge,insufficient proficiency in using computer-aided tools,as well as difficulties in selecting appropriate strategies and techniques to translate different types of expressions.To fulfill the task,the author read many parallel texts in the medical field to master professional knowledge and received relevant training about computer-aided tools.In accordance with the Functional Equivalence Theory,several translation techniques including literal translation,addition,division,and conversion were adopted to solve the above difficulties at the lexical,syntactical,and textual levels.On the one hand,the author considered the equivalence of meaning and form,but prioritized the equivalence of meaning if both were difficult to achieve,and on the other hand,tried to bring similar reading experiences to all readers.The translation is expected to improve Chinese readers’ understanding of medicine and aid translators in understanding the role of Functional Equivalence Theory in medical translation.Translators can adopt different translation strategies and techniques for dealing with translation difficulties under the guidance of the theory.In this way,the translation serves as a guide for future translation of medical texts.