A Report On Translation Of OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report August 2020(Chapters 2-3)

OPEC plays an irreplaceable role in balancing the oil market.OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report August 2020 provides important information about oil.The E-C translation of OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report August 2020(Chapters 2-3)may provide professional information for domestic oil industry.Based on the analysis of the linguistic features of the source text,Nord’s function plus loyalty theory is selected and the principles of accuracy,objectivity,and fluency are proposed for the translation of petroleum science and technology texts.Under the guidance of the principles,the translation practice is finished.In the report,problems encountered in the translation practice and their solutions are summarized from the lexical,syntactic and textual level respectively.The translation techniques adopted in the practice are analyzed through typical case study,which is to make contributions to further study of this field.The main findings are as follows.At the lexical level,when translating terminologies and acronyms,relevant documents and professionals are consulted to confirm these words’ contextual meaning so as to ensure the accuracy of their translation.Translation techniques such as addition,omission and word conversion are adopted to translate non-technical words.At the syntactic level,translation techniques such as voice conversion,division and word order adjustment are adopted to translate sentences with passive structures,complicated structures and parentheses.At the textual level,attention should be paid to the accuracy,objectivity and readability of the translation.