Reflection on Translation Techniques of Sci-Tech Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/ijomsr.2023.6(04).07Keywords:
Sci-tech text, language characteristics, translation techniques, sci-tech translationAbstract
Sci-tech text is specialized written materials that focuses on technical content and serves as essential vehicles for knowledge dissemination. It encompasses various forms, such as scientific research papers, technical reports, popular science books, scientific information, and scientific news, tailored for diverse target audiences. These texts predominantly employ narrative, explanation, and argumentation to summarize, communicate, promote, popularize, and disseminate the characteristics, essence, and laws of specific phenomena within the realm of natural sciences. Consequently, in sci-tech translation, the translator needs to master the language characteristics and adopts some relative translation techniques, such as shift of voices, rewriting and restructuring, so as to make the translation align with the reading habits of the readers. This article aims to explore and analyze sci-tech texts, ensuring utmost accuracy and consistency in translation, facilitating the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural dissemination of scientific knowledge, fostering scientific communication and collaboration, and laying a solid foundation for future advancements in the field of sci-tech translation.
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