How can I improve my English translation ability?

How to improve English translation ability?

English translation is a creative language activity, which expresses the meaning of one language in another language. The improvement of English translation ability is a long-term practice and continuous accumulation process. If you want to improve your English translation ability, you should work hard in the following aspects:) ~

1. Training in translation practice

Translation is a creative language activity with strong practicality. Improving translation ability without a lot of practice is tantamount to learning to swim without going into the water. Of course, practice should also be scientific. It is best to find some materials with Chinese translation suitable for your own difficulty level for translation practice. Finish your own translation and compare it with others'. First, look at whether your understanding is accurate, then look at whether your expression conforms to the language habits of China people, and find out the shortcomings. With the improvement of the level, you can find some relatively simple articles about the basic knowledge of this major for translation, and then gradually transition to the translation of other English documents.

2. On the one hand, you can read more English and Chinese books or English books with Chinese annotations; On the other hand, we can find the corresponding original text according to the original source of a translation provided by a translation magazine, and then read it in comparison. Through comparative analysis, we can find out our own gaps, learn and absorb the strengths of others in understanding the spirit of the original text and translation expression, and promote the improvement of translation ability.