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Publication details [#58032]

Wen, Hong (文虹) and Xiaofei Guan (官小飞). 2022. 机械英语的文体特征与翻译 [Stylistic Features and Translation of Mechanical English]. Chinese Science & Technology Translators Journal (中国科技翻译) 35 (4) : 9–12. URL
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
Chinese
Source language
Target language

Abstract

As a typical technological genre, mechanical English has stylistic features such as semantic objectivity, logical rigor, and concise language. Only by mastering these stylistic features can translators correctly handle the translation of mechanical texts from Chinese to English and provide authentic translations. This article analyzes the stylistic features of mechanical English and explores the general rules of word choice, sentence construction, and discourse organization, providing reference for the English translation of mechanical texts.
Source : Abstract in journal

摘要

作为一种典型的科技文体,机械英语具有语义客观、逻辑严密、语言简练等文体特征。译者只有吃透这些文体特征才能正确处理好机械文本的汉译英,给出地道的译文。本文通过分析机械英语的文体特征,探究其遣词、造句、组篇的一般性规律,为机械文本英译提供参考。