Translation and Commentary of Teen Love: On Relationships, A Book for Teenagrers

• Main Authors: Grace Yu-Min CHANG, 張裕敏
• Other Authors: Michael Miching LIU
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84863800856430724329

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 翻譯研究所 === 89 === The main purposes of this paper are to evaluate the Chinese translation of Teen Love: On Relationships, A Book for Teenagers and to analyze the involvement of theories and activities in the translational action. This paper is divided into six chapters, along with four appendices. The first chapter states the motive for and the structure of this paper. The second chapter gives a brief introduction to the author Kimberly Kirberger and her other relative books, as well as a summary of this book on a chapter-by-chapter basis. The third chapter provides an analysis of the original text in terms of form and style, and a discussion in readership and cultural adaption. The fourth chapter demonstrates the guiding principles held by the translational action initiator and those by the translator. An example of the application of the IBM Via Voice software and sight translation skills in translational practice is also given in this chapter. The fifth chapter focuses on the evaluation of the translation by way of a contrastive analysis between the original translation and the editor’s modification. The sixth chapter sums up the findings and suggestions derived from the translating process.