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ONTRANSLATIONOFMILITARYNEWS论军事英语的翻译ABSTRACTITISGENERALLYKNOWNTHATNEWSISALWAYSTHEMAINRESOURCEWHEREPEOPLEGETINFORMATIONORMESSAGESITALSOPROVIDESMATERIALSFORDAILYLIFEOFPEOPLETHEMILITARYNEWSISONEKINDOFNEWS,ANDTHEIMPORTANCEOFITISOBVIOUSESPECIALLYWHENITCOMESTOTRANSLATIONASWEKNOW,TRANSLATIONMETHODS,TERMINOLOGIES,ANDQUESTIONSTHATWEHAVETOPAYATTENTIONTODURINGTRANSLATIONPROCESSAREALLUNIQUEHOWEVER,THERESEARCHONTHISRESPECTATHOMEISNOTCOMPREHENSIVEANDMATURETHEREFOREDEADTRANSLATIONANDMISTRANSLATIONAREOFFREQUENTOCCURRENCE,WHICHLEADTOTHEMISUNDERSTANDINGOFTHOSEREADERSONLYWITHCORRECTTRANSLATINGMETHODS,ABUNDANTKNOWLEDGE,ANDWELLKNITBASICSKILLS,CANONETRANSLATENOTONLYFAITHFULLYANDEXPRESSIVELYBUTALSOELEGANTLYTHEREFORE,INTHISARTICLE,WEWILLSTUDYTHISPROBLEMFROMTHERESEARCHONMISTAKESTRANSLATORSMAYMAKEDURINGTRANSLATION,THEMAINPROCESSOFNEWSTRANSLATION,ANDHOWTOTRANSLATEEVERYPARTOFACOMPLETENEWSATSAMETIME,WEWILLANALYZEHOWTOTRANSLATEMILITARYNEWSCORRECTLYTOSOMEEXTENTKEYWORDSMILITARYNEWS,TRANSLATION,MAINPROCESS摘要众所周知，新闻一直是人们获取信息的重要来源，为人们的生活提供资料信息。军事新闻作为新闻种类中比较特殊的一支，其重要性是显而易见的。尤其是在新闻的翻译上，军事新闻更是具有其独特的翻译方法、术语、以及需要注意的问题。然而，国内对这方面的研究仍然比较薄弱，不够成熟。经常会出现死译、误译等情况，使读者产生误解。因此，只要有正确的翻译方法、丰富的知识、扎实的基本功，才能把一篇文章翻译得信、达、雅。因此，本篇文章将从军事新闻翻译容易出现的失误、大体过程以及新闻各部分的翻译等方面入手，来研究这个问题。同时，我们将从一定程度上分析如何翻译好一篇军事新闻。关键词军事新闻；翻译；翻译过程CONTENTSABSTRACT摘要IIICONTENTSIVCHAPTER1INTRODUCTION1CHAPTER2NEWS221THEDEFINITIONOFNEWS122THEDEFINITIONOFMILITARYNEWS223DISTINCTIONSANDCONNECTIONSBETWEENNEWSANDMILITARYNEWS2CHAPTER3ELEMENTSTHATMAKETRANSLATORSFAILTOTRANSLATECORRECTLY231TRANSLATORSBASICSKILLS232TRANSLATORSLACKOFMILITARYKNOWLEDGE333PROFESSIONALMILITARYTERMINOLOGIES334TRANSLATORSUNFAMILIARITYWITHTHENICKNAMESANDTHEMANUFACTURINGCOMPANYOFTHOSEWEAPONS4CHAPTER4MEANSOFTRANSLATION441THEMAINPROCESSOFMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATION4411THECOMPREHENDINGOFTHEORIGINALTEXTANDTHEBACKGROUND4412TRANSLATING5413CHECKINGANDAMENDING542THETRANSLATIONOFTHEHEADLINE5421THESIMILARITIESBETWEENCHINESEANDENGLISHMILITARYNEWSTITLES6422HOWTOTRANSLATETHEHEADLINEOFMILITARYNEWS643THETRANSLATIONOFNEWSLEAD7431THECOMMONGROUNDSBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESENEWSLEAD8432THETRANSLATIONOFNEWSLEAD844THETRANSLATIONOFNEWSSUBJECT8441SOMENOTABLEELEMENTS8442TRANSLATIONOFNUMERAL9443TRANSLATIONOFNICKNAMES9444TRANSLATIONOFTHECAPTIONS10445TRANSLATIONOFMILITARYABBREVIATION10CHAPTER5CONCLUSION10BIBLIOGRAPHY12ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS13CHAPTERONEINTRODUCTIONWITHTHERAPIDDEVELOPMENTANDWIDEEMPLOYMENTOFHIGHMILITARYTECHNOLOGYMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONBECAMETHECHIEFBRANCHOFMILITARYENGLISHTRANSLATIONESPECIALLYINTHESEDECADES,THEGULFWAR,THEKOSOVOWARANDTHEIRAQWARALLPROMOTEDAMUCHMOREDEMANDFORMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONHOWEVER,PRESENTLYTHEPRACTICALMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONLEVELANDTHESTUDYOFMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONINOURCOUNTRYAREBOTHFARFROMSATISFACTIONINPRACTICE,THEREISGREATCONTRADICTIONBETWEENTHETRANSLATORANDTHEREADEROFTHETRANSLATEDWORKONTHEONEHAND,MOSTOFTHEMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATORSAREENGLISHMAJORSTHELACKOFMILITARYANDTECHNICALKNOWLEDGEISTHEBIGGESTDISADVANTAGEWHENDOINGTHISKINDOFTRANSLATIONANDPREVENTSTHEMFROMCOMPLETELYCOMPREHENDINGTHEMEANINGOFTHESOURCETEXTONTHEOTHERHAND,THEREADERSCONSTANTLYCOMPLAINTHATTHEARTICLESTRANSLATEDBYENGLISHMAJORSAREHARDTOUNDERSTANDWHICHHINDERSTHEMFROMRECEIVINGVALUABLEINFORMATIONFROMTHETRANSLATEDWORKITISDOUBTEDWHETHERENGLISHMAJORSARECAPABLEENOUGHOFCONDUCTINGMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONTHEREFORE,THERECEPTIONPROBLEMHASBECOMETHEMOSTIMPORTANTPROBLEMINPRACTICALMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONMILITARYNEWSDISCOURSEISATYPICALINFORMATIVETEXT,WHICHAIMSTOINFORMRATHERTHANTOCONVEYTHEEMOTIONALIMPACTACCORDINGTONEWMARK,INTHETRANSLATIONOFTHISKINDOFTEXTTHETARGETLANGUAGEREADERSRESPONSECOULDEVENBE“QUANTIFIEDASAPERCENTAGERATEOFTHESUCCESSOFTHETRANSLATION”NEWMARK,2001P60ITISNECESSARYTOTAKETHETARGETLANGUAGEREADERSRESPONSEINTOCONSIDERATIONWHENDOINGMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATIONINTHISARTICLE,WEWILLDISCUSSSOMEPROBLEMSABOUTMILITARYNEWSTRANSLATION,SUCHASPROBLEMSDURINGTRANSLATION,THEREASONSWHICHCAUSETHESEPROBLEMSANDTHEWAYSTOSOLVETHEMCHAPTER2NEWS21THEDEFINITIONOFNEWSWHENEVERBEINGASKEDWHERECOMMONPEOPLEGETINFORMATION,IDOBELIEVETHATMOSTOFTHEMWILLTELLYOU,THEYGETINFORMATIONFROMTHENEWSTHEN,WHATISNEWSGENERALLYSPEAKING,ARTICLESTHATREPORTTHELATESTAFFAIRSORVITALPHENOMENACANBECALLEDNEWS,INCLUDINGMESSAGE,COMMUNICATIONSANDDOCUMENTARYLITERATUREHOWEVER,INTHENARROWSENSE,NEWSPARTICULARLYMEANSINFORMATIONWHICHINCLUDESDYNAMICMESSAGE,COMMENTMESSAGE,SOCIALMESSAGE,CULTUREANDEDUCATIONMESSAGEANDINTERNATIONALMESSAGESINCEWEHAVEUNDERSTOODWHATNEWSIS,THEN,WHATISNEWSTRANSLATIONNEWSTRANSLATIONISTOTRANSLATETHEORIGINALNEWSLANGUAGEAINTOADIFFERENTKINDOFLANGUAGELANGUAGEB,WHICHWILLLETTHELANGUAGEBREADERSHAVETHECHANCETOGETALMOSTTHESAMEINFORMATIONANDEDUCATIONASLANGUAGEAREADERS22THEDEFINITIONOFMILITARYNEWSTHEFORMALITYOFMILITARYNEWSINCLUDESTHREEFACTORS,THEFIRSTISTHEEVENTSWHICHISABOUTMILITARYTHESECONDISTHECARRIERSWHICHTRANSMITTHESEEVENTSTOTHEAUDIENCETHELASTONEISTOTRANSMITTHESEEVENTSTOTHEAUDIENCEBYSOMECERTAINWAYSTHUS,THEREPORTOFMILITARYNEWSISTHEPROCESSWHICHCONVEYSTHEWHOLEEVENTTOTHEAUDIENCEWESHOULDSAYTHEFIRSTFACTORISTHEMAINPARTOFFORMINGTHEMILITARYNEWSACCORDINGTOTHEVIEWO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