本文是一篇英语翻译学论文，笔者从接受美学理论的四个角度出发，分别给出在理论指导下采取的词汇、句法、文化等各层面的翻译方法；第五部分为结论部分，总结出笔者在接受美学理论指导下翻译本书得到的结论以及在本次翻译实践活动中存在的不足和从中所得到的启示。
Chapter One Task Description
1.1 Source of the Task
The author got this English to Chinese translation of Cutting Teeth on Amazons homepage, a basic online bookstore, in July 2023. At first, the author searched the official website of Amazon for some newly released mystery novels, intending to relax after studying. Then during the search, the author found the novel Cutting Teeth very attractive to her, because it is a mystery novel with a vampire theme. Thus, the author had a very strong interest in this book. However, the author searched various websites and found no Chinese translation of this novel, so she decided to read the original English version. After reading the book, the author became more and more interested in the story and came up with the idea of translating this English novel into Chinese. With this idea in mind, the author found a classmate who learns MTI and also loves mystery novels and prepared to co-translate this novel into Chinese.
Cutting Teeth is a 110,000-word book published by Flatiron Books on July 18, 2023. The book focuses on a murder case at the Little Academy and the story of children suffering from being thirsty for blood. The main characters of the novel are several children and their parents. This book consists of 45 chapters, with the author translating chapters 30 to 45 and the author’s partner translating chapters 1 to 29. The translation task began in August 2023, and after translating and embellishments, the draft was finalized in December 2023. The author and her partner hope that the translation of this book can be officially published on the Internet.
1.2 Brief Introduction to the Source Text
In this part, the author introduces the main information of the source text, including the author Chandler Baker, the main content, the linguistic and stylistic features.
1.2.1 Author and Main Content
Chandler Baker is a reputed American woman writer of adolescents, mystery, and adult fiction stories. She is New York Times best-selling author of books about modern women. She is also well known for writing the High School Horror Mystery series. In addition to this series, Baker has written several single novels, which are Alive, This Is Not the End, Whisper Network, The Husbands, Hello, and Cutting Teeth. She began her career by writing novels for tweens and teens as a ghostwriter. Chandler Baker has contributed installment in a novel series that has sold over a million printed copies worldwide.
Chandler Baker was brought up in Sarasota, Florida. She studied at Pennsylvania University and joined the law college at Texas University. Chandler Baker says that she loves to create stories with horror elements in them. The High School Horror novels penned by Baker are widely popular. Additionally, her standalone young adult book, Alive, has also succeeded in reaching out to a large number of readers worldwide and becoming popular. Chandler Baker manages her writing career along with working as a corporate attorney. She made her debut as an author of adult novels with the 2019 book called Whisper Network. Following her graduation, Chandler Baker worked for a firm based in Washington, D.C. She was also employed with a popular sports franchise in Dallas. In her spare time, Baker can be usually found visiting bookstores, listening to audio-books, or reading true crime novels. The decision of becoming a lawyer was the outcome of her reading habit.
Chapter Two Process Description
2.1 Pre-Translation Preparations
On the basis of an in-depth analysis of the textual features, translation requirements, and purposes of narrative texts, the author understands the selected theory, acquires relevant professional knowledge, and selects appropriate strategies based on the translation task, so as to ensure the successful completion of the translation practice.
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