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What are the criteria in judging translations?
Since different principles apply to different types translations, it is not easy to
judge the relative merits of two
or more translations. We must first understand
what translation is if we want to judge which translation work is better. There are a
great many definitions of translation, but no written rules to clearly define it.
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by
means
of
an
equivalent
target-language
text.
Translation
is
a
tool
in
modern
information
transfer.
So,
the
criteria
in
judging
translations
should
be
focus
on
both
the
sources
and
the
targets.
Different
ways
help
to
determine
the
relative
merit
of
particular
translations.
To
achieve
an
accurate
translation
from
source
texts to target texts should base on the source language, and meet the adaption to
the target culture and readers.
The criteria in judging translations can divide in two aspects. The first one is
Source-oriented. Source-oriented reveal as much of the form and content of the
original message. A good translation work should respect to the original work and
maintain
the
centre
information.
A
good
translation
should
keep
Formal
Equivalence, which means the comprehension of intent must be judged essentially
in
terms
of
the
context
in
the
communication.
In
some
menu
translation
cases,