Engineering translation is a very important translation work, involving a wide range of industries and is a large-scale project recognized by the translation industry and requires cooperation from many people to complete. Engineering projects include translation services for railway engineering, road engineering, water conservancy engineering, environmental engineering construction and other projects. Let’s learn about the classification and standards of engineering translation with An Ruijie below.
1. Two major categories of engineering translation
1. Goods engineering services
It can be further subdivided according to the specific subject matter. For example, engineering categories can be further divided into construction projects, decoration projects, water conservancy projects, road projects, chemical projects... The content of the bidding documents of each specific project is very different. The same is true for cargo bids, simple goods such as grain and oil; complex goods such as machine tools and computer networks. The difference between bids is also very large.
2. International and domestic bidding
International bidding and bidding are divided into domestic versions and English versions according to international practices, and the English version shall prevail.
Domestic bidding documents are generally based on the Chinese version. Domestic Chinese companies conduct international bidding, usually in the English (or local language) version. The tender file generally states that when there are differences in the Chinese and English versions, Chinese shall prevail.
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2. Six standards for engineering translation
1. Accuracy
This is the most basic requirement, which means that the meaning is accurate, the word selection is appropriate, especially words that obviously have different emotional colors. When doing engineering translation, you cannot tolerate any falsehood or mistakes. This requires the translator to have a deep foundation, a solid bilingual foundation, and to constantly learn and enrich himself.
2. Conciseness
The words are concise and clear, of course this is on the premise that the speaker does not deliberately make ambiguity. This kind of situation is often encountered during business meetings; sometimes the speaker does not want to answer the other party’s questions, or deliberately avoids them, or deliberately makes ambiguous words, or even answers the questions that are not questioned. At this time, the translator just needs to translate it directly, and the listener will understand the mystery.
3. Integrity
Not only refers to the complete translation of the speaker's words, the translation is indispensable for the content of the original words, but also be careful not to add content that the speaker originally did not have. This requires the interpreter to be quick-thinking and keep his mind clear at all times. However, this "complete" refers to completeness in a specific environment.
4. Conciseness
The translation sentences are smooth and conform to the daily habits of translating languages. The translation accent cannot be used.
5. Clarity
The translator's voice is clear and must not have dialect or accent. Since both China and foreign countries come from different regions and countries; whether in Chinese or English, both sides' speeches inevitably have local accents. The translator not only needs to understand them, but also translate them with clear standard pronunciations.
6. Timely
The interpreter must speak in a timely manner. After the speaker finishes his words, the interpreter must speak in two to three seconds. This involves the translator's instant memory ability. You can communicate with both Chinese and foreign parties in advance so that both parties can try to avoid talking without stopping, preferably within one to two minutes.
The above is the classification and standards for engineering translation compiled and shared by An Ruijie. I believe everyone has some understanding of engineering translation. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more related information, please continue to follow.
