信息型文本翻译中的英汉句式转换——以global food futuresfeeding the world in 2050节选翻译实践为例-english and chinese sentence pattern conversion in informative text translation - taking the translation practice of excerpts from global food futures .docxVIP

i i Acknowledgments On the occasion of finishing this paper, I would like to extend my greatest appreciations to all of you who have guided, helped and encouraged me during the whole writing process and the past two years. First of all, I am indebted to my supervisor, Li Yunqi, for his instructive advice and suggestions on my report. With meticulous scholarship and great patience, he carefully guides and re-corrects every paper of his students, which is a full reflection of a qualified teacher with great responsibilities. Without him, the paper will not be finished successfully. Second, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all the teachers who teach me knowledge and lead me to make progress in my studying life. Each word and each action of you has exerted great impact on me, which helps me to grow and improve. Third, heartfelt thanks will give to my dear roommates. During the past years, you have made my life here filled with warm and happiness. The friendship is the most valuable gift I have received ever. At last, I am grateful to my beloved family. Your good care, encouraging words as well as infinite love and support are great motivations for me to overcome all difficulties and obstacles. ii ii Abstract The source of this translation practice report comes from the English book Global Food Futures: Feeding the World in 2050 written by Brain Gardner, a notable American agricultural analyst. This book mainly introduces and discusses various issues concerning the supply, need and security of global grain, which covers such fields as politics, economy, and environment and so on. With the second and fifteenth chapters as the source texts, the paper, based on the analysis of the text features and the differences between English and Chinese sentence structures, chooses the sentence structure as the study object and adopts the Translation Shift Theory as the theory prospective, then explores and summarizes the feasible ways of sentence structure shifts in informativ