CONTENTS 1
Publisher’s Preface 1
Preface 1
Chapter 1 The Circumscription of Translation 1
Chapter 2 The Attributes and Functions of Transla-tion 26
Chapter 3 A Concise History of Chinese Translation Cause 46
Chapter 4 The Criteria of Translation 88
Chapter 5 Translative Contradictions and Pragmatic Translatability 101
Chapter 6 The Principle of Equivalence 120
Chapter 7 The Principle of Adequacy 145
Chapter 8 Rhythm in Translation 170
Chapter 9 Verse Rendition 193
Chapter 10 Rendition of Lyrics 234
Chapter 11 Biblical Translation 266
Chapter 12 A Brief Initiation into Syntactical Rendi-tion 292
Chapter 13 Simultaneous Interpretation 353
Chapter 14 Translation of Technical Information 404
Chapter 15 Computerized Translation 443
Chapter 16 The Professional Training of Competent Translators 476
Chapter 17 The Perspective of Translation 515
Reference Renderings 539