International engineering English translation: A case study in FIDIC terms and practice
Yuanfu Shen
The Hang Seng University of HongKong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v6i4.8360
Keywords: Case study; Language Characteristics; Discussion
Abstract
With more and more Chinese companies being involved in global business, shortage of professional technical English translators become an issue as some cases showed that this has become a barrier in daily business. I took FIDIC contract template as case study to show the importance of knowing the prevailing international practice, in-depth understanding of specific technical area and local culture and language habit in translation. I also found some interesting phenomenon of translation method evolution which are deserved for further investigation.
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