The Process of Translating

A method of translation must be . . .

• natural

• functional

• textual

• conceptual

The nature of naturalness is both . . .

• pragmatic and lexical

• grammatical and lexical

• grammatical and pragmatic

• pragmatic and associative

The translating theory suggests that a translation is something that has to be . . .

• discussed

• appointed

• assigned

• followed

According to the translating theory, nothing is purely objective or subjective.

• true

• false

According to the translating theory, there are no absolutes such as "always", "never" or "must".

• true

• false

According to the translating theory, there are no assumptions of "normally" or "usually" or "commonly" behind each well-established principle.

• true

• false

According to the translating theory, there are ______ approaches to translating.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

According to the translating theory, it is one approach to translating.

• translating word by word

• translating sentence by sentence

• translating paragraph by paragraph

• translating page by page

According to the translating theory, it is another approach to translating:

• read everything two or three times and then translate

• scan quickly the document and then translate

• use a translation software first and then read

• translate as your read page by page

In the first approach to translating (sentence by sentence) we use our . . .

• sense of humor

• critical thinking

• intuition

• luck