Ключевые аспекты и трудности перевода технических текстов (на примере технического руководства)

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Ключевые аспекты и трудности перевода технических текстов
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The key aspects and problem areas in translating
technical texts (based on technical manuals)
© . Borodina
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
The article studies the distinguishing features of the technical English language which
are considered through the prism of the challenges related to translating the part of
technical discourse represented by technical manuals. Due to the reason that some stu-
dents tend to use electronic translators the need in teaching of how to analyze and edit
the translation versions made by the Internet-translators is recognized. The comparative
analysis of certain stylistic differences (lexical, grammatical, and syntactical) and the
tips for translation suggested in this work are aimed at better understanding and inter-
preting the technical document of the given format.
Keywords: technical translation, passive forms, gerundial constructions, terms, word
strings, causative constructions, modal verbs.
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