当代科技翻译工作者职业发展的挑战和对策

Career Development for Contemporary Science Translators:Challenges and Countermeasures

近代以来,科技翻译有力推动了我国的科技发展和社会进化,在民族复兴的新征程中,科技翻译事业仍有重要意义。在当今科技进步与社会变迁对科技翻译职业带来诸多挑战的背景下,探讨了当代科技译者面临的职业难题与对策,以及科技译者应具备的专业素养。青年译者宜利用好新技术,产出更优质的成果,并调整职业规划,将翻译与专业方向相结合,成长为复合型人才,以翻译为核心竞争力胜任多种专业工作。为应对科技文献的新特点,优秀译者需具备坚实的翻译能力基础、充分的专业知识储备和基本的翻译理论素养。同时,译者还可培养编辑、写作等能力和专业敏感度、跨学科视野等综合素质,从而满足职业融合的需要。

Science and technology translation has pushed ahead China’s scientific development and social evolution since modern times, and still plays a key role in the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.Technological progress and social transformation have brought numerous challenges to contemporary profession of science and technology translators. This paper systematically analyzes their career dilemma,proposes effective countermeasures, and expounds the professional calibers of a competent translator. It is suggested that translators make good use of novel technology to produce academic fruits of higher quality.Translators also need to adjust their career planning to combine translating abilities with erudite knowledge in other fields in order to become interdisciplinary talents competent in diverse professional occupations in which excellent translation skill will still serve as their core competitiveness. To tackle constantly-evolving scientific writings, a good translator should be equipped with solid foundation in translating, adequate storage of professional knowledge, and basic theoretical literacy. It is also advisable to foster skills like editing and writing, and qualities such as professional sensitivity and interdisciplinary perspective. In this way, a translator can be fully adapted to the emerging tendency of the translation sector.