Web news translation demands that translators work in a short time frame, and speed in transmitting information is vitally important in a highly competitive news market. However, they should still be concerned with qu...Web news translation demands that translators work in a short time frame, and speed in transmitting information is vitally important in a highly competitive news market. However, they should still be concerned with quality control as the most important factor in grabbing the audience＇s attention. This paper uses statistical research to investigate American audiences＇ preferences for receiving news, and to identify the problems and questions of Web international news in Taiwan, focusing on three main news websites in Taiwan. The aim of this paper is to establish an argument that the translator could make a contribution to Taiwan＇s Web news production by using right strategies to improve the translation. By analyzing news websites in Taiwan and comparing new trends of Web news, this paper studies several strategies of Web news translation.展开更多
文摘Web news translation demands that translators work in a short time frame, and speed in transmitting information is vitally important in a highly competitive news market. However, they should still be concerned with quality control as the most important factor in grabbing the audience＇s attention. This paper uses statistical research to investigate American audiences＇ preferences for receiving news, and to identify the problems and questions of Web international news in Taiwan, focusing on three main news websites in Taiwan. The aim of this paper is to establish an argument that the translator could make a contribution to Taiwan＇s Web news production by using right strategies to improve the translation. By analyzing news websites in Taiwan and comparing new trends of Web news, this paper studies several strategies of Web news translation.
