INTRODUCTION

A GOOD MAN, by Jennifer L. Armstrong, mainly describes that the protagonist (Maggie) friendly treats a group of tabby cats, and what happened in the process of treating Tabby between friends. It reflects the features of the era including social, political, economic, cultural, ideological and other aspects of the real situation. 

Translation of the selected three chapters in the novel, the whole thesis put to use the narrative techniques.

The fifteenth chapter mainly narrates that Douglas invited Maggie to eat dinner and watch movies, what’s more, they talked about the job, the film plot, etc., and finally Maggie realized that she had a good impression on Douglas.

The sixteenth chapter mainly narrates that Maggie came across some people in the library and provided help, in addition to chatting with Emily, and Christopher installed air conditioning for her, which make her more admiration for him.

The seventeenth chapter mainly narrates that Maggie invited him to see the show in order to thank Douglas for help, and she found that she has been deeply in love with him, and Emily's view of love.

The original text develops in the form of dialogues, enriching the image of the characters.

My essay on translation practice is divided into four parts. The first part is overall introduction to the translation of the thesis and the content of essay on translation practice. The second part is to introduce the process of translation. The third part is to analyze the problems encountered in the process of the translation and how to solve the problems. The last part is to conclude the whole task of translation practice and the essay.

内容简介

珍妮弗·L·阿姆斯特朗的作品《好男人》主要记叙了主人公麦姬友好对待一群虎斑猫以及在其过程中和朋友之间发生的故事，体现了在一定时代背景下，社会政治、经济、文化、思想等方面的真实情况。

翻译所选其中的三个章节，全篇采用叙述的手法。

第十五章主要写了道格拉斯邀请麦琪去吃晚餐和看电影，他们谈论了工作，电影情节等等，最后麦琪意识到自己对道格拉斯产生了好感。

第十六章主要写麦琪在图书馆遇到的一些人，并提供了帮助，此外与艾米丽的电话聊天以及克里斯托夫为她安装空调，让她对他更加倾慕。

第十七章主要写麦琪为了答谢道格拉斯帮忙，邀请他看演出，她发现她已经深爱上了他，以及艾米丽对爱情的看法。

原文多以对话形式展开，丰富了人物形象。

小论文分为四个部分。第一部分是对翻译原文的整体介绍及小论文的介绍；第二部分是对翻译过程的介绍；第三部分是对翻译过程中遇到问题分析以及如何去解决的方法；第四部分对选题的总结。