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Publication of translated books introduced from foreign countries is an important part of the overall business of publishing companies in our country; among all the translated books, those in the field of culture and history takes a significant part. However, the translating practice of such books still follows the traditional method, and the use of CAT is rarely mentioned by researchers. Based on the researches on the application of CAT in recent years, the authors propose that apart from adopting the translation method of CAT+MT+PE, translators should interfere with MT, so as to improve the accuracy of the translation of terms and the usability of pre-translated text produced by MT. This method can greatly improve the technology environment of the translating practice of culture and history books, and also improve the efficiency and quality of the translation.
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Term density: The ratio of the number of characters of terms in a given text (including repeated terms) to the total number of characters in the entire text.
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Flesch–Kincaid grade level tests are used extensively in the field of education. The “Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level Formula” instead presents a score as a U.S. grade level, making it easier for teachers, parents, librarians, and others to judge the readability level of various books and texts. (Wikipedia) This level of difficulty corresponds to the grades in primary and secondary education in the United States.
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This paper is sponsored by a national social science project on the development of a sinology corpus (Project No. 15BYY093) and a key project of the Ministry of Education (Project No. 17JZD049).
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Xu, B., Guo, H. (2019). Using Human-Intervened MT in the Translation of Literary and History Books. In: Han, Z., Li, D. (eds) Translation Studies in China. New Frontiers in Translation Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7592-7_10
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