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Legal Translation:Problems and Solutions Introduction What is legal translation? Definitions and Classifications Double operation of language transfer and legal transfer Discursive/Litigation-related/Normative legal translation Problems in Legal Translation Failure in understanding legal terminology Failure in finding equivalents across the social, cultural and legal differences Poor management of both source and target language Frustrations in dealing with long and complicated legal sentences Failure in maintaining the unique stylistic features of legal writing Translation Problems of Legal Terms not proven principal contributory negligence/ comparative negligence theft/stealing/larceny/shoplifting/burglary/ robbery/trespass Law/Act/Code/Ordinance/Regulation/Rule/ Interpretation/Decision/Provision/Measure Poor Understanding of Source Text Please translate the two English sentences into Chinese 1.The remainder of the testator’s property should be devided equally between all of our nephews and nieces on my wife’s side and my niece. 2.The Charter required that directors shall be elected on a vote of the stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of outsdanding capital stock of the corporation. Poor Understanding of Source Text 1.The remainder of the testator’s property should be devided equally between all of our nephews and nieces on my wife’s side and my niece. Feedback: key prep.between/among? 参考译文1：立遗嘱人的遗产应在双方的外甥外甥女中平均分配。 参考译文2：立遗嘱人遗产的一半应当归其妻子的外甥外甥女所有，另一半归其本人的外甥女所有。 The remainder of the testator’s property should be divided equally between all of our nephews and nieces on my wife’s side as one party and my niece as another． Poor Understanding of Source Text 2.The Charter required that directors shall be elected on a vote of the stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of outsdanding capital stock of the corporation. Feedback: key prep.on/by? 参考译文1：公司章程规定，当选董事者至少应有持有三分之二公司已发行股票的股东投票赞成。 参考译文2：公司章程规定，董事选举时必须有代表已发行公司股权三分之二的股东出席。 Poo