INTRODUCTION

My kind of You is a modern novel written by Wall Street female writer Tracy Brogan. Tracy is a hard-working and kind-hearted female writer whose works fully demonstrate the love, the subtlety of life and the brilliance of humanity. My kind of you is a rare contemporary work that tells the story of love between Emily and Ryan, sweetness and excitement of family, forgiveness of life and the pursuit of life. Emily is a kind, brave, hard-working and hopeful mom. Ryan is an optimistic, confident, ambitious rich man.

This translation practice includes a piece of translation and an essay on translation practice. Translation practice selects the sixth chapter and the seventh chapter as translation material. The sixth chapter tells that the male protagonist Ryan goes to his father's cabin to see his father's new girlfriend. The seventh chapter mainly tells that Ryan asks Emily about the background of this new girlfriend and Emily's investment plans and ideas.

According to the translation requirements of “faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance", this translation starts with learning the language, understanding the culture, and paying attention to the application of translation skills. Thus, the translated content is more life-oriented and concrete, and the language is more vivid.

   The Essay on translation practice describes the whole process of the translation.  It emphatically introduces two translation techniques applied in the translation process, namely personification and amplification. Theoretical introduction and examples of these two methods are respectively provided in the essay. The last part is a conclusion of this translation practice.

内容简介

《最好的你》( My kind of you )是由华尔街女作家特雷西·布罗根撰写的一部现代小说。特雷西是一位努力而善良的女作家，其作品充分展现了爱，生命的微妙和人性的光辉。《最好的你》是一部当代不可多得的佳作，讲述了艾米丽和瑞恩的爱情，家庭的甜蜜与欢闹，人生的宽恕以及主人公对生命的追求。主人公艾米丽是一个善良、勇敢、努力并且有梦想的妈妈。瑞恩是一个阳光、自信、做事有计划的有钱人。 

本次翻译实践分为翻译和小论文两部分。翻译实践部分选择的是小说的第六章与第七章。第六章讲述了男主人公瑞恩去他父亲的小木屋看望父亲的新女友。第七章主要讲述了瑞恩向艾米丽了解这个新女友的背景以及艾米丽的投资计划与想法。

根据“信、达、雅”的翻译要求，本次翻译从学习语言，了解文化，注意翻译技巧的应用三方面入手，力求使翻译的内容更加生活化和具体化，语言更加形象生动。

翻译实践小论文介绍了本次翻译的全过程，着重阐述了在翻译过程中用到的两个翻译技巧，即拟人和增译法，并对这两个方法分别进行了理论简介和举例。最后，小论文对本次翻译实践进行了小结。