A Study on E-C Translation of BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 from the Perspective of Schema Theory

Abstract

The global energy system is facing multiple challenges and uncertainties due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to achieve energy security and promote sustainable development, it is necessary to keep abreast of the latest information on global energy development. BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 has been an important way to get the latest international energy information and obtain authoritative data since 1951. Therefore, the translation of this report can help the government and relevant practitioners to get the latest data on energy development and decide the future direction of energy development. The Schema Theory is employed to analyze the difficulties in translating such technology texts in energy field from three aspects: linguistic schema, content schema and formal schema in the research. As a result, the study shows that schema theory can help translators decode and recombine the original information with the schema they have mastered, making the translation conform to the cognitive schema of the target readers.