Translation

-        the process of translating words or text from one language into another.

-        the process of moving something from one place to another.

First significant translation in the Western world was of

Jewish people who had forgotten Hebrew needed it translated into Greek, so _________________ were commissioned to complete the project.

-        refers to the 70 translators involved in the project.

-        It became the official version of the Bible used by Catholics.

·        a famous Roman playwright, adapted several comedies into Roman from the original Greek works.

·        made the term "sense for sense"

-        Famous translator is the translator, scholar and Buddhist monk

-        He is famous for translating Buddhist texts in Sanskrit into Chinese in the 4^th century.

• Among his translations, the most popular is________________, which belongs to East Asia’s Mahayana sutra,
  -        Kumārajīva’s translation remains the most popular because it is able to clearly deliver the meanings of the texts, which is far better than the more recent literal translations.

The translations contributed to the development of English prose during the time..

-        the King of England Alfred the Great, ordered to translate “The Consolation of Philosophy” by ________ and “Ecclesiastical History” by _____from Latin to English.