DearJack,
Iamwritingtothankyouforyourcongratulationsonmysuccessinthetranslationcontest.Inyourletter,youtoldmethatyouwantedtoknowhowtodowellintranslation.Herearesomepiecesofadvice.
First,youneedtograspthebasicgrammarknowledge,whichenablestoyoutounderstandthesentencescorrectlyandtranslatetheoriginallanguagetothetargetlanguageproperly.Second,awiderangeofextensiveknowledgeindifferentfieldsispreferredbecausethemoreyouknow,theeasieritisforyoutomakeclearwhatthepassageistalkingabout.
Ihopethesepiecesofinformationareofgreathelpforyourfuturestudyandtranslation.
Yourssincerely,
LiMing