Literal Translation Free/ liberal Translationl The definition of literal translation l Literal translation takes sentences as its basic units and the whole text into consideration at the same time in the course of translating. l Literal translation strives to reproduce both the ideological content and the style of the original literary work, it does not mean word-for-word translation, i.e, neither a word more nor a word less. l A literal translator is asked not to alter the figures of speech, an
