| The source text of the translation report is excerpted from Walking The Weight Off For Dummies written by Erin Palinski-Wade. This book tells us how to lose weight through walking and aims to popularize a healthy lifestyle among people through the introduction to the walking methods. Whether you want to burn fat, boost energy level, improve mood, or just get toned, this easy-to-use and friendly guide will have you put your best foot forward. Finally, the translator has finished the English to Chinese translation of this book from the first chapter to the fifth chapter. Chapter Two introduces the health benefit of walking and how walking sheds the pounds.To ensure that the translation can be completed with high quality, the translator has carefully read the original text before translation, especially the first five chapters. Information on healthy benefit of walking has also been searched. Besides, the translator has read books on translation theory of medical English to better direct the translation practice.The translator accomplishes the translation and writes this translation report after reading, analysis, translation and revision. This translation report mainly consists of four parts. Part One gives an outline of translation background, source of the text as well as the final target. Part Two, translation process, consists of preparation and revision made before and after translating as well as difficulties met and tools used in translation process. The third part, the main part of this report, gives an introduction to translation skills and methods through translation case analysis. The fourth part summarizes what the translator has learned through the translating practice.In order to produce a translation work with idiomatic fluency, proper elegance and professional precision, the translator should possess not only high-level bilingual competence but also a broad range of knowledge, which should be developed through practice and reflection. |
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