Report On Translation Of Adult Development—Chapter1and Chapter2

Adult Development, a book about psychology deals with development in adulthood. Firstly, this book introduces the research approaches and significance. It covers development in adulthood according to several major areas of human functioning such as physiology, cognition, personality, family relationship and work. It serves as an encyclopedia of adulthood. It has significant academic value with scientific content and informative data. Besides, the ways and suggestions to reduce aging effect discussed in this book have important social value. Close to the daily life, it is a textbook for scholars as well as the reading material for common people. Through reading this book, people can get to know changes happened in adulthood and the developmental patterns of their physiological, psychological and social process. They can benefit from this book for both their life and work.In this more than20000-word of English to Chinese translation practice, I did a lot of preparation including reading the original text, looking up the new words and technical terms, and finding some parallel texts. Secondly, I proofread and revised my translation repeatedly, polishing my Chinese so as to fit with the Chinese convention. After the translation and revision, I wrote a report on this translation practice. The report comprises three parts. Firstly, it concludes the content and significance of this translation. Furthermore, it describes the process of the translation. Besides, meaning extension and voice change are mainly discussed in the report. At last, I shared my feelings and experience on this translation practice, expecting to provide a reference for translators who may deal with the same material.