A Translation Report For Concepts Of Physical Fitness:Active Lifestyle For Wellness(Chapter 13)

This is a translation report on the course book of Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyle for Wellness (Chapter 13), a task shared by the translator and others. When China’s economic growth has brought more attention to physical fitness and wellness, more people can live an active lifestyle for their lifetime. This is a course book that offers essential concepts of physical activity, fitness and wellness. This report depicts the pre-translating, while-translating and post-translating matters, including an introduction to the book itself, its authors, translation strategies involved, as well as an analysis to some theories applied to some examples. This report includes four parts. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the translation task (main content). Chapter 2 describes the translation progression:preparations made, translation in progress and proofreading of the translated texts. Chapter 3 is a case study of how some translation strategies are applied, including three different parts, namely, the introduction of Catford’s shift theory, case study and the limitations of translation shift theory. Chapter 4 is the conclusion, the significance and limitations of this translation task...