Here's a health and fitness related book I worked on - "English version"

[wake.up.america]

http://www.booksusa.de/HealthSecrets

Please take a look.

[AlertLurker]

1. It's a good idea, but is it a correct translation?

I have only read about 1/2 of the first page but there appear to be too many grammatic and spelling errors to bother reading further. I am a real Grammato-Nazi, however. I would still say that this work could use an editor, though.

Apologies for any unintended offense.

[wake.up.america]

2. Great comments. Thanks - I will inform the translator.

[wake.up.america]

3. I forwarded an email to the publisher:

The English to the book is in dire need of improvement.
Who did the translation?
Es könnte viel besser sein.

Thank you. Perhaps this will prompt some action by the publisher.

[AlertLurker]

4. Here's a few examples of what I meant:

Each and everyone of us has the genetical -- genetic, perhaps? right to happiness, to a slim and, nevertheless --why "nevertheless?" Is "powerful" the opposite of "slim?", powerful body. To charm and charisma, a youthful appearance throughout his life, even into his or her old age. sentence structure -- this is a very weak sentence on its own and should be better connected to the one preceding it.
Scientists have always been wondering how free-living animals and even plants manage to stay young and genetically strong until the end of their existence. COLON (:), not period.
It is because they use their metabolic potential in an extraordinarily perfect way, feeding their tiny cells always with whatever nutrients they demand. cosmetic --"ALWAYS feeding their..." may be a better choice.
Whether at day or at night, they bring themselves into line with their environment, in an uncomparably spelling -- INcomparably well-balanced adaptation to stress and rest factors.

My interest always focussed spelling -- focused on the secrets of our physical and mental health. During the years of my double studies in medicine and physics and in the following years I published almost one hundred scientific studies in world-wide leading periodicals, like “Gastroenterology”, “American Journal of Physiology”, and others. During my approbation non-sequitur -- approbation? Perhaps just probation, or period of practice, or some such? as a practicing doctor I had many?opportunities to gather experiences with word choice -- gather from, or discuss with perhaps? patients and insights into their physical and mental problems.

What happens within people who are overweight, fatigue, spelling -- s/b "fatigued" nervous, even depressive? word form -- depressed?Who cope with fatal disabilities to manage the everday life`s challenges? weak sentence form - dependencies againAlways being losers? Always feeling too old, weak, unfortunate, sometimes desperate?? again, this is a very weak sentence form that cannot stand on its own, but must be better connected to the preceding.

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Please forgive me - I know how difficult criticism is to take - but you could use an editor. This should not be published, as is. It sounds rather like something that was run through Babelfish, actually.

Again, apologies for any unintended offense...

[wake.up.america]

5. Since I did not do the translation, I hardly take offense. Criticism of the English is well taken.

I am sure to receive permission to have it corrected.
No offense.

Danke schön.
Einen schönen Tag noch.

[AlertLurker]

6. Sie sind willkommen. Glücklich zu helfen.

Ich hoffe dass das Buch ein Verkaufsschlager ist.