搞翻译的必备条件
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 366 views李成业
俗语说：“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。掌握高度的双语，就是搞好翻译利器的基本条件。有了良好的基本双语条件，就可以开始学习翻译。
不过，请别忘记，语言既是翻译必备的利器，当然是越利越好。在学翻译时，双语也应该不断磨练，越磨越利，不断提升。
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翻译成长的几个阶段
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 311 views第一阶段：自认精通，啥都敢译；查词典一般只看第一个词义，想当然的谴词措句；经常看到别人的错误，看不到跟别人的差距。
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做翻译要具备的条件
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 256 views翻译因人类的交际需要而生。在克服阻碍交流的语言差异的同时，翻译为交流打开了通道。多亏翻译，人类社会从相互阻隔走向相互交往，从封闭走向开放，从狭隘走向开阔。翻译如同拉开帷幕，让我们能窥见最神圣的殿堂；翻译如同揭开井盖，让我们能汲取甘泉。那么怎样才能做好翻译呢？
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Debunking a few myths about translating and translators
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 703 viewsMyth #1
Shortly after I became a full-time translator, an acquaintance asked me what sort of work I do. I told her that I am a translator. Her reaction was, Aren’t you lucky that just living here and having learned the language, you now can translate and make money from it. I felt insulted because it implied that being a translator was not a real profession, that anyone who spoke more than one language could be a translator. But her reaction was also thought-provoking. I began to wonder what that certain something is that sets successful translators apart from other people who know more than one language. Because even people who are truly bilingual are not necessarily good translators. On the other hand, I know translators who cannot converse in German with me but they can produce a very good translation from German into English.
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The pros and cons of personnel in the translation business
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 637 viewsTo be or not to be: operate as a freelancer or as an employer?
Are you planning to set up a translation business? Then there are two or three fundamental questions you will need to consider if you want your business to be a success. One of these, and in fact the most obvious one, is how to attract clients. However, the marketing effort and insight needed to tackle the issue of client acquisition is the subject of another article. In this specific issue I would like to concentrate on a fundamental dilemma that many self-employed translators will face: to work as a freelancer or to take staff on board.
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An inexpensive way to market your business
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 1,263 viewsAn on-going challenge your business probably faces is ensuring clients continue using your product or service.
In other words, you want repeat business.
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Your website: Your virtual business card
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 540 viewsTo make one thing clear way ahead, without a website you will not survive on this market. And while you are at it, make sure the website is user-friendly because you will need to make changes once in a while and if only to promote some new services. A website should list all the services you are about to offer as well as all your contact details. In the US pictures of yourself and your colleagues are seen as a sign of trustworthiness and reliability, in Europe this notion is not so widely spread, mainly because we are a little shy when it comes to posting pictures of ourselves on the net.
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