March 22, 2017

Simultaneous Chinese interpreting of the 2016 US presidential debate

Chinese interpreter Philip Rosen interpreted the third and final debate between presidential candidates Democrat Hillary wpinton and Republican Donald Trump from English to Mandarin Chinese for Voice of America on October 19, 2016. Simultaneous Chinese interpreting The debate required simultaneous interpreting, challenging the interpreters to think quickly. “I did an interpreting assignment yesterday for Voice

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Chinese to English Google Translate

Google Translate mobile and web apps currently use Google Neural Machine Translation—artificial intelligence with an algorithm for language pattern recognition—for all Chinese to English translation. Chinese to English Google Translate now challenges both human intelligence and artificial intelligence to collaborate to deliver the most accurate, precise meaning. This sets up artificial intelligence as a potential

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Chinese interpreting for Yao Ming

When Chinese basketball player Yao Ming first started playing with the Houston Rockets, he only spoke Mandarin Chinese, and communicated through his Chinese interpreter and translator Colin Pine. In September 2016, Yao Ming was enshrined in the NBA wpass of 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame. Then, in October 2016, The Houston Rockets announced that they

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Vietnamese interpreting

Vietnamese interpreting, novels, and radio interviews give a fresh interpretation of Vietnamese perspectives, memories, and experiences of the Vietnam War. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel takes on an unfamiliar Vietnamese perspective while a podcast episode interprets something overlooked and misunderstood about the Vietnam War. Vietnamese interpreting Viet Thanh Nguyen won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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Comprehensive Interpreting and Translation Services Agreement (CITA)

The full-spectrum of services offered by a translation agency includes all conference translation and interpreting services which are required so that all parties of the contract are capable of concluding a contract which delivers maximum value fulfilment and whose terms and provisions are developed in tandem with legal interpreters and legal translation specialists. From initial

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Over the phone interpreting

Over the phone interpreting

Over the phone interpreting services connect human interpreters via phone to individuals who wish to speak to each other but do not share a common language. Human phone interpreters provide live over the phone interpreting through three-way calls. For example, Chinese phone interpreters communicate over the phone between English and Chinese speakers. The client, interpreter,

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Multilingual US Election 2016: Vote in Spanish and Chinese

Americans vote in many languages, including Spanish and Chinese, for the multilingual US Election 2016 on Tuesday November 8, 2016. Interpreters, translators, and digital tools make multilingual voting possible in ethnic and language minority communities. Voter turnout for Spanish-speaking Hispanic and Latino Americans may increase. Asian Americans cast their vote in Chinese, Tagalog, Hindi, Japanese,

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Simultaneous interpreting speeds up conferences

Simultaneous or conference interpreting Interpreters seek to conscientiously communicate meaning as clearly as possible. Well-rounded interpreters develop both consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills. Consecutive interpreting creates pauses at regular intervals. The interpreter and speaker each take turns speaking. Depending how long the speaker talks, the interpreter either memorizes the content or takes notes to best

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Interpreting with Alexandra Barazzone

Alexandra Barazzone is a freelance consecutive interpreter in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Italian in Washington, DC. She has lived in Paris, Geneva, and Rome. Ms. Barazzone started out interpreting for French-speaking West African delegations in Washington, DC, remarking that she learned a great deal from them about West African cultures. Most importantly, Barazzone emphasizes

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Chinese translation interprets meaning

Chinese translation interprets the meaning and intent of the author. Translation offers immense intellectual challenges and rewards to those multilingual thinkers who can easily switch between Chinese and other languages. Translators assess the historical, social, and cultural context of the meaning to choose the appropriate vocabulary, style, register, emotion, and tone. Translators translate materials from

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