Have you got what it takes to be part of TUSA?
Are you one of the 60-75% of people that can speak more than one language, putting all those monologists to shame? So why aren’t you working as a translator or interpreter?
In 1988 Massoud sets criteria for good translation as:
1. A good translation is easily understood.
2. A good translation is fluent and smooth.
3. A good translation is idiomatic.
4. A good translation conveys, to some extent, the literary subtleties of the original.
5. A good translation distinguishes between the metaphorical and the literal.
6. A good translation reconstructs the cultural/historical context of the original.
7. A good translation makes explicit what is implicit in abbreviations, and in allusions to sayings, songs, and nursery rhymes.
8. A good translation will convey, as much as possible, the meaning of the original text.
Add El Shafey list to that:
1. The knowledge of the grammar of the source language plus the knowledge of vocabulary, as well as good understanding of the text to be translated.
2. The ability of the translator to reconstitute the given text (source-language text) into the target language.
3. The translation should capture the style or atmosphere of the original text; it should have all the ease of an original composition.
Now we really have a picture that a translator is truly someone special. At Translators USA (TUSA) it is only the truly special that create a place for themselves in the translation and interpretation market. Perhaps two things missing from those lists are trustworthy and reliable.
All TUSA employees undergo rigorous screening and enter into non-disclosure agreements with clients. Naturally language matching is the first step in finding the right translator for clients, but in specialised situations such as medical or legal, subject matter experts also find their niche in the translation industry.
All TUSA translator always stays abreast of industry trends and terminologies and works everyday to be the best, because one day, or every day they hold someone’s health or livelihood in their hands.
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