翻译职业的难题
<p>翻译这个职业，对很多语言学习者而言，似乎是一条不错的出路。</p><p><span word="Luke">Luke</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="translator">translator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="translate">translate</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="translator">translator</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="next">next</span>?!</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="translator">translator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>: <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>-<span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bei">Bei</span> <span word="Da">Da</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Bei">Bei</span> <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="Luke">Luke</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bei">Bei</span> <span word="Da">Da</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bei">Bei</span> <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span>.”</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="university">university</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>” <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>) <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="Luke">Luke</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span>-<span word="its">its</span>-<span word="name">name</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="unbeknownst">unbeknownst</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="translators">translators</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.”</p>
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