When I hear the words "Translation - dubbing it the thoughts of others" - understand that this is not just a banal commonplace, and the phrase, set in motion by man, absolutely far from the understanding of the profession of translator.Professions complex creative, multifaceted and, of course, in our time to date.
The other day, revising old magazines, stumbled on a novel Arthur Hailey - "Airport" - a novel, a sensational couple of decades ago, no less than the "Da Vinci Code" Brown - perhaps just without the intervention of the clergy ... Reading the novelagain (translated to English) - suddenly drew attention to the phrase: "May Day ... May Day ... May Day" ...- translated literally ... totally incorrect, given its indirect significance in the context of aviation.This is a signal-code that does not require a literal translation or with a foreign language and meaning "distress" - a kind of SOS, coming from the aircraft caught in an emergency situation.By its etymology of the expression is not related to the English language, it came from the French still in the nineteenth century, the original sounds like "Moi aidez" and means "Help."
Such subtleties I learned only when faced with the translation of specialized texts, as well as other expressions of many nuances associated with the interpretation of the meaning of the translation of a word or phrase from one language to another, and phrases that are understandable to a narrow circle of specialists.
For example, one of these concepts-a literal translation of the name of the procedure turn the aircraft - (cross wind leg) - in Russian sounds like nonsense, empty verbiage, "crossing the wind foot" ...- actually - the namefirst turn the aircraft, the setting for a landing.Such examples, understandable to pilots, controllers and other specialists - aviators, are numerous.That is why even pilots native speakers pass a special course conditionally "foreign language", the so-called Radio Check, associated with the use of phraseology for radio, the dispatcher and the pilot in flight.By the way, to evade standard phrases can not, no creativity, no dialect (American or Canadian, etc.) - Only strict adherence to specific points of the documents approved by the international organization ICAO.
experience with a foreign language is of paramount importance for the interpreter, as well as direct communication, since one of the main functions of language - communicative.Language - a living organism, it is evolving, neologisms, leaving obsolete words, changing their semantics.Just talking, consulting with peers, native speakers will be inevitable in the course of language change.
course, lots of information can be found online, and recently I discovered a portal dedicated to translators, and many aspects related to the profession.
Translations.web - 3. ru - a storehouse for translation professionals, language teachers, and not only.For example, any one of us is faced with the need to translate the documents into a foreign language, for example, before a business trip to the European Union must be submitted translated version of the workbook.On the site you can see samples of the correct professional translation of documents.
The sections of the portal, you can find a lot of material, from the differences between the "interpreytorom" and "transleytorom", and ending speech etiquette.By the way, "digging" in the latter, found some interesting ideas about the difference between verbal etiquette between Europe and Asia, and prepared a sketch for a seminar on language culture.
If desired, you can fill out and send the resume to the existing vacancies for translators - in fact have been a time when the announcement of an interpreter can be seen in the subway along with the advertisement for the sale.
«What are you, a translator ... - say inexperienced skeptic - is now plenty of on-line translators ...- Google translator and translated, and the money will not take."
But should not deceive ourselves, if we are talking about the need for high-quality, professional translation, as aviators say, without the human factor can not do.
just one example, when the electronic dictionary has caused conflict.
One of the list of issues requested by the Netherlands on Israel for a seminar on "The intervention of the European states in the Middle East policy" - how suddenly sounded, and as a curious.The question had to sound so: "What, in your opinion, needs to be done regarding the Iranian threat to Israel?"("What, in your opinion, should be taken to eliminate the threat to Israel from Iran?") And sounded quite differently: "What in your opinion needs to do opposite the awful the Iranian of Israel."("What do you think is required do against Iran's terrible for Israel").This question was followed by a number of other, meaning that it was almost impossible to understand.Funny, is not it?But there was no laughing matter to the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands side, presenting the serious claims, nor the Israeli reporters.Despite the apologies and excuses, journalists were too embarrassed to go to the conference.
A fault incident served as an electronic dictionary, which took the journalist to compensate for poor knowledge of English.An automatic translation from Hebrew into English, he sent him an e-mail to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
No automated translation will not be able to get inside the structure of language relationships, align them in such a way to express clearly and precisely the main idea of the text.
Who knows what will be before the latest electronic technologies in the coming decades: the ability to perceive odors in the virtual space (currently under study) - or the ability of electronic translators, like a man to comprehend the nature and depth of fine semantic relationships and relationships in different languages ...
Meanwhile competition in computer technology and "live" translation - priority is given to the latter.
