Hi, is this the text you want me to suggest adjustments to? ABC Company held a change of chairman ceremony wonderfully at 11:00 AM on 11th May, in ABC Company. The general manager of CBA Group, Hua Chun Lin was the supervisor of the ceremony. The original chairman, Chung Wu Liao handed his official seal over to Ke Hsing Liao, to which the position of chairman was passed on. The ceremony was a success. Mr. Liao undertook the position of the general manager of ABC Company since 1977 and after that the position of the chairman of the same company. He devoted 7 years of his life to this company. During the 7 years, he improved the company itself and expanded its business tremendously. As the general manager of ABC Company, he presided over the establishment of a PDP factory of Taiwan Plastic Industry, which located in Mai Liao, and accomplished the two billion NTD project in ten months only. It was a miracle, an example to be learned by all groups.
No problem, send me that other one then.
Thank you so much, Neely. I almost lost my confidence in English before I read your message. Don't adjust mine. I will give you another version, written by sb else. Make adjustments as much as possible. Change everything of it if you can. Thank you again, and again.
Wow, that's pretty good English indeed. I'm at work at present but I'll offer some slight adjustments later when I get back if you want. Excellent stuff.
Neely, I know you teach English now. Please judge my translated work. I need your true advice. ABC Company held a change of chairman ceremony wonderfully at 11:00 AM on 11th May, in ABC Company. The general manager of CBA Group, Hua Chun Lin was the supervisor of the ceremony. The original chairman, Chung Wu Liao handed his official seal over to Ke Hsing Liao, to which the position of chairman was passed on. The ceremony was a success. Mr. Liao undertook the position of the general manager of ABC Company since 1977 and after that the position of the chairman of the same company. He devoted 7 years of his life to this company. During the 7 years, he improved the company itself and expanded its business tremendously. As the general manager of ABC Company, he presided over the establishment of a PDP factory of Taiwan Plastic Industry, which located in Mai Liao, and accomplished the two billion NTD project in ten months only. It was a miracle, an example to be learned by all groups.
Hi, oh I'm not sure about translations during such meetings. Do let me know if you manage to find out about it or get to do it.
Perhaps you know more than all the other people here, because as far as I know, you studied in a literature graduate program and teach English now. Will you please tell me who hold those pure literature academic meetings? Do I have a chance to interpret for one of those meetings, if my friends are willing to help me with their best efforts? Though I do not have a master degree, I read for many years by myself and learned a great deal in Literature. I think I can speak in a literature style of English to fit the requirement of those meetings. My voice is good, I believe, when it is delivered through a microphone system. The point is, if I can get a chance or not. I get really excited now. It is my dream. Pure literature only.
Free interpretation is an idea introduced by my old professor in college, who dedicated his life on literature and news. It means one can say in one's own words, with one's wisdom, mixed with one's feelings, the original, in the targeted language. It is a very fantastic way to do interpretation. Though it seems absurd, it is honest and smart. To interpret word for word objectively makes the interpreted piece some sort of puzzle. I really hope I can do some interpretation soon, because it is more of art than of a skill to be learned.
Best of luck. It is all hard work in the humanities, and often the pay is not as good as the sciences, but it is also a passion. A literature degree will certainly help in terms of translation though, I would have thought. All the best.
Yes, you are right, Neely. I believe in miracles. I will do my best to improve my skills, by simply shutting up my mouth now and reading, before I get a master degree in literature, after around half a year, I hope. I am more interested in literature than in translation. I think I can also do interpretation with a literature degree.
