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
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,
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
Chinese translators face unique challenges and difficulties as they perform English to Chinese and Chinese to English translations. Some of the best English to Chinese translators have complete mastery of English, a level of Chinese equivalent to that of a polished writer in China or Taiwan, and/or a Master’s degree in Chinese from one of
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
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,
Conference equipment for simultaneous and consecutive interpreting services greatly improves audience participation and engagement in all languages. All participants can now exercise the ability to speak, hear, and understand any language with the assistance of live human interpreters. Our translation company selects the right gear for our simultaneous and consecutive interpreting services based on your
Korean Translation and Interpreting The best Korean interpreter understands the challenges associated with these kinds of transitions and bridges the cultural gaps that could otherwise be problematic. Korean translation comes in many forms. There are Korean simultaneous interpreters, Korean consecutive interpreters, Korean conference interpreters, and Korean telephone interpreters, – each designed to obtain specific outcomes.
The Tim Ferriss Show interprets Japanese language and culture. In a recent podcast episode, entrepreneur Kevin Rose accompanies Tim Ferriss on a trip to Japan. They introduce Japanese language and culture topics for their show, The Random Show. Tim describes Japanese culture as subtle, and gives interpretations of the nuances based on his travel experiences.
Chinese interpreters Dr. Ziyun Xu, an assistant professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, and Philip Rosen, the founder of Capital Linguists in Washington, DC, were once classmates at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterrey, CA. Interview with Chinese Interpreter Dr. Ziyun Xu Rosen interviewed Dr. Xu over the phone today to
