Book Translation – Keeping the Faith Part 2
As the saying goes…”Whatever happens, happens for a reason” After I have read Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth Mountain, I continue to read his another book entitled “Like the Flowing River”. This is a collection of reflections from Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, he offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, travelling and the nature of good and evil. What actually caught my attention is when I read a particular short story on “The Other Side of the Tower of...
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I have just finished reading “The Fifth Mountain” by Paulo Coelho. For those who do not know him yet, he is the same author who wrote the international bestseller “The Alchemist”. This book “The Alchemist” has been translated into over 60 different types of languages and has sold over 75 millions copies! As I am reading “The Fifth Mountain”, I found that it is immensely intriguing and it keeps me reading on to find out what will happen to the main character, Elijah. It is a story about a person finding his own courage and commitment to...
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Do you think that translators only do document or manual translation? Well, think again… our job can be fun and challenging at times. Some of our clients come from the Advertising industry. Most of the times, they do not want direct translation. They would prefer copywriting. This means that our translator would need to write in a creative style and still capture the essence of the whole copy. Yes, the skill level needed for such job is higher. Having to say that, if you have great passion for language semantics, I believe it would not be too difficult to translate into a...
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As you all might know, Singapore is a multi-racial country. The four official languages in Singapore are Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English. English is the most common language used. Children are taught in English at school but also learn their mother tongue to make sure they don’t lose contact with their traditions. This is made compulsory by our education system where every child is given a chance to take up an additional language as their Second Language (example Mandarin, Malay or Tamil). Public signs and official publications are in English, although there are usually translated...
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