| Pages in topic: [1 2 3] > | Which pressing difficulty are you facing as a translator and which solution do you wish you had? Thread poster: Ngadjie Wekak Fabrice
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Hello everyone.
I am doing a little study and I would like you'll answer to the questions below.
The purpose of the study is to bring innovative solutions to the translation industry.
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much... See more Hello everyone.
I am doing a little study and I would like you'll answer to the questions below.
The purpose of the study is to bring innovative solutions to the translation industry.
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
Thank you for helping me on this 😊 ▲ Collapse
| | | | Sadek_A 
Local time: 12:05
English to Arabic
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Ngadjie Wekak Fabrice wrote:
Hello everyone.
I am doing a little study and I would like you'll answer to the questions below.
The purpose of the study is to bring innovative solutions to the translation industry.
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
Thank you for helping me on this 😊
Doesn't the magic wand run in contradiction with the "pay for solution"?
| | | | | I find the questions too simplistic | Oct 21, 2022 |
1. The pressing problems of the translation "industry" (technically speaking, an incorrect term) are many. The current state of play is exceedingly complex.
2. There is no single solution that offers a remedy for solving the problems of a translation "industry" that has grown in a warped manner, like a plant that has grown in a mis-shapen form, for at least three decades.
3. There are no "magic wand" solutions.
4. I do not think translators want to pay for ... See more 1. The pressing problems of the translation "industry" (technically speaking, an incorrect term) are many. The current state of play is exceedingly complex.
2. There is no single solution that offers a remedy for solving the problems of a translation "industry" that has grown in a warped manner, like a plant that has grown in a mis-shapen form, for at least three decades.
3. There are no "magic wand" solutions.
4. I do not think translators want to pay for anything else at this point. We are already paying too much, by way of business expenses, in relation to the present-day meagre earnings that can be achieved - by way of software bills of various kinds, for example, for various pieces of industry-related office software that cannot be dispensed with (including data privacy software) alone. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Metin Demirel
Türkiye
Local time: 11:05
Member (2018)
Italian to Turkish
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Ngadjie Wekak Fabrice wrote:
Hello everyone.
I am doing a little study and I would like you'll answer to the questions below.
The purpose of the study is to bring innovative solutions to the translation industry.
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
Thank you for helping me on this 😊
1. Fatigue
2. Working less
3. I would have a money printing machine
4. EUR 1000 (I would pay more if I had)
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| No shortcuts | Oct 21, 2022 |
1. My work is intellectually hard and makes me tired.
2. There is no way I could make it easier, so I don't do anything, just keep on working; the only remedy is a bit of luck when I come across a project on a topic I've previously worked on – and then the task becomes easy.
3. A magic wand would come in handy if it could make me as good at a higher paying job as I am at my current one: I don't have much time to study hard things I'd like to master (see item 1 above).
4. Such... See more 1. My work is intellectually hard and makes me tired.
2. There is no way I could make it easier, so I don't do anything, just keep on working; the only remedy is a bit of luck when I come across a project on a topic I've previously worked on – and then the task becomes easy.
3. A magic wand would come in handy if it could make me as good at a higher paying job as I am at my current one: I don't have much time to study hard things I'd like to master (see item 1 above).
4. Such a wand does not exist, so no money to bid; I used to pay small amounts of money to Google for integrating their MT engine into my CAT tools, but that is currently not an option, and I haven't become any less productive, nor have my translations become any worse. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | I have 99 problems, and this isn't really one, but... | Oct 21, 2022 |
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
Convincing strangers of my brilliance
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
Very little
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
A ProZ run in the interests of serious translators rather than to maximise profits
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
�... See more 1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
Convincing strangers of my brilliance
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
Very little
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
A ProZ run in the interests of serious translators rather than to maximise profits
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
£500 a year ▲ Collapse
| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:05
English to Russian
Is there any chance you could make a solution to relocate them all to Mars?
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I’d love to have a magic wand that could miraculously turn the document I’m translating right now into a coherent, and thereby intelligible, text. That’s what happens quite often when the author believes he/she masters a foreign language. Rant over!
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Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
I'm tired of translating. No, really. I'm so tired of it I think I'm gonna move to Australia or something.
[Edited at 2022-10-22 11:53 GMT]
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:05
Member (2008)
Italian to English
1 - What is your pressing problem as a translator, or as a person in general?
2 - What are you doing to try to remedy to this?
3 - If you had a magic wand, what will you wish to have as a solution to this problem?
4 - Are you ready to pay for this solution? If yes how much?
1. People sending me PDFs and asking for a translation.
2. Still fantasising that it might be possible to do this in CafeTran by just dropping the PDF on to CafeTran.
3. See above.
4. Yes! I'll pay anything!
| | | | Michael Newton
United States
Local time: 04:05
Japanese to English
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| Pressing difficulty | Oct 23, 2022 |
The difficulty facing people who live in New England (the Northeast part of the US) is the coming energy crisis. The US is no longer energy-independent and appeals to authoritarian regimes around the world for petroleum have fallen on deaf ears. Sun-drenched California is already experiencing rolling blackouts (thanks to their antiquated electric grid) and the state governments are preparing New Englanders for rolling blackouts. We have no idea when the blackouts will come and how long a blackou... See more The difficulty facing people who live in New England (the Northeast part of the US) is the coming energy crisis. The US is no longer energy-independent and appeals to authoritarian regimes around the world for petroleum have fallen on deaf ears. Sun-drenched California is already experiencing rolling blackouts (thanks to their antiquated electric grid) and the state governments are preparing New Englanders for rolling blackouts. We have no idea when the blackouts will come and how long a blackout would last. New England has already used up 70 % of its emergency petroleum reserves. The US has already used up 60 % of its emergency petroleum reserves. The electric and heating companies are telling us to prepare for 40 to 60 % monthly increases in our electric and heating bills. When the lights go out, I can't translate and it will be difficult to make a living. However, we can live on savings. We have battery-operated CD players and DVD players so we won't lack for entertainment. Netflix and Amazon Prime will not be available. We are laying in supplies of candles and buying multiple flashlights. The official inflation rate of 8.3 % is false and is more on the order of 18 %. Food prices are increasing day by day and there are shortages of milk, eggs and other dairy products. There has been a year-long shortage of infant formula. When there is not enough petroleum, trucks can't deliver foodstuffs and....We are laying in supplies of non-perishable foods, coffee, tea, bottled water and soda and canned goods. Hopefully enough to get us through three or four months. The ransacking of supermarkets we see in cities like New York, SF and LA will most likely come to Boston. We consider ourselves fortunate as we have the foresight and the wherewithal to make it through a perilous winter. There are many others, elderly, homeless, people with limited incomes who won't. I'm not a doomsayer, just a realist. The political situation in the UK aside, things will be very tough for the British this winter and we wish them well. I hear people in Germany and Poland are gathering firewood to heat their homes. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:05
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Sustainable future | Oct 23, 2022 |
Michael Newton wrote:
The difficulty facing people who live in New England (the Northeast part of the US) is the coming energy crisis. The US is no longer energy-independent and appeals to authoritarian regimes around the world for petroleum have fallen on deaf ears. Sun-drenched California is already experiencing rolling blackouts (thanks to their antiquated electric grid) and the state governments are preparing New Englanders for rolling blackouts. We have no idea when the blackouts will come and how long a blackout would last. New England has already used up 70 % of its emergency petroleum reserves. The US has already used up 60 % of its emergency petroleum reserves. The electric and heating companies are telling us to prepare for 40 to 60 % monthly increases in our electric and heating bills. When the lights go out, I can't translate and it will be difficult to make a living. However, we can live on savings. We have battery-operated CD players and DVD players so we won't lack for entertainment. Netflix and Amazon Prime will not be available. We are laying in supplies of candles and buying multiple flashlights. The official inflation rate of 8.3 % is false and is more on the order of 18 %. Food prices are increasing day by day and there are shortages of milk, eggs and other dairy products. There has been a year-long shortage of infant formula. When there is not enough petroleum, trucks can't deliver foodstuffs and....We are laying in supplies of non-perishable foods, coffee, tea, bottled water and soda and canned goods. Hopefully enough to get us through three or four months. The ransacking of supermarkets we see in cities like New York, SF and LA will most likely come to Boston. We consider ourselves fortunate as we have the foresight and the wherewithal to make it through a perilous winter. There are many others, elderly, homeless, people with limited incomes who won't. I'm not a doomsayer, just a realist. The political situation in the UK aside, things will be very tough for the British this winter and we wish them well. I hear people in Germany and Poland are gathering firewood to heat their homes.
Michael, things are changing, that's all. The Age of Fossil Fuels is coming to an end as we move to something better. You can be a part of this. Think about the children.
[Edited at 2022-10-23 07:59 GMT]
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Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:05
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| Deja vu all over again | Oct 23, 2022 |
Michael Newton wrote:
The political situation in the UK aside, things will be very tough for the British this winter and we wish them well.
Really Michael, whatever is being reported in the catastrophist/declinist media, day-to-day life is going on pretty much as normal here in the UK. This isn't some post-apocalyptic movie. Yes, many of us are under more financial pressure and are being careful with energy and costs in general. No, we are not rampaging in violent mobs through burning streets. (Though come to think of it that could have been Portland or Kenosha, both of which I believe are in the US.)
I have read so many (conveniently vague) predictions of disaster in various forms for the UK over the past few years. Guess what? None of them have come to pass. Like everybody else we've been hit by covid, the post covid-supply crunch, and now energy prices. It's a tough time for everybody, but we'll get through this.
I do think we're going to have a significant recession, but that will not be UK-specific.
Regards,
Dan
| | | | Michael Newton
United States
Local time: 04:05
Japanese to English
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| Pressing difficulties | Oct 23, 2022 |
My views of the current situation in the UK are admittedly biased. I read the Financial Times, DailyMail, Times of London, Guardian and the Telegraph. I guess they provide a prejudiced view of life in the UK. But I have never thought of these as catastrophist/declinist.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:05
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Declinism is good. All European countries that used to have vast empires have come to terms with their post-imperial reduced status. But not the UK. The UK still thinks of itself as a world power - not noticing that it's on the way down and not understanding what's happening. But on the topic: I think we are wandering away from it.
[Edited at 2022-10-23 11:35 GMT]
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