十条学习翻译的建议
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1，Read extensively, especially in your non-native languages(s)
1.多读书，尤其是外语作品
•Read high quality newspapers (e.g. the New York Times, Wall Street Journal) Every Day for at leat a year.
每天读高质量的报纸(如《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》等。)，坚持至少一年。
•Read high quality news magazines (e.g. the Economist), cover to cover
读高质量的杂志(如经济学家等)，从封面到封底，每一页都要读。
•Read your favorite topics in your non-native languages.
阅读关于你感兴趣主题的外语作品
•Read other well-written material that will help broaden your general knowledge.
阅读其他高质量的材料有助于拓宽视野
2，Watch the TV news and listen to radio news and podcasts on current events in all working languages.
2.多关注电视和广播中的各种时事报道。
•Don't just listen to news stories; analyze them
不仅要听新闻作为故事，还要分析新闻
•keep abreast of current events and issues
跟上时代，跟上时代的步伐
•Record news programs and interviews so you can listen to them later
记录新闻节目和采访，以便回顾
3，Strengthen your general knowledge of economics, history, the law, international politics, and scientific concepts and principles (in that order)
3.加强你对经济、历史、法律、国际政治和科学的了解，了解一些基本概念和原则。
•Take college-level courses, review high school texts, etc.
这一点可以通过学习大学课程或复习高中课本来实现
•Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field (Preferable in a technical field, such as computers)
加强你在特定领域的知识(最好是计算机等技术领域)。
4，Live in a country where your non-native language is spoken.
4.在你学的语言是母语的国家生活一段时间
•A stay of at least six months to a year is recommended
建议至少住上半年到一年
•Live with and/or frequently interact with native speakers of your non-native language
与以你所学的外语为母语的人生活在一起或保持互动
•Take content-related courses (e.g. Macroeconomics, Political Science) in your non-native language (not just pure language courses)
参加一些外语教授的课程（如宏观经济学、政治科学等，而不是简单的语言课程）
•Work in a setting that requires high level use of your non-native language.
在对外语水平要求较高的环境中工作
5，Fine-tune your writing and research skills
5.提高你的写作和研究技能
•Take challenging composition courses (not just creative writing courses, but classes in journalism, technical writing, etc) so you can "speak" journalese, Unese, Legalese, etc.
参加具有挑战性的写作课程（不仅是创意写作课程，还有新闻写作、技术写作等），这样你就可以熟悉“新闻”、“联合国体”、“法律”等写作风格
•Copy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in your non-native languages.
抄写外语课本和期刊段落
•Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points and work towards mastering them.
记录不常用或容易出错的语法点，并努力掌握它们
•practice proofreading
多做改错练习
6，Improve your public speaking skills
6.提高你的公共演讲技巧
•Take rigorous speech courses.
参加严格的演讲课。
•Practice writing and making presentations in front of other people in both your native and foreign languages. (Have native speakers fo your non-native language edit your speeches)
多练习写讲稿，在别人面前做演讲，也就是说，用母语和外语练习。(最好让以你所学的外语为母语的人修改你的演讲。)
7，Hone your analytical skills
7.磨练你的分析能力
•Pracktice listenning to speeches and orally summarizing the main points.
练习口头总结听到的演讲的中心思想
•Practice writing summaries of news articals
练习写新闻报道摘要
•Practice deciphering difficult texts(e.g. philosophy, law, etc.)
练习解释难懂的文章(如哲学文章、法律文章等。)
•Practice explaining complicated concepts understandably.
练习清楚地解释了复杂的概念
•Identify resources for backgroud research (e.g. library, Internet, etc.)
为背景研究储备资源(包括图书馆、网络等)
8，Become computer savvy.
8，通晓电脑
•Familiarize yourself with navigation and file management under current Windows operations systems.
熟悉Windows操作系统下如何导航和管理文件
•Develop an understanding of the features Windows offers for multilingual processing, such as language-specific keyboard layouts, regional settings for units of measurement.
了解Windows系统多语种过程的特点，如特定语言的键盘布局、区域设置方法等。
•Learn to use advanced functions of Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications in both your native and non-native languages.
熟悉Word， Excel等办公软件的母语版和外语版。
•Become an expert in search engines and online research by using these tools on a daily basis.
熟悉搜索引擎和网络资源搜索，通过日常频繁使用
9，learn how to take care of yourself.
学会照顾好自己
Eat sensibly, exercise regularly, and get sufficient sleep. These are all habits required of a good translator/interpreter
饮食合理，经常锻炼，睡眠充足。这是成为优秀翻译/口译所必需的习惯
10，Be prepared for lifelong learning
十、活到老，学到老
Be patient. Bringing your language skills and analytical skills up to the level required of a professional translator or interpreter is not a task that can be accomplished in a few short years. Only with a lot of sustained hard word can anyone truly succeed in these challenging and exciting fields.
耐心。把你的语言和分析能力提高到专业翻译所需的水平不是一蹴而就的。在这个充满挑战和激情的领域取得成功需要长期的不懈努力。
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