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Regarding of this matter, I saw lot of international summit, they are talking own languages without mediator. ( eg: French and German Presidents). That time they were using head phone. What does it mean? Is it live translating machine? If it is possible, how the machine can translate according their Regional pronunciation. So please give the correct answer.
Answer
At international summits, they use experienced and highly educated human translators. Language is far too complex, too subtle, too rife with nuance to use mechanistic literal translators.
Yes, there are "translations machines." They are actually software multilingual dictionaries. They are just as stupid as the machines that the software runs on.
For a fun game try this!
Go to bable fish. (The best online free translation site)
Type in any phrase of your choice in English.
Then translate it to any other language.
For more fun, translate again as many times as you want.
Then finally, translate your original phrase back to English.
This electronic version of "Chinese Whispers is very illuminating! It shows how well translation machines (software) actually works.
I can't resist the temptation to show you a practical example.
For my original English phrase, I will select something simple... something that most Americans would understand.
How about thisâ¦
âMany thanks for your thoughtful present. My wife and I will enjoy using it in the kitchen and in the bedroom for years to come.â
(assume that this present was a portable CD player⦠you pervert!)
OK, First, I will translate from English to Frenchâ¦
Hereâs the literal French translationâ¦
Beaucoup de mercis de votre présent pensif. Mon épouse et moi aurons plaisir à l'employer dans la cuisine et dans la chambre à coucher pendant des années pour venir.
If you know even a little French (and thatâs how much I know⦠a little) You can see that this translation makes some sense.
Letâs see what happens when we translate back to English from Frenchâ¦
âMany mercies of your pensive present. My wife and me will have pleasure it to be used in the kitchen and the room to be slept during years to come.â
What⦠not laughing yet?
OK. Letâs take that block of text and translate it again into Germanâ¦
Viele mercies Ihres nachdenklichen Geschenkes. Meine Frau und ich haben Vergnügen, es, das in der Küche und im Raum verwendet zu werden, während der Jahre geschlafen zu werden, um zu kommen.
Mark Twain was right. What an awful language!
Letâs see how that translates back into English before we go any furtherâ¦
Many mercies your thoughtful gift. My wife and I have pleasure it, in the kitchen and in the area to be used during the years to be slept in order to come.
Hmmm⦠Thatâs a thing that makes me go Hmmmâ¦
To avoid digression, I will accelerate the process now, skipping the English retranslations. Here we go, first from the twisted German translation into Spanish, then into Frecnh again. Hereâ¦
Beaucoup mercies son cadeau pensif. Mon conjoint et j'avons le satisfaire, dans la cuisine et dans le secteur qu'être utilisé pendant les années qui seront dormies pour venir.
NowFrench to Greek
Î Î¿Î»Ï mercies Ïο ÏκεÏÏÎ¹ÎºÏ Î´ÏÏο ÏοÏ. Î ÏÏζÏγÏÏ Î¼Î¿Ï ÎºÎ±Î¹ ÎÏÏ Î½Î± Ïον ικανοÏοιήÏÏε, μÎÏα ÏÏην κοÏζίνα και μÎÏα Ïον ÏομÎα ÏÎ¿Ï Î½Î± ÏÏηÏιμοÏοιηθεί καÏά Ïη διάÏκεια Ïα ÎÏη ÏÎ¿Ï Î¸Î± κοιμηθοÏν να ÎÏθοÏν.
Now Greek to Englishâ¦
Very mercies his thoughtful gift. My spouse and I have him you satisfy, in in the cooker and means the sector that would be used at the duration the years that will dream of coming.
OK, that wasnât the best one ever, but still pretty funny.
You have to do this yourself to really appreciate how fun it is.
And it shows how improbable it is that machines or software will ever accurately translate languages, either at summits or in, âThat sector that would be used at the duration of years that will dream of coming!â
Have fun.
At international summits, they use experienced and highly educated human translators. Language is far too complex, too subtle, too rife with nuance to use mechanistic literal translators.
Yes, there are "translations machines." They are actually software multilingual dictionaries. They are just as stupid as the machines that the software runs on.
For a fun game try this!
Go to bable fish. (The best online free translation site)
Type in any phrase of your choice in English.
Then translate it to any other language.
For more fun, translate again as many times as you want.
Then finally, translate your original phrase back to English.
This electronic version of "Chinese Whispers is very illuminating! It shows how well translation machines (software) actually works.
I can't resist the temptation to show you a practical example.
For my original English phrase, I will select something simple... something that most Americans would understand.
How about thisâ¦
âMany thanks for your thoughtful present. My wife and I will enjoy using it in the kitchen and in the bedroom for years to come.â
(assume that this present was a portable CD player⦠you pervert!)
OK, First, I will translate from English to Frenchâ¦
Hereâs the literal French translationâ¦
Beaucoup de mercis de votre présent pensif. Mon épouse et moi aurons plaisir à l'employer dans la cuisine et dans la chambre à coucher pendant des années pour venir.
If you know even a little French (and thatâs how much I know⦠a little) You can see that this translation makes some sense.
Letâs see what happens when we translate back to English from Frenchâ¦
âMany mercies of your pensive present. My wife and me will have pleasure it to be used in the kitchen and the room to be slept during years to come.â
What⦠not laughing yet?
OK. Letâs take that block of text and translate it again into Germanâ¦
Viele mercies Ihres nachdenklichen Geschenkes. Meine Frau und ich haben Vergnügen, es, das in der Küche und im Raum verwendet zu werden, während der Jahre geschlafen zu werden, um zu kommen.
Mark Twain was right. What an awful language!
Letâs see how that translates back into English before we go any furtherâ¦
Many mercies your thoughtful gift. My wife and I have pleasure it, in the kitchen and in the area to be used during the years to be slept in order to come.
Hmmm⦠Thatâs a thing that makes me go Hmmmâ¦
To avoid digression, I will accelerate the process now, skipping the English retranslations. Here we go, first from the twisted German translation into Spanish, then into Frecnh again. Hereâ¦
Beaucoup mercies son cadeau pensif. Mon conjoint et j'avons le satisfaire, dans la cuisine et dans le secteur qu'être utilisé pendant les années qui seront dormies pour venir.
NowFrench to Greek
Î Î¿Î»Ï mercies Ïο ÏκεÏÏÎ¹ÎºÏ Î´ÏÏο ÏοÏ. Î ÏÏζÏγÏÏ Î¼Î¿Ï ÎºÎ±Î¹ ÎÏÏ Î½Î± Ïον ικανοÏοιήÏÏε, μÎÏα ÏÏην κοÏζίνα και μÎÏα Ïον ÏομÎα ÏÎ¿Ï Î½Î± ÏÏηÏιμοÏοιηθεί καÏά Ïη διάÏκεια Ïα ÎÏη ÏÎ¿Ï Î¸Î± κοιμηθοÏν να ÎÏθοÏν.
Now Greek to Englishâ¦
Very mercies his thoughtful gift. My spouse and I have him you satisfy, in in the cooker and means the sector that would be used at the duration the years that will dream of coming.
OK, that wasnât the best one ever, but still pretty funny.
You have to do this yourself to really appreciate how fun it is.
And it shows how improbable it is that machines or software will ever accurately translate languages, either at summits or in, âThat sector that would be used at the duration of years that will dream of coming!â
Have fun.
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okay, my sister plays on this site and i have seen ads for it everywhere, okay it is called gaia online. it is a online village game where you dress up your avatar and all of that stuff(it's like a myspaceith games and a arena for showingoff your glamour skillz)
and the site is: www.gaiaonline.com where there is heaps to do!
enjoy! and happy gaming!
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