by Keith | Oct 30, 2020 | Blog, Translation 翻譯
Before May this year, I did not have a printer and I used to visit shops that offer printing services. Whenever I needed to scan, copy and print documents, I visited some shops to get things done. It was time-consuming but I thought it was a better choice to take a...
by Keith | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Translation 翻譯
如今疫情肆虐全球，各行各業正經歷前所未見的考驗。翻譯行業亦不例外。除了客戶預算減少，有些客戶經營多時的公司也可能面臨倒閉危機，以至於譯者的工作機會開始減少。 面對這個情況，譯者兼商業寫作人有兩個選擇。第一、不斷進修，磨練筆鋒之後繼續筆耕；第二、半隱退狀態，進而從事其他低門檻的工作，例如開始兼職開車賺外快。我的選擇是第一個選項，雖然我聽過很多人選擇第二項。...
by Keith | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
In the past, I had thought of working on Cantonese into written Chinese transcription job. From subsequent research I found out that I could not write fast enough. This is why I still feel comfortable working on Cantonese into English transcription. The hardest part...
by Keith | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
美國作者 Malcolm Gladwell 寫的《以小勝大》(David and Goliath) 書中提到，做人最好有一些困境、有一些挑戰，這樣才能變得更強大、更有能力。這個理論放在寫作人的工作上，亦是成立。 譬如，寫作人若安逸怠惰，讀的書都是在他水準之下的作品，那麼他筆下的作品，亦不見得會有突破。反之，若不斷挑戰自己，常常接觸自己水準之上的作品，除了見識可以慢慢擴展，亦可磨練筆鋒。...
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