by Keith | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得
美國前總統歐巴馬出版了一本名為《A Promised Land》的新書,美加第一天面市就出售了將近89萬本,似乎可能成為最佳銷量的前總統自傳。 這則消息讓我想起以前我買的一本柯林頓自傳。由於相隔很長一段時間了,我祇記得他當選總統和宣誓就任的片段,其餘的文章就是流水帳,我都是趁觀看紀錄片的時候隨便亂翻就翻完整本書了。簡單來說,這些聘請影子作者幫前首長寫的所謂自傳,其實不算精彩。以前我翻過南非前總統曼德拉的自傳,情況也是差不多。 若說政治人物的傳記,最精彩當屬英國歷史傳記作家Anthony...
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。...
by Keith | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
Singlish and Manglish speakers always say ‘can’, which is very confusing for many foreigners. In proper English, it means ‘sure’, ‘okay’, ‘it works’, ‘alright’. 星馬英語講者常常說can,外國人常常聽得一頭霧水。以正確英語來說,那個意思是...
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