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...
by Keith | Sep 18, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
Singlish and Manglish have been confusing for many foreigners. In particular, the usage of ‘one’ among many Singaporean and Malaysian English speakers, who tend to add ‘one’ at the end of many sentences. This could be a direct translation from...
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