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Maintaining respectable tone of voice 莊敬自重的文案文字
今後都是網路與列印廣告文案相當蓬勃的時候，文案創作人因此擁有更多機會處理更多案子。 就我個人而言，撰寫文案的每一個機會，我都很珍惜。我對自己的要求就是為文案設定一個可敬、自重的調子。簡單來說，我會選用比較優雅、有尊嚴的文字。 有些作者下筆寫一些很破爛的文字，彷彿他們的讀者都是沒有尊嚴的文盲。語文與寫作人一旦淪落到把讀者當作笨蛋而寫很低等的文字，這個語文與文字祇會招來識字者的鄙視與厭惡。 This is a time when many businesses have to come up with online and...
Black and visible table boundaries for Libre Office 黑色表格線條：Libre Office
I have been using free software such as Libre Office for quite a long time. When viewing Microsoft Word files using Libre Office, the files are stable most of the time. Not quite the case when the Word files contain tables and formats. In other word, free software can...
Choices of subtitling software 字幕程式孰優孰劣
寫字幕通常很耗時間，更仔細的時間紀錄更是如此。以前不熟悉字幕工作的時候，常常開著影音檔案盯著一句句話的開始與結束時間點，之後一個個寫下來，用了很長時間才寫好一份SRT檔案。 這個方式實在太吃力，於是學了 Aegisub 程式。這個程式呈現對話的音檔波浪形狀，拉前拉後就可以確認一句句話的時間點，而且馬上可以寫字幕。直接寫謄寫當然可以很快，若不需要記錄時間的話。使用 Aegisub 程式固然拉長一些工作時間，但是成果包括對話時間紀錄與字幕，而且程式上可以直接產出SRT檔案，可謂一石二鳥。...
Concentrate on your work 專心敲鍵盤
Concentration is forever an issue of translator, editor and writer. If you need to handle a number of chores in one day, it is advisable that you take care of the miscellaneous matters before working on your project of the day. A good arrangement is to work three...
The Man who Sold the World 〈典當世界的男人〉
The Man who Sold the World 〈典當世界的男人〉 Composed and Lyrics by David Bowie 詞曲：大衛鮑伊 We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend 我們走過梯間 訴說起何時何地 縱使我不在那方 他說我是他朋友 Which came as a surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought...
One Copy Everyday 一日一文案
廣告文案需要高度專注，而且需要用上很多時間。早晨時分我一般會重讀、修改前一天寫好的文案。午餐時間之後，我就在下午看資料、寫新文案，之後才能去游泳。 固定的時間表能給予寫作人需要的穩定度。你若常常東奔西跑、顛沛流離，你筆下的文案必定雜亂而且思想混淆。若是靈感閉塞，則可以提筆洋洋灑灑將想法寫在紙上。提筆寫字可以讓不必要與雜亂想法先流露出來，之後那些準確實用的概念就會慢慢化為文字。 若能非常專注，筆下的文案必定能站得沉穩、脫穎而出。 Copywriting requires a lot of concentration. And it...
Mental health issues amid coronavirus pandemic 冠型肺炎期間之精神衛生課題
The coronavirus outbreak disrupted the world order. Many might find it stressful to read news about hiccups of food supplies, small and medium enterprises closed down due to lack of business activities and income, how people find it difficult to repay housing and car...
Being bilingual doesn’t make you a translator 懂中英文不一定懂得翻譯
很多人不知道譯者的專業是做什麼工作，而且常常以為中英／日中／日英雙語掌握得差不多就可以當一個譯者。這個看法，若是處理一兩篇短篇文章可能還應付得來，一旦必須長年累月從事跨語文工作，力不從心交出來的譯文，效果必定不滿意。 臺灣「阿滴英文」與「浩爾譯世界」合作的這支短片就清楚證明這一點，有興趣的網友可以慢慢欣賞。我想補充的一點是：無論是筆譯和口譯，若譯者輕視工作內容而且認為自己可以輕鬆應付，則必定遭致很多翻譯陷阱的反撲。 人性往往喜歡自以為是，而翻譯卻正好將譯者時時拉回來面對現實，每一個翻譯工作都必須用心處理。 Many do not...
Get ready for the next growth 努力準備東山再起
The Covid-19 pandemic left most people around the world with little choice but to stay at home for as long as possible. The Stay-Home Notice is aimed to break the infection chain of the virus. Businesses are halted unexpectedly and many of us are caught off guard....