Tag: Interpreter
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Guy Ritchie Quote
This is a quote from Guy Ritchie from the Joe Rogan Podcast talking about the essence of storytelling. “You can’t escape yourself, so return to yourself, and accept who you are.” -GR “You have to leave yourself to understand the value of yourself. you have to loose stuff before you realize all the stuff that […]
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Two types of live interpreting.
Hello, And Yes, I can provide two ways of interpreting. 1. Consecutively This where there’s a dialogue for most the time. Person speaking in English or Spanish speaker talks in short phrases and gives time for the interpretation. It’s like tennis match back forth and done well it has a good flow. 2. Simultaneously This […]
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Interpreter’s knowledge from Chapter 5
Lexicon (Medical, Government and Business Vocabulary) The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge. My strongest suit is business and government vocabulary because of my experience and education. I believe that there is always room for improvement. Every industry, every region every, has a lexicon that you can only possess when you study […]
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Cultural Broker
A cultural broker is aware that language is only part of the culture and depending on geographic area the words and meaning will change. This is where the quality of an interpreter is determined by challenging their concentration, experience and listening skills.
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Portable Churrasquero
Starting a fire with no lighter fluid is challenge but after you have created the braza turning on the charcoal it feels awesome. It’s an experience to cook in small charcoal grill. The smell, the flavor everything is different and some might argue better than any other cooking method. I’m having a lot of fun […]
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Language is a complex.
Today I’m in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina Brazil. I have been living is São Paulo for 6 months practicing my Portuguese and in the southern part of the Brazil is close to the border of Uruguay and Argentina where Spanish is mixed into Brazilian culture. It reminded me of the southern part of the United States […]
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Cultural Broker
A cultural broker is an interpreter an empathetic cultural representative, it might not be his or her culture but the broker has some understanding about the language, slang, and shares a local experience. A cultural broker is identifying and explaining cultural or lexical misunderstandings. A cultural broker is aware that language is only part of […]
Cultural Broker 