What Is a Translation Risk?
A translation company refers to an enterprise or industry that engages in commercial translation operations and provides translation services to clients for the purpose of profit. Its main forms are limited liability companies and joint stock companies.
Translation company
A translation company refers to an enterprise or industry that engages in commercial translation operations and provides translation services to clients for the purpose of profit. Its main forms are limited liability companies and joint stock companies.
- Chinese name
- Translation company
- Missing mouth
- Up to 90%
- Purpose
- profit
- Solid
- Companies that provide translation services to clients
With the rapid development of the economy and the deepening of reform and opening up, China has seen a huge translation market. Chinese translation companies have also sprung up. There are nearly 3,000 registered translation companies in China, with at least one million translation professionals, but fewer than 100,000 professional translators, and they are often concentrated in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc. A few economically developed cities or government departments, but some well-known translation companies stand out.
Compared with "foreign translation", "Chinese-foreign translation" professionals are even more seriously inadequate, with a gap of up to 90%. In terms of scale, China has become a big power in translation. It is estimated that by 2010, the total translation market in China will reach 35 billion yuan. However, in terms of the development of the translation industry, China cannot be called a developed country in the field of translation. As stated in the industry evaluation report released by the domestic translation agency Aoshi Lihua, the overall translation industry in China is at a low-end level, that is to say, it meets the basic needs of communication, and the quality of communication is still lacking.
Looking at the outstanding players in various industries at home and abroad, it is not difficult to find that all successful cases have nothing in common: that is, focus on translation quality. But it is not difficult to find that there are not a few companies under such a banner. But how many companies can truly live up to their name? Translation companies should not just be an intermediary role, but should strive to become a client's translation outsourcing service provider. On the one hand, we should find professionally suitable and high-level translators for our clients. On the other hand, we should coordinate the work of translators, strictly use the translation review process, control the quality of translation, and finally deliver refined and professional translations to our clients. . Otherwise, we can imagine that a translation full of errors will not only cause economic losses to the entrusted enterprises, but some intangible and irreparable reputational losses cannot be measured with money.
A person in charge of the China Translation Association told reporters: "There is no shortage of people who can translate in this market, and a large number of cheap translators flood the entire market. Some people use word-to-word, word-to-word translation, and the sentences they write are incomprehensible; the quality of customers There is also a problem with consciousness. I don't realize that some foreign languages have very different language characteristics from Chinese-because they do not understand the language, some people think that such translation is good, and as a result, the international business is blocked and there is no real reason. " The work of the translation company seems simple and easy, in fact, it plays a very important role. It plays a very important role in the selection of translators, translation quality control and translation review. It also plays a very important bridge in communicating the third-party service providers of both parties. effect.
International engineering cooperation is increasingly strengthened. No matter whether it is a Chinese company or a foreign company, in the process of bidding or bidding for international projects, they need to translate their bids, tenders and company-related materials, including company qualification certificates, company financial documents, and Bylaws, etc. At the same time, some documents of domestic engineering projects also need to be translated, including projects financed by the World Bank, ADB, Japan Cooperative Bank, International Financial Organization, foreign governments or companies, such as the roadbed of the Xichang to Panzhihua section of Sichuan Province. Civil engineering of bridges and tunnels, highway project from Wanyuan (Shaanchuan boundary) to Dazhou (Xujiaba), ADB loan project, Jilin city flood control project, Chengdu IKEA high-tech mall green landscape project, Hutchison Whampoa garden landscape project, The Chengdu packaging factory of Intel Corporation, etc. all use English as the bidding language. However, most engineering companies are not equipped with professional engineering translators, or their translation level is not high enough to complete a large number of translation documents in a short period of time. There are many translation companies on the market, but there are only a few professional engineering translation companies. The professional translation ability is not high, the translation level of the translators is uneven, and the professionalism, uniformity and timeliness of the translation are difficult to be guaranteed. .
However, unfortunately: Many customers can not understand the important role of translation companies, think that translation is simple, and blindly reduce the cost of translation in terms of price. I don't know, there are many people who understand foreign languages, but there are actually very few people who can do translation. It is not an exaggeration to say "choose one thousand miles". The deviation in understanding has led to the rush of market competitors, who believe that the market is large enough to constantly compete for customers with prices, and the market is in a vicious circle of customers seeking low costs and corporate competitors seeking to increase turnover. Consequences of keeping prices down: On the one hand, many excellent translators leave the translation industry, which results in the loss of excellent translation talents, which affects the overall level of the translation market. On the other hand, the profit of translation companies decreases and they will try to reduce costs. . Therefore, a very important link, translation review, may be omitted first. The consequence of this is that many domestic translation companies generally operate on a small scale, and many of them remain in small workshops like "mom shops" and "classmates".
If a domestic translation company can have more than 50 full-time translators, it will already be a large company in the industry. In general, there are only a few full-time translators in each company, and more than 80% of the demand is to be "substituted" by part-time staff. Among the translators, full-time
According to the statistics of the Chinese Translation Association, only senior professional translators who have been engaged in translation work can only define grades in the form of professional titles assessed by institutions. However, these people are concentrated in foreign affairs departments, colleges, and books and periodicals, and the number is about 40,000 to 50,000. They mainly provide services for the work of these professional institutions, and they are more inclined to the political and literary fields. With the expansion of the market economy's demand for translation, there are higher requirements for translation speed, translation accuracy, and the degree of integration with the market economy. The demand for translation talents has become more practical and fast.
The domestic translation market has developed rapidly with China's entry into the WTO, and more and more translation companies have sprung up. According to relevant data from the National Bureau of Statistics, as of 2008, China's translation market share has exceeded 20 billion yuan. The traditional translation agencies that rely on university language schools have been increasingly replaced by professional translation companies. The entry of foreign companies in China has also put forward higher requirements for translation quality and processes.
Professional translation
Language localization
English, Japanese, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Korean,
Localization software tools | |
Translation tools | Operating platform |
TRADOS | Windows |
Translator's Workbench TagEditor WinAlign S-Tagger for FrameMaker Font Mapper for FrameMaker T-Window for Clipboard / Excel / PowerPoint Resources Unitrans | |
ForeignDesk Alchemhy Catalyst RC-WinTrans | Windows Windows Windows |
Desktop Publishing System (DTP) | |
FrameMaker (5.5 6.0 7.1) FrameMaker + SGML (5.5 6.0 7.1) Epic Editor Advent 3B2 InDesign (2.x 3.0) Adobe Acobat (4.x 5.05 or later) MS office (97 2000 or later) Quark Xpress (3.3 4.1or later) Page Maker (6.x 7.x) DreamWeaver (4.x or later) | Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows Windows Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac |
Graphic image editing software | |
Adobe Illustrator (9.0 10.0 or later) Corel Draw (9.x or later) PhotoShop (5.5 or later) FreeHand Paint Brush Paint Shop Pro | Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows Windows |
Compile software | |
HCW HHW HTML QA Robo Help Trados S-Tagger | Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows |
Other tools software | |
Notepad, UltraEdit Beyond compare e-doc system | Windows Windows Windows |
Font | |
Windows system fonts DynaFont Hanyi Fonts English vector font | Windows Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac |
Trados:
1. Based on the principle of translation memory, it is currently the best professional translation software in the world.
2. Support two-way translation between 57 languages.
3. Greatly improve work efficiency, reduce costs and improve quality.
4. The backstage is a very powerful neural network database to ensure system and information security.
5, support all popular document formats, users do not need to typeset. (DOC, RTF, HTML, SGML, XML, FrameMaker, RC, AutoCAD DXF, etc.).
6, complete auxiliary functions, such as time, measurement, tables, automatic replacement of fixed formats, etc. greatly improve work efficiency.
SDLX:
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Automotive: Automobiles, motorcycles, automotive electronics, electrical systems, ATV ATVs, electric vehicles, motorcycle parts, etc.
Chemicals: chemical additives, petrochemical products, plastic products, chemical equipment, fine chemicals, rubber products, laboratory supplies, etc.
Electrical appliances: heaters, oxygen machines, vacuum cleaners, audiovisual equipment, kitchen appliances, refrigerators and freezers, air purifiers, etc.
Machinery: machine tools, meters, mining and metallurgy machinery, mechanics, power engineering, construction machinery, chemical machinery, etc.
Communication: wireless communication, mobile communication, program-controlled exchange, automatic control, sensing technology, optical instruments, etc.
Electrical: electrical equipment, electrical operation, electrical wiring, etc.
Legal categories: laws, regulations, contracts, articles of association, agreements, letters of intent, etc.
Economics and trade: market research, corporate management, import and export trade, logistics and distribution, business services, feasibility studies, etc.
Finance: finance, stocks, securities, taxation, credit, insurance, audit reports, financial statements, etc.
Medicine: health care, clinical, anatomy, physiology, pharmacological analysis, medical equipment, etc.
Architecture: architecture, building materials, decoration, environmental art, etc.
Other comprehensive
Multi-language DTP and desktop publishing services, capable of many graphic image software and typesetting software on PC or Apple, including FrameMaker, PageMaker, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, MS Word, Powerpoint, etc., can be effective Process various source files, such as files generated by tools such as Framemaker, Pagemaker, Quark, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or MS Word. After translation, you can re-typeset according to the unique requirements of the Chinese market or typeset according to customer requirements. Provide multilingual DTP and desktop publishing services for local and overseas markets
TRADOS 5.0 / 5.5 (the preferred tool for localization) |
Visual C ++ (Interface Localization Tool) |
Microsoft Project 2000 (Project Management Tool) |
Microsoft Word 2000 (Chinese translation tool) |
A translation company is a business organization engaged in providing various language translation services for enterprises, institutions or individuals. With the reform and opening up in China,
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See if the company has a formal invoice
If the company can issue a formal invoice, it means that it has passed the industrial and commercial and tax registration and is a formal translation enterprise. The quality of the translation is easy to be guaranteed, and even if there are problems, it can be resolved through normal channels.
Whether the offer is reasonable
As the saying goes, a penny is a penny, and cheap is not good. Translation is a time-consuming labor that combines intelligence and physical strength. The pay should be relatively high. If the translation price is low, it means that the translation company itself is not hard, or the translators lack motivation And cut corners, in the end, the customer is secretly losing money.
Is there a full-time translator
Companies equipped with full-time translators are bound to digest their business as much as possible within the translation company. With the accumulation of translation experience, their translation level and translation quality are getting higher and higher, and companies relying on part-time translators to change staff every day make translation quality rare. Stability, after-sales service is more difficult to guarantee.
Is it honest
Integrity is the most basic quality a company should have. Some companies claim to have hundreds or even thousands of translators. However, in fact, there are not many translators above the intermediate level in the translation industry, especially those outside of Chinese. Objectively speaking, translation is a relatively hard labor, and there are not many talents who have a high level of language, are familiar with professional fields, and are willing to engage in translation work. If the translation is performed by a junior translator, the quality of the translation will not be high even if it is revised by the translation review (the translation review can only be modified based on the original, otherwise it is equivalent to re-translation). Companies that lack integrity or have low requirements for translators may not be able to meet their commitments. Some companies claim that foreigners review manuscripts, we can judge how likely it is for foreign experts who understand Chinese to do translation review for translation companies, and we can also infer the cost of reviewing manuscripts by foreigners, and the general translation price is unaffordable Expenses for foreign translation review.
Telephone or Email consultation
After consulting by phone or email, you can basically determine what kind of people in the translation company are making promises to clients, their business familiarity and even their own language level, and you can judge the credibility of their promises accordingly.
Formal business email
Since the translation industry deals with documents, mailboxes are indispensable. Regular translation companies generally have their own corporate mailboxes to facilitate the sending and receiving of mail. If you use a personal mailbox, you may need to pay attention to it. However, the capacity of corporate mailboxes is too low to be suitable for large-scale translation companies to store and send emails often. It is often necessary to empty them in a few months, which is not conducive to saving documents!
