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Lina Liu
Aug 29, 20196 min read
CHALLENGES Interpreters faced everyday
Interpreting is one of the main components of language services, and there are many challenges interpreters face to promote understanding...
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Lina Liu
Jul 18, 20191 min read
Indonesian Interpreting
Yesterday was the second time I worked at the same case again. It was a common assault case, the witness was beaten up by a group of...
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Lina Liu
Jun 8, 20193 min read
Tips for Simultaneous Interpreting
Simultaneous interpretation is one of the most difficult skills in the language services industry to master. You can often see this at...
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Lina Liu
Jun 4, 20194 min read
The 7 essential translator skills- your core competency
These are the basic translator skills you need to work as a professional translator. 1. Advanced language knowledge You can’t translate...
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Lina Liu
May 30, 20192 min read
Indonesian Interpreter in Oxford Magistrates Court
I was booked as an Indonesian interpreter for the Crown Prosecution Service at Oxford Magistrates Court on my birthday 29 May 19. I...
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Lina Liu
May 28, 20191 min read
Video editing : Interpreting Mandarin to English
Being a multilingual interpreter, I get to go around places, working at different venues in different settings. I was booked as a...
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Lina Liu
May 24, 20192 min read
Is love the language of justice?
I was interpreting at Nottingham Tribunal last week, it was an immigration appeal of a young Indonesian lady. I was interpreting from...
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Lina Liu
May 24, 20191 min read
Can we interpret emotions?
I was working at Optical Express a few days ago, I was interpreting from Mandarin to English, English to Mandarin. The Chinese lady who...
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Lina Liu
Dec 18, 20171 min read
Interpreting Philosophical Ideas
First time in my interpreting career last Friday 15 Dec 2017, I got to interpret the meaning of "atheism." I was booked by an immigration...
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Lina Liu
Dec 18, 20172 min read
I am a Malay interpreter, Malay is not Malayalam.
I travelled all the way from London to Crawley Surrey today and found out that the police officer has booked me for the wrong language...
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Lina Liu
Nov 17, 20171 min read
Chinese Calligraphy
Demonstrating Chinese calligraphy at a fund raising event for charity, tailored made calligraphy pieces upon requests of the audience
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Lina Liu
Nov 16, 20173 min read
"Life of an Interpreter-Christmas Diary" published in See Hua News Daily
圣诞奇遇 圣诞节是英国最重要的传统节日, 这已不是个宗教节日, 而是一个古老的传统。圣诞前的两个星期到处有圣诞舞会,每家公司都有圣诞舞会,大家都乘机夜夜笙歌,喝得稀泥烂醉,圣诞期间是大吃一大喝放纵的日子。圣诞节当天是家人团聚的日子。...
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Lina Liu
Nov 16, 20173 min read
"Life of an Interpreter" series published in See Hua News Daily
很多人听到当翻译的职业,就以为是一份死板郁闷的工作。我在伦敦当翻译,主要是交替口译。偶尔也有笔译。最难的是同声翻译/同步口译,是在不打断讲话者演讲的情况下,不停地将其讲话内容传译给听众的一种口译方式。 当翻译的生活七彩缤纷,大多时候好像在在拍电视剧,警匪剧特多,有时我拍悬疑...
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Good news for all interpreters and translators
Nov 16, 20170 min read
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This is a very good video which covers most
Nov 14, 20170 min read
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What are challenges faced during court
Nov 14, 20170 min read
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Lina Liu
Nov 9, 20171 min read
The diary of a Quadrilingual Interpreter
What an intensive week working at a challenging trial at the Royal Courts of Justice, interpreting for the Anti Trafficking and Labour...
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