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Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. While interpreting—the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication between users of different languages—antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature. There exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 2000 BCE) into Southwest Asian languages of the second millennium BCE.
Translators always risk inappropriate spill-over of source-language idiom and usage into the target-language translation. On the other hand, spill-overs have imported useful source-language calques and loanwords that have enriched the target languages. Indeed, translators have helped substantially to shape the languages into which they have translated.
Due to the demands of business documentation consequent to the Industrial Revolution that began in the mid-18th century, some translation specialties have become formalized, with dedicated schools and professional associations.
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and one play written by British author J. K. Rowling. The series chronicles the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal, overthrow the Ministry of Magic, subjugate non-magic people and destroy anyone who stands in his way.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. They attracted a wide adult audience, and have remained one of the preeminent cornerstones of young adult literature. The series has also had some share of criticism, including concern about the increasingly dark tone as the series progressed, as well as the often gruesome and graphic violence depicted in the series. As of July 2013, the books have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, making the series the best-selling book series in history, and have been translated into 73 languages. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final instalment selling roughly 11 million copies in the United States within the first 24 hours of its release.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, often abridged as Last Week Tonight, is an American late-night talk and news satire television program airing on Sundays on HBO in the United States and HBO Canada, and on Mondays (originally Tuesdays) on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom. The half-hour long show premiered on Sunday, April 27, 2014, and is hosted by comedian John Oliver. Last Week Tonight shares some similarities with Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where Oliver was previously featured as a correspondent and fill-in host, as it takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events on a weekly basis.
Oliver has said that he has full creative freedom, including free rein to criticize corporations. His initial contract with HBO was for two years with an option for extension. In February 2015, it was announced that the show has been renewed for two additional seasons of 35 episodes each. Oliver and HBO programming president Michael Lombardo have discussed extending the show from half an hour to a full hour and airing more than once a week after Oliver "gets his feet under him".
The Translator is Egyptian-born Sudanese and British educated writer Leila Aboulela's first novel, published in 1999. The Translator is a story about a young Sudanese widow living in Scotland and her sprouting relationship with Islamic scholar Rae Isles.
Catherine Tate - the offensive translator
The Translator (Short Comedy Film)
Harry Potter and the translator's nightmare - Vox
Funny Translator - she Fluent in 7 languages
President Obama's Anger Translator (Full + HD)
The Translator
Working as a translator or interpreter: ask the experts!
Translators: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Promo: Waverly Labs creates first in-ear language translator
[Vietsub] Trailer Người phiên dịch/亲爱的翻译官/Translator/Dương Mịch, Hoàng Hiên
Actors: Erwin Romulo (actor), Mihk Vergara (actor), Mihk Vergara (actor), Arnold Arre (director), Arnold Arre (composer), Arnold Arre (producer), Arnold Arre (editor), Arnold Arre (writer), Arnold Arre (writer), Rj Ledesma (actor), Rj Ledesma (actor), Cynthia Arre (actor), Cynthia Arre (actor), Chris Costello (actor), Cynthia Arre (producer),
Plot: What happens to TV commercial child stars when they grow up? Do they always live up to everyone's expectations? This is the story of Rey who played a superhero character called 'Milkyboy' in a milk commercial as a child in the 1980s. Fast forward 25 years: he's now working in a declining company with no bright future -- nor love life -- to speak of. He also can't seem to break free from the stigma of being a former role model. Can Rey overcome his inner demons and prove his worth to everyone, including himself?
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: John Powell (composer), Simon Atherton (miscellaneous crew), Eric Fellner (producer), Liza Chasin (producer), Tim Bevan (producer), Brian Helgeland (writer), Jason Isaacs (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Greg Kinnear (actor), George W. Bush (actor), Brendan Gleeson (actor), Antoni Corone (actor), Said Faraj (actor), Mohamed Benhmamane (miscellaneous crew), Jim Bacon (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his men are charged with finding the so-called weapons of mass destruction, whose existence justified American involvement, according to the Pentagon and their man in Baghdad, Poundstone. Veteran CIA operative Marty tells Miller that there are no weapons, it is a deception to allow the Americans to take over the country and install a puppet leader. Also suspicious of Poundstone is Wall Street Journal reporter Lawrie Dayne, who lets slip to Miller that Poundstone told her he had secret talks in Jordan with an important Iraqi, code-named Magellan, who told him about the weapons, though it now seems likely Magellan's true information was to the contrary. So begins a hunt for the truth. Who's playing whom?
Keywords: 2000s, agent, ak-47, american-intelligence, american-soldier, anti-republican, army, artificial-leg, assassination, attempted-coverupActors: Eduard Topol (producer), Eduard Topol (writer), Eduard Topol (director), Eduard Topol (actor), Igor Otdelnov (editor), Valery Ponomorev (actor), Lev Zabezhinsky (actor), Vladimir Kukuev (actor), Igor Vysotsky (actor), Kirill Bodrov (actor),
Plot: The film is about a legendary jazz trumpeter Valeri Ponomarev. In 1973, Valeri Ponomarev, a 30-year old Moscow musician left like a stalker for the capitalism zone - the USA, while in New York he penetrated into yet another "zone" - he became an acknowledged 'Trumpeter Number 1' in the world capital of jazz; for five years he has been playing in "The Jazz Messengers" of Art Blakey - the best jazz orchestra. Today, "twice stalker" Valeri Ponomarev is in the top ten trumpeters of the world. He has a big band in New York and a similar orchestra "The Russian Messengers" in Moscow and pupils in Moscow and New York. The film is about destiny and jazz.
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: Elaine Stritch (actress), James Le Gros (actor), Kate Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Hershey (actress), Don Schain (producer), Michael Kiely (miscellaneous crew), Mark Snow (composer), Michael Flynn (actor), Richard T. Jones (actor), James Gammon (actor), David Strathairn (actor), Joey Miyashima (actor), Frank Pierson (director), Lisa Spurrier (actress), Carole Fontana (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the time Bobby was with NASA. Now they have built up an extensive TV empire. When their proposal to merge with a somewhat tarnished mogul is investigated by the government, skeletons in the Paradise closet come to light and the family either rallies behind or disparages the enterprise.
Keywords: adultery, airplane, astronaut, band, bar, bible, blood, board-of-directors, boxer, boxing-matchActors: Ofelia Medina (actress), Najwa Nimri (actress), Abel Woolrich (actor), Pedro Armendáriz Jr. (actor), Jorge Zárate (actor), Michael Wincott (actor), Diego Luna (actor), Fidel Castro (actor), Javier Bardem (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Jerzy Skolimowski (actor), Sean Penn (actor), Jon Kilik (producer), Patricia Reyes Spíndola (actress),
Plot: Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lázaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge."
Keywords: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, actor-playing-multiple-roles, airport, bare-chested-male, beach, beachwear, beating, boyActors: Boris Nevzorov (actor), Yevgeni Gerasimov (actor), Ernst Romanov (actor), Natalya Yegorova (actress), Aleksandr Potapov (actor), Mark Minkov (composer), Vyacheslav Baranov (actor), Igor Pushkaryov (actor), Valeri Ryzhakov (actor), Leonid Belozorovich (actor), Nikolai Ivanov (actor), Talgat Nigmatulin (actor), Georgi Markov (writer), Viktor Neznanov (actor), Vladlen Biryukov (actor),
Genres: War,Actors: Stuart Holmes (actor), Al Haskell (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Bert Freed (actor), Tom Dillon (actor), Ray Bennett (actor), Peter Brocco (actor), Robert Blake (actor), John Bagni (actor), Antonio Filauri (actor), James Dime (actor), David Bond (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Barry Kelley (actor),
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Keywords: character-name-in-title, explosion, gangster, hostage, italian-american, italy, kidnapping, mafia, mother-son-relationship, murderActors: John Baxter (director), Hazel Court (actress), Hazel Court (actress), John Baxter (producer), Reginald Purdell (writer), Hazel Court (actress), Gordon Richards (actor), Kennedy Russell (composer), Noel Dainton (actor), Ian McLean (actor), Roy Russell (actor), George Street (actor), Kay Kendall (actress), Patric Doonan (actor), Bud Flanagan (writer),
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When a teenage girl must act as a translator between her crush and a French girl who catches his eye, she decides to alter their conversation to her benefit.
Accio Harry Potter translations! Translating the Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowling, in over 60 languages around the world, was not for the faint of heart or vocabulary. Translators didn't have advanced copies of the books to get a headstart and these books could take months to adapt from English. They also had to be clever in their solutions because the books are filled with wordplays, invented words, puns, British culture references, riddles, and more. The longest book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, at 870 pages was published June 21, 2003. The first translation of it was ready July 21, 2003. Translators had to work day and night to have them ready for eager readers. Even then, fans still banded together to create illegal translations of the series. Subscribe to o...
President Obama's anger translator "Luther" says all the things the President wishes he could at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Subscribe to TDC: https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/ Like our page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thedailyconversation Join us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/100134925804523235350/posts Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/thedailyconvo
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This is the first of a series of webinars supported by the government-funded, national programme Routes into Languages. This session is about careers for linguists and is aimed at students, teachers, trainers with an interest in translation and interpreting for the private and public sectors.
Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews Mohammad, one translator who made it out. For more info on efforts to assist U.S.-affiliated refugees in Iraq and Afghanistan see http://thelistproject.org , and http://refugeerights.org . Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: http://Facebook.com/LastWeekTonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: http://Twitter.com/LastWeekTonight Visit our official site for all that other...
[Chorus: x2]
I wish the game was reversed
And my verse was the beat so you'd listen to me first
And then dance later
I ain't dumbin' down shit
You don't get it, get a fuckin' translator
[Verse 1:]
Bitch
It's about time I ignite
I'm C-4 and you're Napoleon Dynamite
Never before or in your afterlife
Will you see a nigga this nice only second to Christ
Or Buddah or cheeba
Whatever faith you are a believer
Let you down, you can be either
Scram, I'm Yosemite Sam with the heater
I'll clap, twist your cap, like a 2 Liter
I don't mean literally
But fuck with my family and money and it'll be
Pop!
To your detriment
I'm talkin' excrement
Pass the peppermint
I'm on some extra shit
In the booth like Bill & Ted, nigga excellent
I'm prepared, never scared, ain't it evident?
No security team, I ain't the president
I'm repoing the game cause y'all been negligent
[Chorus: x2]
Yeah
I wish the game was reversed
And my verse was the beat so you'd listen to me first
And then dance later
I ain't dumbin' down shit
You don't get it, get a fuckin' translator
[Verse 2:]
Fuck the radio
Fuck a video
And fuck any rapper tryin' to rap typical (FUCK YOU!)
It ain't that difficult
To spit some shit that's dope
Or maybe it is, but luckily for me, nope
You know that shit you wrote
Ain't no shit to quote
Unless it's XXL 'Step Your Game Up' hoe
Peace to Mad Linx but Rap City's soft
When the fuck they turn The Basement to an art loft?
I ain't mad at Tigger
Get your money nigga
I would have done the same thing just to fuck Melissa
It's a
God damn shame
When our music went corporate and fucked up the game
And like B.I.G. said, "Things Done Changed"
Labels merged, the raps and beats all sound the same
Seem like damn near, every rapper bang
Well I just hope Andre 3000 rap again
[Chorus: x2]
Yeah
I wish the game was reversed
And my verse was the beat so you'd listen to me first
And then dance later
I ain't dumbin' down shit
You don't get it, get a fuckin' translator
[Verse 3:]
Yeah
Remember Unity
And The Good Life
Project Blowed, Lamert Park, that's when shit was hype
That's when shit was right
Oops
I forgot
I'm mainstream, that type of shit I'm not supposed to like
I'm hittin' like a comet or a meteor
Either your, fuckin' deaf or me you're tryin' to ignore
Get war, hit the floor
Got guns? Get more
Like a Jehovah's Witness, I'll go door to door
And click, point blank, spill your brains like Igor
I got a fresh start, like I'm Lyor
From Warner Brothers
I'm on deck fuckers
I kid you not
Even Mike Jack can't touch us (nope)
So get back suckers
I put careers on crutches
Every rhyme I drop's the shit
That's why you hear the toilet flushes
Spray some aerosol, forever raw
I got the game wrapped up like it's Tetherball
[Chorus: x4]
Yeah
I wish the game was reversed
And my verse was the beat so you'd listen to me first
And then dance later
I ain't dumbin' down shit