What is it like to be a translator for a football club?

For football translators, they need to be prepared long before the press event begins. Interpreters must be familiar with any topic that may come up in a press conference or interview, which means they need to fully understand all aspects of the team's situation, including team tactics, player injuries and recent news. In addition, the interpreter must be familiar with any names that may be mentioned.

Coaches must have professionalism, and the same applies to translators. Translators, like coaches, often have to do a lot of invisible preparation work, such as doing some desk work for games and opponents. Of course, the most important thing is to try our best to communicate well between the coach and the players, liaise with the club and coordinate with the work team, and use the coach’s truest intentions in the most acceptable and understandable way on the playing field and training ground. way to convey it to the players.

To be able to become a translator, the first ability you need to have is foreign language, otherwise you will not get this job. But knowing a foreign language is just a stepping stone, and the world behind the door is completely different. Let me talk about Zhou Yi first. His Spanish translation skills are very high. Because Zhou Yi grew up in Argentina, Spanish is almost his mother tongue, so whether he communicates with foreigners or uses standard and fluent Spanish himself, it is a level that is difficult for translators with domestic academic background to achieve.

Translation is a language art, so strong language skills are the first condition for becoming a good translator. The so-called "excellent language ability" is simply understood by many people as "excellent foreign language proficiency"; but in fact, a balanced mastery of mother tongue and foreign language is the key.

In the end, no one can accurately locate the origin of translation, but in thousands of years of human history and civilization, it has been everywhere and shines all the time. Therefore, in this sense, it is not surprising that Zhao Xudong, the national football translator at that time, became popular - as long as you have strong self-cultivation in the following fields, everyone can become a good translator.