Job title

Job title

Translator

What you do in the job?

Read material from the source language and rewrite it in the required (target) language

Check that the original meaning and feeling of the text is not lost

Ensure that technical terms are correctly translated

Proofread and edit other translators' work

Discuss clients' translation requirements and give quotations for services provided

Research the meaning of words and terminology using dictionaries and the internet

Use computer-aided translation tools.

Education and experience

There are no specific training requirements but you will need to know the language fluently and have a passion towards the language and a good memory

Skills and qualities

Translators need the knowledge of:

Written English and a sound general knowledge

At least one other language and culture or more

Small business management if the operate business

Income/pay

In New Zealand, translators are generally paid on a per-word basis. Other options are charging per line of translated text, per hour or on a project basis. The New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters estimates that a skilled translator earns an average of $360 a day (based on translating 2,000 words at a rate of 18 cents a word). This sum can vary depending on the working languages and on whether the translator works with direct clients or agencies.

Hours of work and Annual leave

usually, work regular business hours, but may work longer hours when they need to meet deadlines, or may work part-time

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of first person narration? you know the feelings and thoughts . you only get what is happening to that character
2. Why do you think Ellie needs to tell the story in chronological order? so we know the whole story start to end
3. Pick one interesting word from the chapter, find its meaning, and explain why it is interesting. murders
4. John Marsden foreshadows several events and characters in this chapter. Make three predictions based on the evidence in the text about what may occur later in the story.
5. What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? Uses evidence from the text to support your answers.
6. What set of skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find examples for three characters.