(Observer.com ) Pelosi insisted on visiting Taiwan despite China's solemn representations. The interpreter around her personally "witnessed" the "passion" of the green media.
The interpreter interrupted Pelosi's speech many times, and even laughed at the moment, it was blasted by some netizens on the island after he was caught by the internet. As a result, yesterday (the 3rd) afternoon, the interpreter was found to be an employee of the so-called "American Association in Taiwan" (AIT), and public opinion instantly "slid" and "It turned out to be an American (sent) person, so you can break up, and the same camp." Green media also reversed the previous criticism of his "shameful" statement, and suddenly began to praise "the interpreter's high-quality translation" and called on netizens to "respect professionalism"...
Yesterday morning, Pelosi arrived at the Taiwan legislature. According to United News Network , there was a small problem at the beginning of her speech. The interpreter's microphone seemed to have problems. After the on-site personnel changed the microphone urgently, Pelosi picked up the microphone and was about to speak. The interpreter directly picked up the new microphone and said sorry, and then suddenly explained to Pelosi about changing the microphone, and then continued to translate. Before the translation, the interpreter specifically "remind" the sentence "let me translate it."
As the conversation was about to end, the interpreter once again laughed out loud... Taiwanese media said that during the whole process, the interpreter interrupted Pelosi's speech 4 times.
Yesterday, after this incident attracted attention on social media on the island, some netizens criticized the interpreter's practices as "too embarrassing" and "to be embarrassed to the United States".
Taiwan media mocked him, "It's so embarrassing, you have to work harder for the interpretation";
Dark Green Media Sanli News could not bear it anymore, saying "Pelosi sighed deeply..." "Unprofessional"
As a result, the interpreter involved was later found to be an employee of the so-called "American Association in Taiwan". Taiwanese media said that the previous interpretation of was mostly responsible for the island's foreign affairs departments. However, in order to achieve accuracy, the US side arranged a translator. The interpreter was an employee of the "American Association in Taiwan" and used to assist the translation work of the association's head.
Now, the public opinion on the island instantly reversed, "It turns out that it is an American (sent) person, so you can leave the meeting." "AIT people, it's okay, you can go home..."
is embarrassing? It doesn't exist at all. Green media "Minshi News" quoted netizens as saying that the interpreter "translated high-quality and positive appearance"; Sanli News began to call on netizens to respect professionalism with a "reasonable" attitude, "Maybe the current situation is something we can't predict?"
The host of an international news column in the island, Kelly, also publicly supported the interpreter involved. She said that after watching the video, she believed that there was no major problem. "It was the equipment's fault that the microphone could not function normally. The interpreter responded quickly on the spot, politely informed the guests of the situation, and clearly translated and conveyed the remaining information to the on-site personnel." Finally, her conclusion was that the behavior of the interpreter involved "I think it is in line with the professional judgment of an interpreter."
Yesterday, a former foreign affairs official from Taiwan, Jie Wenji, angrily criticized the interpreter involved in the program and the "American Association in Taiwan". He said, "I also heard that this translator is not our translator. I don't think we will send such a bad translator. AIT, that's their business; but professional translators, first, must not interrupt the speech of the person you translated! This is the most basic; second, you are responsible for the translation, you are not the audience, why are you laughing at? Smile? What's even better is that she interrupted more than once. I watched this video twice or three times, and I think it's incredible! Please take a look at Pelosi's expression. I was so sorry, let me translate it halfway through the speech, which shows how bad AIT is. I have never seen such a translation. This happened in Taiwan, which means that Taiwan society has brought the level of our society to an unprecedented low under the DPP's culture of being tough and torn. "
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