1. 'I once translated for Princess Anne at different conferences three times a week. I didn't think she noticed it until she passed me on stage the last day, she glanced over at me and said, "Are you watching me?" ''
2. 'When I was in the process of training to be an interpreter, I worked with a lady with a hearing loss who trained in Deaf Awareness. She is a beautiful person, uses English sign language, has parents who are also deaf and every step she takes, she radiates confidence. What is certain is that she is very quick to sign and is very adept at the content of the course. Towards the end of a training session with her, she was concluding the session with Technical Assistance for the Deaf, briefly summarizing that a deaf person can be alarmed by an amplifier, flashing lights, beeper (set to mode) vibrating and alert dogs for the hearing impaired. However, those who listen to the lecture were trying to catch up with that speed and then misinterpreted: "The deaf can be alarmed by an amplifying bell, flashing lights, a vibrating dog ..." ''
difficulty in translating according to the speaker too quickly
3. 'While I was doing one of the social worker jobs for a woman with a hearing loss, she asked me to call her car insurance company and translate for her. After it took a long time to get through the answering system, we finally got to talk to one person and my manager explained that she is severely deaf and speaking through a translator. sign language. The man on the other end immediately resorted to data protection law as the reason why he couldn't speak through an interpreter because he couldn't guarantee that she was actually at home. beside me, let alone be able to accurately convey information to her. She was very upset, explaining that by law he couldn't use data protection laws as a reason not to speak to her through an interpreter but he still refused. More and more angry, she finally got over me, snatched the phone from my hand and shouted "HELLO!" in the loudest voice possible, then tossing the phone back to me. The man, though a bit shocked, went ahead and answered my managerial questions without any further problems. '
4. 'When I discussed with a deaf tutor about her plans for the weekend, she announced that she would have a' chicken weekend 'which made me express out confusing. She asked? "Is there something wrong?" "That's when a group of girls get together to go out for a night before a girl gets married ..." "Oh, so you mean 'single farewell night' (hen night)!"
5. A hot-tempered interpreter drops down at the front desk of a hotel he stayed overnight and blames the reception for missing his flight because he didn't get up like he asked to enter. at 5:30 am.
The receptionist tried to stay calm and said: "Sir, I'm sorry that you missed your flight, but we actually called to wake you up as you asked."
The interpreter wasn't quite happy with the answer and retorted in rage: “But of course you (you) should have waited until I picked up the phone to make sure I heard the call. call it. "
The receptionist answered professionally and still very friendly: "Yes sir, and that's exactly what we did"
The interpreter still couldn't accept this answer and continued to complain: "But then you (you) should have waited until I said something to make sure I woke up!"
Explaining this, the receptionist said: "Yes, of course sir, that's what we usually do, wait until we hear the guest speak to make sure the guest is awake. You, I was the one who called you at 5:30. You picked up the phone, I told you it was 5:30, and you gave a clear reply, "Il est cinq heures et demie" Translation: It is 5:30)….
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