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“أظن أن المترجم الجيد ينبغى أن يكون مريضاً نفسياً. هذا الشخص الذى يمنح كامل طاقته وموهبته لحساب شخص آخر. فى رأيى، الترجمة هى أعذب أنواع الجنون، وسنخسر كثيراً - ككتاب - لو تحقق الشفاء للمترجمين.”
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“It is translation, more than speech itself, which provides incontrovertible evidence of the human capacity to think and to communicate thought.
We should do more of it.”
― Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
We should do more of it.”
― Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
“Tears are words that need to be written.”
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“The first rule of translation: make sure you know at least one of the bloody languages!”
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“As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.”
― Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World
― Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World
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