Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5641163-20150522174501/@comment-1496755-20150524144814

The challenge is part of the fun. Translation is not merely a job, it can be art too - you have to make a lot of decisions, especially with things that can be interpreted in different ways. I remember having numerous debates with my co-workers about what is the most accurate way to translate something (without warping the meaning).

Simply knowing a language is not enough to be a translator. Google "knows" languages but its translations are crude and weird. You also need to be creative and have some background knowledge (it's hard to write about "hemorrhagic lesions" if you have no idea what they are).

In recent years I decided to try out text-only adventures (e.g. the Zork series). It's really fun, though you really need to be proficient with the langage in order to appreciate the descriptions and come up with the right commands to type in.