慢速英语:Language Has Risks for Health Translators

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1. But as a Kikuyu she says there are some words in her firstlanguage that may be "provocative" if she said them in public.

in public 公开地;当众
例句：He is going to make a speech in public.
他将当众发表演说。

2. For example, in Swahili, we will not call a body part -- thevagina, for example -- we will not call it by its name.  We usekitu chake --- her thing.

for example 例如
例句：For example, it can easily remember such things as: 
例如，它可以轻易地记住下面这些信息。

3. The culture of a community will largely decide how words andexpressions are translated into socially acceptable language.

translate into 把...翻译成...
例句：Can you translate into Chinese what the Captain has just announced? 
你可以把机长刚才的广播翻译成中文吗? 

4. In some cases, the way people in a culture think about anactivity or object becomes the translated name for that activityor object.

think about 考虑
例句：He never think what others think about him. 
他从来考虑别人对他的看法。 

5. She says, in general, a lot of development organizations haveoften overlooked the importance of language in changing healthbehavior.

a lot of 大量
例句：Further delay would cause a lot of complication. 
再耽误将造成许多困难。 

6. It is true that people do not think of translation.

think of 想到,考虑
例句：Think of it in terms of an investment. 
从投资的角度来考虑那件事.