It is important to master a professional foreign language
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I used to think that all one needed to do in design work was to complete the tasks diligently. Recently, I worked with an engineering company, and the requirements for the design documents specified versions in both Chinese and English. This poses a problem for us beginners; we have to take it to a translation company! The fees are incredibly high! When you have time, bring the professional foreign language book over and take a good look at it! That way, it’s very convenient to look up a lot of things! The most practical option is to switch to a foreign company – with English skills, you can get a good salary! Those who agree, please speak up!
Now that we are integrating with the international community, there are ever higher demands in terms of English proficiency. In fact, if the amount of material to be translated isn’t large, one can use tools like Jinshan Ciba together with a professional foreign language textbook, and also refer to relevant English documents and drawings (which are available on our forum) to get the job done. After all, since we hired a translation company this time, why not take advantage of such a good opportunity to improve our skills? Once, a client requested translations in both Chinese and English, and that’s how I handled it: lol
^_^ We all use Kingsoft QuickTranslate; it’s really not very useful. It’s better to learn it by oneself
If you have time, you should still study English; the key lies in application – the more you use it, the better you’ll get at it. Learning English just for the sake of learning it is very difficult; there’s no motivation and it’s not effective.
It’s necessary to learn*, after all, we need to keep up with international standards
Well, everyone knows that it’s important to learn a foreign language well, but no one really knows how to do it – it’s quite troublesome
Does anyone have any materials on professional English? Please share them.
I have a family to take care of now, and I want to learn as well, but aside from social obligations and work, it seems like I don’t have much time. It’s not that I lack time per se, but I just can’t sit still; once I do sit down to learn, my back starts to hurt terribly. :@ :@ . Sigh.
Last time, our company received a project from Saudi Arabia; we spent several days looking at the contract yet still couldn’t understand it. English is essential for researching information and doing business abroad. Only now do I realize that it’s impossible to get by without a good command of English. Comrades, do you have any good suggestions to share?
Indeed, English is becoming increasingly important for our chemical industry! As more and more large and medium-sized chemical plant projects are being constructed both domestically and internationally, and since many of the original process designs come from foreign companies, the majority of the documentation is in English, including process data sheets, engineering specifications, and other related documents. Furthermore, with the entry of foreign companies, many large and medium-sized chemical processing equipment is purchased from the Chinese mainland market, which poses a significant challenge to us manufacturers of such equipment as well. However, the more foreign projects one comes into contact with, the less there is to worry about or fear. Last year, I was mainly in charge of the project for BP in the UK, covering both the business and technical aspects, and in the end the foreigners praised us for our good work. Yesterday, the foreigner also said that he didn’t expect our documentation to be of such high quality – everything was of grade A and approved on the first try. Let’s work together to communicate; exchanges are welcome!
If I were in charge, I would never use a translation company; how could those people understand the subject matter? The translation is still terrible. Just like us, our mother tongue is Chinese; but if I’m given a Chinese book on quantum mechanics, I still find it extremely confusing and don’t know what to say.
Your English is already very good. The problem is that Jinnishuiba is unreliable in many aspects; one still needs a solid foundation in a foreign language
I think it’s necessary to learn some English whenever there’s time. There will also be more and more international exchanges, and frequent contact with some imported equipment. As the saying goes, skills never weigh you down.
Learning a foreign language should be treated as a task to be done every day; once you enter the state of learning, you will discover the joy in it. Choose a set of textbooks that suit you, and make it a habit to study regularly every day* ； Also, set aside about half an hour each day to recharge at the interpretation club. Tools for looking up words such as Jinnshan Ciba and Kuaiyi should not be relied on too much; after all, when it comes to actual communication, what’s more important is one’s own knowledge accumulation. I’ve been learning a foreign language lately and it feels like my head’s getting bigger; it’s good that it’s weekend tomorrow, so I can go out and relax a bit:lol
It’s time to study properly; learning through practice* the speed should be fast
Yeah, my professional foreign language skills are poor; I can’t even understand some of the drawings, let alone the instructions
It is truly very important to master professional English
I feel the same way; it really does take time to learn this*:victory: :victory: :victory:
I’m very grateful for the reminder from the original poster; we should always encourage everyone to learn together and make progress. I too need to catch up on what I’ve missed.