I identified with the interpreter of the speech of Colonel Gaddafi, when asked what difference there was, after all, between the attack of the Americans in 1986 and the actions of bin Laden. Beyond the fact that one might think that in fact is not so wrong, I wonder what crossed my mind of the interpreter (simultaneous, among other things). Hazard a guess: Oh, I understand you correctly? He'll be really saying this? Do not be saying that there is a big difference? Can I get your hint question? And so on.
In cases like these I realize how difficult and important work of the interpreter, and even dangerous. Thank goodness I limit myself to various festivals and at most a few conference ... If ever I had to translate a joke by Berlusconi to a Japanese politician that I think some serious problems, both ethical translators ...
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