"This article is a share contribution of ten or more years experience translators to their less experienced colleagues". Mrs N.G Translating is a creative action, a painstaking operation requiring a sharp ear and a feeling for language. On the other hand, translating is also a craft, and of course there are tips and rules of thumb one can pass on to new translators, and practical problems to discuss. It is obvious that a new translator must be very well acquainted with the source language, in both its written and spoken forms. It is no good simply looking words up in a dictionary; just as important as the dictionary meanings of words are their usage and frequency in the everyday language, and the way they are incorporated into the context. The question of interpretation is paramount for new translators. As important as understanding what the text is actually saying is to inquire about what the text is not telling. The novice translator might be impelled to go beyon...