Outcomes

 

Last fall I translated a report on the 2010 Refresh Lithuania summer course.  This week I got several copies of the printed booklet — with yours truly credited as the translator.  I enjoyed the process of translation, which is as much about writing in English as translating from Lithuanian.  It is easy to translate in terms of meaning, but a good translation both captures the style of the original writer and expresses it in a way that feels natural in the second language.  That can be a challenge.  For example, the essay “The Horizons of World Lithuanians” was written by a professor whom I know well.  He has a very vivid and eloquent style of writing and speaking, which I wanted to capture in the English version of the essay.  I think I accomplished my goal and fortunately he was pleased with my translation as well.

 

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