Wednesday, December 7

Translation practice

Today you will receive a small excerpt in English to practice your translation skills.Tomorrow, we will send the answer keys and some comments about this text. Try to do the translation with your own words before consulting the dictionary.

“For most of the world, the three decades since the Iron Curtain fell have been a period of relative peace and prosperity. Technological advances have created an unprecedented level of connectivity and cooperation. Growing international trade, globe-spanning value and production chains, and unparalleled exchanges of people and knowledge across borders have brought over a billion people out of poverty. [...] The Russian leadership, however, experienced the dissolution of the former Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact and drew conclusions that differed sharply from those of leaders in Berlin and other European capitals. Instead of seeing the peaceful overthrow of communist rule as an opportunity for more freedom and democracy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called it ‘the biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century.’”

We strongly recommend this article from Foreign Affairs. It has an interesting analysis of contemporary international relations, especially in Europe.