Monday, May 31, 2010

GoogleTranslate

Amazed by the GoogleTranslate.
Of course I know it is not something new and I even tried it previously,
but still I get excited each time I saw someone using it to translate.

In a click, in the split of a second, the whole page change from Chinese characters to English words,
how cool it is!
Credit should give to Streamyx 1Mbps package too,
I know well that my house couldn't do it as well as this one since I'm using only 0.384Mbps.

Anyhow, all above wasn't my first intention to post this post.
I have this question in thought suddenly,
whether it helps humankind or it makes worst?

of course in term of time and effort, it do goods more than bads.
As you don't need a personal translator or translate it yourself word by word using dictionary -save times and money.
But when it comes to learning, it don't do well at all.
Our world is really getting enough of all kind of instant already - instant noodles, instant 3-in drinks, and etc.
Fast pace is already one of our lifestyle that I really don't wish to be follow.
As you might guess, I have to.

oops, it was about learning!
yeah, definitely we don't learn much or should I say we don't learn at all
when translation turns out to be in this way.
I wonder anyone will actually translate it into English and back to Chinese
to check which Chinese character represents specific English word.
you would have just click "translate" and laugh at it if it turns out weird and kind of nonsense as English and Chinese grammatical rules are kind of like women and men - it's different!

Maybe that is the lifestyle future will be.
That we no longer have to strengthen our foreign language, instead replace by instant translation.
Life will be easy, on the net.
But it definitely not in face-to-face.
Only if someone invent instant translator which could change what you say to the language you desire.
In which I believe it will be out in the near future.
Because you and I know, human like to go the easy way.

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