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Usages of honyakusya
私は 将来 翻訳者 に なって、 世界中 の 読者 に 日本語 の 小説 を 紹介したい です。watasiha syourai honyakusya ni natte, sekaizyuu no dokusya ni nihongo no syousetu wo syoukaisitai desu.
In the future I want to become a translator and introduce Japanese novels to readers around the world.
説明会 で 会った 翻訳者 は、「読者 の 想像力 を 大切 に すること が 大事 だ」 と 言って いました。setumeikai de atta honyakusya ha,「dokusya no souzouryoku wo taisetu ni surukoto ga daizi da」 to itte imasita.
A translator I met at an information session said, “It’s important to value the reader’s imagination.”
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nikkiitigyounikki ni itigyou dake kansya no kotoba wo kakimasita.kakukoto ni surukonya ha nikki ni kyou no kibun wo nihongo de kakukoto ni suru.atarasii nikki wo katte, maiban nihongo de itigyou dake kakukoto ni simasita.kanzyounikki ni sono hi no kanzyou wo mizikaku kaku to, zibun no kimoti ga sukosi wakatte kimasu.
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