Advantages and disadvantages of being an interpreter or a translator.
The profession of an interpreter and translator is very ancient one the agent of which is always needed. Throughout many centuries this kind of profession is among the most demanded. The first translators appeared in Ancient Egypt. Naturally, at that time they differed from the modern ones. Even Napoleon used to say that a soldier who knew two languages was worth two soldiers. In the Russian Empire translators were named as "tolmach" under the. They interpreted and translated texts, studying them. The knowledge of a foreign language was always laudable, however professional translators and interpreters appeared much later and with their arrival to business of translating and interpreting the first researches and scientific knowledge in this sphere came. Тhanks to this business in the Middle Ages society was blown up by a large number of translated ancient texts which actually became the base for the formation of the main historical view of antiquity. Due to Jean-François Champollion's works he toiled on translating Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs the modern world knows that in Ancient Egypt Pharaohs fell back on translators. Especially it was required for the international relations. Because of translators Ramses II, the king of ancient Egypt and Hattusilis III, the king of the Hittites signed the earliest known peace treaty.
A man with linguistic education and inclination to languages can use his talent with ease. The most part of vacancies on a labor market demand the knowledge of the second foreign even with the dictionary. Employers want the applicant could fulfill at least an easy translating or interpreting. Thus, in most cases the graduating students of linguistic faculties get their jobs. The translator or interpreter can work in the most different scopes of activity like to journalism, advertizing or tourist branch. If the graduated student knows foreign languages at the highest...