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Oral interpretation in China is a fairly lucrative job for those with the skills. In this lesson, learn how to distinguish between various types of translation work, as well as some of the more important details for the event itself. Oh, and don't forget to look pretty. Image is everything. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1730

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