Of the 193 recognized countries in the world, only politically isolated North Korea is considered monolingual.

Nataly Kelly
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  2. As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.

  3. Poetry translation is like playing a piano sonata on a trombone.

  4. In Iraq, interpreters were ten times more likely to be killed than were U.S. troops.

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