Translation service industry, also known as language service industry, refers to a modern service industry that provides services and products for cross-language and cross-cultural information conversion, as well as professional services such as related technology research and development, tool application, knowledge management, education and training. At present, translation service enterprises and institutions in China include, but are not limited to, translation companies, localization companies, translation software development companies, language and translation training institutions and multilingual information consulting institutions.
China's translation service industry has become an important part of the domestic cultural industry. Although compared with the mature foreign translation service market, there are still many problems in China's translation service industry, such as short development time, imperfect industry system and imperfect personnel training system. With the promotion of China's economic and cultural influence in the world, China's translation service industry has developed into a strategic industry for cultural export and a pillar industry for capital export.
According to the data released by China Translators' Association in 20 19, by the end of June 20 19, there were 369,935 enterprises in the country, an increase of nearly 50,000 compared with the end of June 20 18. At the end of 20 18, there were 9,734 enterprises engaged in language services, 82 more than at the end of 20 18. The total output value of language services is 37.22 billion yuan, and the average operating income of a single enterprise is 3.823 million yuan, which is 65.438+0.29 billion yuan and 65.438+0.00 million yuan higher than that of 2065.438+07 respectively. In terms of regional distribution, there are language service enterprises in all provinces and cities, mainly in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong and other places. Among them, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong accounted for the highest proportion, accounting for 223 1, 2072 and 1,1,respectively, which concentrated 55.62% of the national language service enterprises.
In other words, if we are in first-and second-tier cities, it is easy to find qualified translation service agencies to provide translation services for us. If I have to ask, who are the qualified translation agencies? I can only say that there are many. The qualification requirements for translation institutions in China are not high. As long as it is registered by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, has a legal business license, and its business scope includes the category of "translation services", it is deemed to be qualified for translation. So which formal translation agencies are more reliable than qualified translation agencies? As an ordinary consumer, how to find a more reliable translation service agency among many translation companies.
Look at the company filing information. Log on to the national enterprise information inquiry website, enter the name of the translation agency, and the company registration information, industrial and commercial survival status, whether there is punishment information and enterprise official website information can be presented completely. Consumers should choose a translation company with normal industrial and commercial existence and no record of industrial and commercial punishment.
Look at the establishment time of the company. Translation industry is a knowledge-based industry. Whether it is translation service or interpretation service, the experience of translation teachers directly determines the quality of translation service. The long-established translation company has not only experienced full-time translators, but also rich resources of part-time translators, and can provide translation teachers at different levels according to different translation needs of customers.
Look at the popularity of translation agencies. Today, with the high popularity of the Internet, a high-quality translation company with customer satisfaction as its service tenet must have a good public reputation and industry popularity. Enterprises with a sense of social responsibility will also regularly popularize the knowledge of translation industry on the Internet to help consumers better enjoy translation services.
Look at the qualifications of the company. The qualification of the translation industry is mainly reflected in the complete seal of the company. The document stamped by the translation company is the embodiment of the translation company's responsibility, which means that the translation company's confirmation of the consistency between the translated version and the original content has been recognized by embassies and consulates at home and abroad and government law enforcement departments, which has certain authority. Regular translation agencies have official seals in Chinese and English (round), special seals for 13-digit coding translation (round) and special seals for foreign affairs filed by the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (round).