2019年国际翻译日：翻译与本土语言

　　9月30日是通俗拉丁文本《圣经》译者圣杰罗姆的生日，他被视为笔译员的守护圣者。1991年，FIT（国际翻译家联盟）为了纪念《圣经》拉丁文本的译者圣杰罗姆（公元347－420），将其生日9月30日定为国际翻译日（International Translation Day）。

　　为庆祝联合国2019“国际本土语言年”，今年国际翻译日的主题定为“翻译与本土语言”。

       2019 International Translation Day:

　　Translation and Indigenous Languages

　　Greater use of indigenous languages means a greater chance of their survival. Losing a language is more than just losing words, it is a loss of unique cultural perspectives and narratives contained within the language and culture, along with its contribution to the richness of diversity.

　　Translators bring cultural narratives alive as they convey them to a wider, cross-cultural audience. The UN International Year of Indigenous Languages highlights the need to promote and protect indigenous languages and the rights of those who speak them. Translators, interpreters and terminologists play an important role in this mission.

　　Interpreters of indigenous languages give native speakers a chance to fully participate in cultural and political life of society and offer equality of access to basic services such as health care, education, information and justice in their mother tongue.

　　Indigenous languages embody the world’s cultural diversity. The complex systems of knowledge and culture developed and accumulated by and through indigenous languages over thousands of years are not at odds with the knowledge economies as we know them today. Diversity, in all its forms, promotes superior economic growth and outcomes for all. Indigenous languages provide intergenerational transfer of intangible cultural heritage and knowledge that will assist us in facing future global challenges.

　　Their disappearance would deprive us of their rich diversity and the ecological, economic and sociocultural contributions they make to society.

　　The United Nations chose to dedicate a whole year to encourage urgent action to preserve, revitalise and promote the importance of indigenous languages in the global village. While indigenous languages may not be the most widely spoken, they are the most numerous of the worlds languages.

　　In 2017 Translators, interpreters and terminologists achieved an historical milestone as the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution A/RES/71/288, recognising the role of professional translation in connecting nations, and fostering peace, understanding and development. Collectively, through their day-to-day work, language professionals support and maintain linguistic and cultural diversity, and raise awareness of the intrinsic value of indigenous languages and indigenous peoples.

　　In celebration of 2019, UN International Year of Indigenous Languages, this year’s theme is Translation and Indigenous Languages.

　　往届国际翻译日的主题：

　　1992：Translation — the vital link

　　翻译——至关重要的纽带

　　1994：The many facets of translation

　　翻译面面观

　　1997：Translating in the right direction

　　翻译的正确方向

　　1998：Good translation practices

　　翻译的成功经验

　　1999：Translation — Transition

　　翻译-转变

　　2002：Translators as agents of social change

　　翻译工作者是社会变革的促进者

　　2004：Translation, underpinning multilingualism and cultural diversity

　　翻译：多语并存与文化多元性的基石

　　2005：Translation and human rights

　　翻译与人权

　　2009：Working together

　　携手合作

　　2010：Translation quality for a variety of voices

　　多样化的语言，高质量的翻译

　　2011：Bridging cultures

　　沟通文化

　　2012：Translation as intercultural communication

　　翻译与跨文化交流

　　2013：Beyond linguistic barriers – a united world

　　跨越语言障碍 回归同一世界

　　2015：The changing face of translation and interpreting

　　变化中的翻译职业

　　2016：Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds

　　翻译：连接世界

　　2017 ：Translation and Diversity

　　翻译与多样性

　　2018年：Translation: Promoting Cultural Heritage in Changing Times

　　在时代变革中弘扬文化遗产