A translation aid system by retrieving bilingual news database
Tadashi Kumano, Isao Goto, Hideki Tanaka, Noriyoshi Uratani, Terumasa Ehara · Systems and Computers in Japan · 2002
Abstract Machine translation technology is currently incapable of producing translations of the high quality required for purposes such as broadcast news. Such translations still require skilled human translators. We have developed a translation aid system to support translators in such tasks. The system retrieves news articles by answering user queries, and shows the entire article together with the corresponding translated article. The system does not require manual alignment of each sentence with its translation when storing articles in a database. Thus, it is capable of handling flexible translations. Moreover, the system helps users learn not just the translations for queried expressions, but also the facts described in the articles, which can aid in producing good translations. The results of a user inquiry demonstrated the validity of the system. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Comp Jpn, 33(8): 19‐29, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience. wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/scj.10072