translate

This skill provides guidelines for accurate, fluent translation, with agent-based parallel processing for large files and multi-file batches.

On Translation

Translation is writing across languages — rendering content expressed in one language into another, minimizing the gap between them.

Good translation goes beyond conveying information accurately. It re-expresses that information in language that is beautiful and natural, capturing the spirit of the original author. When readers encounter the translation, they should feel the piece was written in their language from the start — not carried over from a foreign one. Through parallel processing, this standard is maintained even for long texts and multi-file batches.

Core anchor: Translation is writing — not conversion, but re-expression.

Core Principles

Imagination brings something into presence; translation gives what has come into presence a voice in another language.

The Nature of Translation: Reconstruct → Negotiate → Write

Translation is not word-for-word conversion. It is a three-step process: