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SlavFile Summer 2012 Vol. 21, No. 3 NEWSLETTER OF THE SLAVIC LANGUAGES DIVISION www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/slavfile.htm In this issue: To New SLD Members: 2012 SLD Banquet (yum) ........................................ 2 On Attending ATA Annual Conferences Irina Jesionowski, SLD Leadership Council Member SLD Logo Contest Finalists .......................................4 Lucy Gunderson, SLD Administrator On behalf of the SLD Leader- Notes from an Administrative Underground ........... 5 ship Council, I would like to ex- tend a warm welcome to the new Ralitsa Zlatanova members of our division. We Foreign Visitors in Bulgarian .....................................6 are delighted to have you among Martha Kosir us! We hope that membership Poetry of Josip Osti in translation ........................... 8 in this organization will bring Katarzyna Jankowski you multiple professional and personal benefits. We also hope Our new Polish Editor ............................................ 10 that you, in turn, bring fresh Lydia Razran Stone ideas and new energy helping to enrich and diversify SlavFile Lite ............................................................ 11 our guild of passionate Slavicists. Vladimir Kovner and Lydia Stone By now, you are probably aware of the many Tree idioms ............................................................. 15 resources available to SLD members, including a SLAVFILMS recently-established member-only LinkedIn group (www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4279025&trk=myg_ Lumet vs. Mikhalkov .............................................. 18 ugrp_ovr) and the Russian Translators Yahoo! Yuliya Baldwin Group, which is open to all. You can join the group by Russian Olympic terminology ................................ 22 e-mailing Nora Favorov at [email protected]. Slavic and related sessions at the 2012 ATA I find both resources to be extremely valuable. Annual Conference ................................................. 34 Those who work in South Slavic languages are invited to join a Yahoo! group under the title ATA CONFERENCE PRESENTATION REVIEWS South Slavic Languages Initiative (ATA-SSLI). It is open to all translators and interpreters of South Slavic Reviewed by Lynn Visson languages into English and English into South Slavic Valentina Kolesnichenko’s Greiss Lecture ........... 27 languages (Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedo- Reviewed by Natalia Gormley nian, Serbian and Slovenian), regardless of ATA RF web site: City of Translators ............................. 29 membership. To subscribe, go to http://tech.groups. Reviewed by Laura Friend yahoo.com/group/ATA-SSLI/ and click the Join the Group button. Translating “securities stuff” ................................. 31 Continued on page 3 SLAVIC LANGUAGES DIVISION SLD 2012 Banquet OFFICERS Thursday, October 25, 7:00PM at Administrator: Lucy Gunderson POMEGRANATE Tel: 917-670-1260 [email protected] Georgian-Russian Restaurant Assistant Administrator: John Riedl 2312 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, California 92104 [email protected] 619-298-4007 SlavFile is published four times yearly. Pomegranate offers a unique mixture of Russian and Georgian cuisine in a laid-back, light-hearted atmosphere Articles of interest to Slavic translators and www.yelp.com/biz/pomegranate-russian-georgian-restaurant-san-diego interpreters are invited. Designation of Slavic Languages Division Menu (in the Chef’s Own Words) membership on ATA membership application or renewal form First Course provides full membership. Salad sampler platter for eight: Olivier: traditional Russian salad Write to ATA, 225 Reinekers Lane fresh cabbage, berries, herbs, and serious love Alexandria, VA 22314 Salad Vesna: Kavkaz Beet Salad: glorious beets, unexpected spices, and herbs Submissions become the property of SlavFile Carrot Salad: overwhelms the defenses of all your senses and are subject to editing. Ikra Badrijannaya: eggplant with a delicate infusion of herbs, onions, Opinions expressed are those of the authors olive oil, and garlic and do not necessarily represent Lobio: red beans with walnuts, cilantro, garlic, and feta cheese the views of the Editor or of the Division. with khachapuri, Georgian cheese turnovers Editor: Lydia Razran Stone Entree [email protected] Please choose one Associate Editor: Liv Bliss Chicken Shish Kebab. Tender, flavorful meat served with sweet-and- [email protected] sour pomegranate sauce – one of our most popular dishes! Associate Editor: Nora Favorov Chakapuli. Lamb shank cooked in dry white wine with onions, tarragon, [email protected] plum sauce, and mixed fresh herbs Golubtsi. Stuffed cabbage served with tomato sauce Associate Editor: Galina Raff (Russian, Layout) [email protected] Ajapsandali. Traditional Georgian vegetable stew: eggplant, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and khmeli-suneli seasoning EDITORIAL BOARD Dessert Yuliya Baldwin Please choose one [email protected] Babushka’s Surprise. Baked apple filled with sweet fruits, walnuts, and Roy Cochrun (Dictionaries) honey [email protected] Medovik Torte. Russian traditional honey cake served with a scoop of Stephen Dickey and Janja Pavetić-Dickey ice cream (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) [email protected]; [email protected] Tea or Coffee Jennifer L. Guernsey Price: $45 per person, tax and gratuity included [email protected] Georgian wines and European beers are available for purchase. Transportation: a 15-minute taxi ride from Hilton Bayfront Michael Ishenko [email protected] Please send your entrée and dessert selection to John Riedl (jriedl@ Katarzyna Jankowski (Polish) wi.rr.com). Payment of $45.00 should be made by check or PayPal [email protected] before October 10, 2012. Martha Kosir (Poetry) [email protected] To pay by check, send a check made out to John Riedl at: Vladimir Kovner John Riedl [email protected] 1028 East Juneau Avenue, Apartment 725 Christina Sever Milwaukee, WI 53202 [email protected] Lynn Visson To pay by PayPal, go to the PayPal website (www.paypal.com) and [email protected] select the “Send Money” tab. Fill in the amount ($ 45.00) and choose the Susan Welsh (Films) “Friends and Family” option. In Step 2, use the following e-mail address: [email protected] [email protected] . A fee may be applied depending on your means of payment. SlavFile Page 2 Summer 2012 ATA CONFERENCES Continued from page 1 Thoughts on Attending ATA Annual Conferences • Diverse hands-on training sessions. Where else As a practicing interpreter and interpreter trainer, would you find the majority of leading CAT tool in the last ten years, I have attended, presented and providers gathered in one place and only too glad exhibited at numerous regional, national, and inter- to personally train you in using their products, not national conferences dedicated to various aspects of to mention offering deep discounts? translation and interpretation. Initially, every new • The opportunity to make new personal and profes- conference brought a number of “aha” and “eureka” sional friends, to find potential mentors and part- moments. I couldn’t get enough of the new ideas, new ners, and just meet great people and aficionados of knowledge, and new contacts they offered. our art and craft. Eventually, the novelty of conference experiences How to Survive and Thrive: Some Practical Suggestions in general has faded; the degree of excitement has Get Ready! gone down. Please don’t misunderstand me; every • Plan ahead: as soon as you receive the preliminary professional conference offers insightful perspectives conference program, read presentation abstracts on our industry. However, there is one conference carefully and map out your conference path. Oth- that never fails to impress me deeply: the ATA Annual erwise, you will be lost and overwhelmed. Conference. It is always so fascinating and exhilarat- ing that I wish I could be in many places simultane- • Take advantage of the conference CD provided ously, attending a couple of break-out sessions, meet- free to all who register. Consider purchasing the ing with my colleagues, and visiting exhibit booths. ATA eConference: the special price is $99, offered to ATA attendees that pre-order. After the confer- Todd Jackson, a fellow Leadership Council mem- ence, the price is $149 for ATA members and $179 ber, published a detailed report on his experience as for nonmembers. A DVD may be included for an a first-time conference attendee (www.ata-divisions. extra $30. org/SLD/slavfile/winter-2011.pdf), and I would en- courage you to read it as an introduction to your own • Take advantage of early-bird registration. If you experience. register in July, by October the pain inflicted by a steep fee will subside, and you can fully enjoy the Here are my own brief observations. conference. Why Attend? • Think about attending the SLD Annual Banquet ATA conferences provide: (See page 2 for a menu and reservation informa- • Comprehensive coverage of the various dimen- tion.) If you decide to participate, please send your sions of the T&I universe; an abundance of the reservation and payment to John Riedl most current and advanced information on lan- by October 10. guage-pair-specific and on specialization-specific • Staying at the hotel where the conference is held topics: www.atanet.org/conf/2012/sessions.htm has many advantages. However, you can find • An unprecedented constellation of experts – con- more affordable lodging options in the surround- summate translators and interpreters, trainers ing area and still enjoy the experience.
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