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Humant r ans l at or swi l l mani pul at el anguage i ns uc hawayt hatt heymi mi ct hedes i gnand pur pos eoft hes uppl yt ext . Forexampl e, i ft he s uppl yt exti sanupbeatpr omot i onal pl ac e, a humant r ans l at orwi l l r epr oduc et hatt omake effec t i vemat er i al si nt het ar getl anguage.
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Effec t i veandc or r ec tt r ans l at i ons needs omebodywhounder s t ands t hec ont extoft hes uppl yt extt o det ec tandappr ec i at et henuanc esof eac hl anguage.
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Whi l emac hi net r ans l at or swi l l qui c kl yc hur noutt ar gett extf r om i nputs uppl yt ext , t hemac hi ne does n’ tac knowl edgenort r ans l at e i di oms , s l angort er mst hatar en’ t pr epr ogr ammedwi t hi nt hemac hi ne’ s memor y .
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Mac hi net r ans l at i onsar et ypi c al l y ver yl i t er al , henc et heer r or sand s t r angel anguaget hati sof t en eas i l yi dent iabl ebyanat i ver eader .
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Onl yhumanswi l l per c ei veandeffec t i vel y t r ans l at et hec ul t ur al el ement sofs uppl yt ext .
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Theendpr oduc tf r om humant r ans l at i on appear sl es sl i ket her es ul t sofat r ans l at i on s er vi c eandal otl i ket hatofac r eat i vedoc ument .
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