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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2002-08-14  |  20.5 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  4 minutes, 6 seconds
Transcription: I think one of the biggest challenges would be knowing what they meant and what their expectations were. Because often expectations are different, especially when you're interpreting, there's a different culture. And what did they expect? And how was that communicated? And how was it received? And the conflict could go on and on simply because there's not a clear understanding of what each person wants, so the conflict is difficult to resolve. And the interpreter might not know both expectations and simply be transmitting content. An interpreter should really be very familiar with both culture ...