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The Second World Humanoid Robot Sports Games Opens in Beijing

ITransBook — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:29:40 +0000

On August 22, 2026, the opening ceremony of the Second World Humanoid Robot Sports Games was held at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing.

On August 22, a robot freestyle fighting demonstration took place at the opening ceremony.

On August 22, before the opening ceremony, robots performed by playing soccer.On

August 22, before the opening ceremony, robots performed by playing tennis.

This article was translated using the translation software ITransBook. Readers interested in AI translation software can visit www.itransbook.com for more information.

How to Fix the 'Unexpected exception when initializing view part Fragment Matches' Error in Trados 2021 (Fragment Matches) – A 3-Step Solution

ITransBook — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:26:56 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, if you encounter the error dialog "Unexpected exception when initializing view part Fragment Matches’ could not be started.", translators may not know how to resolve it. I will first introduce the solution I found as follows:
1.Enter the following directory on your computer:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\Studio16
2.Delete the following files
BaseSettings.xml
Plugincache.xml
UserSettings.xml
3.Restart the Trados software
This error is generally caused by abnormal settings during the use of Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can resolve it using this method.

By the way, I will introduce a useful translation software, ITransBook. It not only supports local AI models but also mainstream AI APIs. Except that the ITransBook file translation feature requires a fee, AI conversation, text translation, word translation, and shortcut key translation are all free. Translators can use its word translation and shortcut key translation features in CAT software such as Trados, memoQ, and Wordfast. After becoming a paid member of ITransBook, translators can use ITransBook to translate Trados and memoQ format files. The ITransBook download website is www.itransbook.com. You can also search for the keyword ITransBook in the Microsoft Store to download it.

How to Fix the 'Interfaces.ITelemetryService could not be started' Error in Trados 2021 (ITelemetryService) – A 3-Step Solution

ITransBook — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:47:35 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, if you encounter the error dialog "Service ‘Sdl.Desktop.Telemetry.Interfaces.ITelemetryService’ could not be started.", translators may not know how to resolve it. I will first introduce the solution I found as follows:
1.Enter the following directory on your computer:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\Studio16
2.Delete the following files
BaseSettings.xml
Plugincache.xml
UserSettings.xml
3.Restart the Trados software
This error is generally caused by abnormal settings during the use of Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can resolve it using this method.

How to Fix the 'A pane’s docked state cannot be determined' Error in Trados 2021 (DockAreaPane) – A 3-Step Solution

ITransBook — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:44:31 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, if you encounter the error dialog "A pane’s docked state cannot be determined until it has been associated with a DockAreaPane", translators may not know how to resolve it. I will first introduce the solution I found as follows:
1.Enter the following directory on your computer:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\Studio16
2.Delete the following files
BaseSettings.xml
Plugincache.xml
UserSettings.xml
3.Restart the Trados software
This error is generally caused by abnormal settings during the use of Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can resolve it using this method.

How to Fix the 'Requested Service Is Not Available' Error in Trados 2021 (IFilesViewService) – A 3-Step Solution

ITransBook — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:21:19 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, if you encounter the error dialog "The requested service is not available: Sdl.TranslationStudio.Api.ProjectManagement.IFilesViewService", translators may not know how to resolve it. I will first introduce the solution I found as follows:
1.Enter the following directory on your computer:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\Studio16
2.Delete the following files
BaseSettings.xml
Plugincache.xml
UserSettings.xml
3.Restart the Trados software
This error is generally caused by abnormal settings during the use of Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can resolve it using this method.

A common error I encounter in Trados during translation, and how I resolve it.

ITransBook — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:15:55 +0000

Recently translated an Excel file with nearly 100,000 rows, as shown in the figure.

After adding it to Trados 2021, opening the translation file prompted an out-of-memory error.

After adding it to Trados 2024, opening the translation file still showed an out-of-memory error.

Fortunately, I have ITransBook, which runs this 100,000-row file without any pressure, as shown in the figure.

After translation, as shown in the figure below:

Attempt to open this translation file with Trados 2024.

You can see that the target column contains Deepseek translations, which are very accurate, with no misalignment or misalignment issues.

By the way, I would like to introduce ITransBook. It not only supports local AI models but also mainstream AI APIs. Except for the ITransBook file translation feature, which requires payment, AI chat, text translation, hover translation, and shortcut translation are all free. Translators can use its hover translation and shortcut translation features in CAT software such as Trados, memoQ, and Wordfast. After becoming a paid member of ITransBook, translators can use ITransBook to translate Trados and memoQ format files. The ITransBook download website is www.itransbook.com, and you can also search for the ITransBook keyword in the Microsoft App Store to download it.

Translator's Self-Help: Fix Trados Startup Errors in 4 Steps

ITransBook — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:57:58 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, encountering the error box "Unable to start service 'Sdl.TranslationStudio.Api.ProjectManagement.IProjectManagementService'", translators often do not know how to resolve it. The solution I found is presented below:

1.Close Trados Studio or the error message
2.Go to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Studio 2021\Projects on your system
3.Delete the projects.xml file
4.Start Trados Studio

This error is generally caused by having too many projects in Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can resolve it by following this method.

By the way, I would like to introduce a useful translation software, ITransBook. It not only supports local AI models but also mainstream AI APIs. Except for the ITransBook file translation feature, which requires payment, AI chat, text translation, hover translation, and shortcut translation are all free. Translators can use its hover translation and shortcut translation features in CAT software such as Trados, memoQ, and Wordfast. After becoming a paid member of ITransBook, translators can use ITransBook to translate Trados and memoQ format files. The ITransBook download website is www.itransbook.com, and you can also search for the ITransBook keyword in the Microsoft App Store to download it.

Translator's Self-Help: Fix Trados Startup Errors in 3 Steps

ITransBook — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:21:57 +0000

When using Trados 2021 or other versions, if you encounter the error box "Unexpected exception when getting view part instance of view part translation result", and don’t know how to solve it, here is the solution I found:
1.Enter the following directory on your computer:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\Studio16
2.Delete the following files
BaseSettings.xml
Plugincache.xml
UserSettings.xml
3.Restart the Trados software
This error is generally caused by abnormal settings during the use of Trados, and translators often encounter it. If you encounter this error, you can solve it by following this method.

DeepL vs Claude: Which Delivers More Accurate Chinese-English Translations? A Rigorous Side-by-Side Comparison

ITransBook — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:56:23 +0000

When translating a file, the first thing we think of is that the translation must be very accurate. There are many file translation service providers on the market, including not only human translation services but also machine translation services, and in the last 2-3 years, AI translation services as well. Today, I will compare DeepL and Claude translations to see which one is more accurate.

The following is my process of comparing DeepL and Claude translations using ITransBook.
1.Open our ITransBook translation software.

2.Click the File Translation icon on the left.
3.Click the + sign in the upper left corner to create a new project.

Enter "Comparison of DEEPLE and Claude engines" for the project name. Select "English (American)" for the source language, choose "Target (1:N)" for the target option, select "Chinese (Simplified, 简体中文)" for the target language, and choose DeepL and Claude as the translation engines.
4.Click "API Settings" on the right.

I have already purchased a credit package, so I don't need to configure the API keys for DeepL and Claude. I can choose the default model, and here I will select "claude-sonnet-4-6".

Click the "Save" button.

5.Drag the file to be translated into the file translation area.

This is a screenshot after the translation is completed.

Click the "More" button, then click the "Export multilingual document" button to export the comparison translation.

Check the three displayed options and click the "Export" button.

Click the "OK" button to proceed to the comparison translation folder.

We double-click the comparison translation file to open it and begin comparing the DeepL and Claude translations.

Both DeepL and Claude translated "token" incorrectly. On March 25, the China National Committee for Terminology in Science and Technology officially issued an announcement, preferentially recommending "词元" as the standard Chinese term for "token" in the field of artificial intelligence. In translating "companies need to have both human capital and in-house AI capabilities...", Claude's translation "需要同时具备" is more specific and accurate than DeepL's translation "需要...". For this passage, I personally think Claude's translation is better.

DeepL translated "firms across the economy" as "各行业企业", which is easy to understand, and "workers" as "员工", which fits the context better, superior to Claude translating "workers" as "劳动力". For "a lot of displacement", both DeepL and Claude translated it poorly, with DeepL's translation being further from the original meaning; it should be translated as "大量岗位变动" instead. For this passage, I personally think DeepL's translation is better.

For the translation of the word "narratives", DeepL's translation as "说辞" is better, carrying an emotional tone, but for the subsequent "just narrative", DeepL translated it as "叙事", showing an inconsistency in terminology translation. For these two passages, I personally think DeepL's translation is better.

For "reduce prices for customers", DeepL translated it as "为客户降低成本", while Claude translated it as "为客户降低价格". DeepL's translation is more accurate and flexible; the passage revolves around costs, so it should be reducing costs. For this passage, I personally think DeepL's translation is better.

Overall, DeepL was more accurate in translating this interview article, while Claude still has room for improvement in terms of word choice.

DeepL vs Claude: Which Delivers More Accurate Chinese English Translations? A Rigorous Side by Side Comparison

ITransBook — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:13:04 +0000

The following is my process of comparing DeepL and Claude translations using ITransBook.

Open our ITransBook translation software.

Click the File Translationicon on the left.
Click the + sign in the upper left corner to create a new project.

Click "API Settings" on the right.

I have already purchased a credit package, so I don't need to configure the API keys for DeepL and Claude. I can choose the default model, and here I will select "claude-sonnet-4-6".

Click the "Save" button.

Drag the file to be translated into the file translation area.

This is a screenshot after the translation is completed.

Click the "More" button, then click the "Export multilingual document" button to export the comparison translation.

Check the three displayed options and click the "Export" button.

Click the "OK" button to proceed to the comparison translation folder.

We double-click the comparison translation file to open it and begin comparing the DeepL and Claude translations.

Overall, DeepL was more accurate in translating this interview article, while Claude still has room for improvement in terms of word choice.

How to survive as a translator in the age of AI (without losing your job)

ITransBook — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:22:21 +0000

AI is taking over translation jobs? Yes. But those who know how to use it are more in demand than ever.

The tool is not the enemy; not knowing how to use the tool is.
Recently, in several translation forums and groups, I've seen more and more people complaining: "Fewer orders, lower prices, clients using machine translation results to drive down rates." Someone posted late at night asking: "After ten years of translating, is it time to switch careers now?" A friend recently told me that a major U.S. translation platform, which used to offer English-to-Chinese translation jobs at $100 per 1,000 words, has drastically cut rates this year to $20 per 1,000 words for MTPE jobs.
This anxiety is real. The quality of AI translation has evolved from "barely understandable" to "usable in most scenarios." Companies have done the math: for a product manual, one hour of human proofreading after machine translation reduces costs by 75% compared to four hours of translating from scratch. If you were the boss, what would you choose?

Low-end, repetitive, formatted translation jobs are disappearing rapidly. This is not a prediction; it is an ongoing fact.

But on the other hand, I also see another group of translators—their work hasn't decreased, and their hourly rates have actually increased. They are getting high-value jobs: marketing copy, legal contracts, medical reports, game localization... content that AI still struggles with. And they all have one thing in common: they are all using AI tools to work for them.

What jobs is AI actually taking away?

Don't get angry just yet; let's objectively look at what AI is good at:
1.Technical manuals, instructions, standard official documents (fixed formats, repetitive wording)
2.News briefs, emails, simple inquiry responses (requiring no creativity or emotion)
3.Multilingual product descriptions (e-commerce, software interfaces, initial subtitle translation)

What characterizes these jobs? High repetitiveness, low emotion, low ambiguity. Exactly the areas where neural network translation excels.
When 60-80% of jobs in an industry can be automated, the remaining manual work naturally dwindles significantly. This is not unique to the translation industry—cars replaced horse-drawn carriages, Excel replaced the abacus, Photoshop replaced the darkroom, ATMs replaced bank tellers. Technology eliminates not people, but old ways of working.

What jobs can AI still not handle?

Just look a little further ahead, and you'll see the boundaries of AI translation:
Creative Marketing: Puns, cultural references, emotional tone—AI output is often "correct but not quite right."
Legal/Medical/Patents: Extremely high requirements for terminological precision; one wrong word could cost millions.
Literature/Poetry: Faithfulness, expressiveness, elegance? AI struggles even with "faithfulness"; "elegance" is a luxury.
Game Localization: Character voice, world-view consistency, player inside jokes—requires someone who understands games.
Confidential Documents: Many companies explicitly prohibit uploading files to cloud translation tools, even free ones.
These jobs share a common requirement: a human must be present. And often, it needs to be a senior translator, someone who knows the industry, someone willing to take responsibility for the outcome.
It's not that AI can't do it, but the cost of a mistake is too high, and companies don't dare entrust it entirely to AI.

So, what should translators do?

Three paths. You can choose one.

Path One: Become a "post-editing" expert. Let AI do the first pass, and you proofread and correct it. With proficiency, efficiency can be 3-5 times that of purely manual work. The hourly rate might not drop; in fact, because you work faster, even at a slightly lower per-unit rate, the total volume doubles, and total income stays about the same.

Path Two: Specialize in a high-value niche. Medical, legal, patents, literature, game localization... each field requires 1-2 years of deep study. Once you build up your expertise barriers, AI is no longer your opponent—you become AI's supervisor.

Path Three: Learn to arm yourself with AI tools. This is the quickest way to see results right now. There are many tools: DeepL, Google Translate, ChatGPT... but there's one problem—they all require uploading files to the cloud.

If you're a freelance translator, and a client sends you a confidentiality agreement, a medical record, or an internal company financial report, do you dare upload it to the cloud for translation? Many translation contracts clearly state: Do not transmit documents to third-party servers. One violation, and your reputation is ruined.
At this point, you need a translation tool that can run locally.

Why is a local translation tool a "rigid necessity" for translators?

This is why I want to mention iTransBook—it's not here to take your job but to give you a safer gun.
Fully Local Operation: Your files never leave your computer. The confidential contract from the client is translated and deleted, leaving no trace.
Preserves Original Formatting: Drag PDF, Word, or PPT files directly in; the formatting remains intact after translation, saving you half an hour of readjusting tables.
Flexible Model Selection: You can use open-source local AI (free, private) or connect to cloud APIs (higher quality)—you decide based on the document's sensitivity level.
Glossary Support: Import the client's term base, and the translation automatically adheres to specifications, reducing later revisions.
Essentially, it is an "AI efficiency tool for translators." Use it to produce initial drafts, for reference, to handle large volumes of low-value documents, and save your energy to polish the 20% of high-value content.

The future is not "Human vs. AI," but "Humans with AI vs. Humans without AI"

The translation industry will not disappear. Just as mathematicians didn't disappear when calculators came, and painters didn't disappear when Photoshop arrived. However, accountants who can't use calculators, designers who can't use Photoshop, and translators who can't use AI will inevitably be phased out.
Those complaining in forum posts might not be angry at AI, but at the frustration of realizing they need to change but not knowing where to start.

*I hope this article offers a gentler perspective: a tool can be an opponent you dislike, or it can be a lever in your hands. The difference lies in whether you are willing to take one more step.
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If the translation tool you currently use requires uploading files, and your client asks you to sign a confidentiality agreement, you might want to try iTransBook. It's free to download, runs locally, and supports multiple document formats.
www.itransbook.com