Interpreting is not something that should be taken lightly. Whether we are talking about legal, business or medical interpreting- providing interpreting services for a paying clientele indicates customers are paying for a high level of expertise. When customers pay someone to handle things for them, it's because the other person is an expert in that field. Just because bilingual adults are fluent in 2 languages, doesn't make them an expert interpreter. Sure, knowing both languages is a definite start, but that doesn't make you a medical interpreter on its' own.
Imagine you are a 19 year old college student in your first year of law school, and you have to appear before a court to plead a case. The rational person would go ahead and hire a lawyer to plead the case before a judge. Primarily because the lawyer knows more than you do, they have studied the law and dedicated their life towards understanding it.
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Interpreting In Orthopedics & The Fundamentals Of Vocabulary
