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Dutch to English: Scheiding der machten- division of power Detailed field: Journalism
Source text - Dutch
Belgen hebben een vrij precieze voorstelling van hun justitie. Zij ontlenen die aan Amerikaanse advocatenfilms. Ons gerecht werkt volgens hen zoals de Hollywoodversie van het Amerikaanse. Zij geloven ook dat het de wet handhaaft. In zijn abstractie is dat een licht wereldvreemde opvatting. Via onze belasting leggen wij, burgers, een niet onaardig, maar toch begrensd pakket middelen aan, om het criminele gedrag van de medeburgers in te dijken, misdadigers achterna te zitten, hen voor de rechter te slepen en via de gevangenis weer naar het rechte pad te leiden. Net zoals met een gezinsbudget is met dat pakket niet alles mogelijk. Men moet, bij manier van spreken, de maand zien door te komen, door sommige misdrijven niet te achtervolgen, te doen alsof diefstal niet erg is, gevangenen wat vroeger vrij te laten omdat de gevangenissen al overvol zitten, jonge boefjes meteen te laten gaan omdat ze niet kunnen worden opgevangen, niet overal evenveel politiebewaking te voorzien enzovoort.
Translation - English
Belgians have a fairly precise image of their Department of Justice. They draw it from American lawyer films. Our justice, according to them, works like the Hollywood version of the American one. They also believe it upholds the law. In its abstraction is this a rather unworldy view. Through our taxes, we -citizens- build a not bad, but still limited packet of means to dam the criminal behaviour of our fellow citizens, to chase criminals, to drag them for the judge, and to lead them back straight through prison. Just like with a family budget, not everything is possible with this packet. You have to, so to say, try to make it to the end of the month; by not persuing certain crimes, by pretending theft is not that bad, by releasing criminals a bit earlier because the prisons are overcrowded, by letting young toughs go on the spot because they can not be given the right assistance, by not providing as much police monitoring in every place and so on.
I am a linguist by degree, having a MA in Chinese language and culture. This is not a translator certificate, but I have been living in China for the last 6 years as an English teacher, which has improved my Chinese, as well as my English, immensely.
I feel confident translating Dutch to English, and have been doing so on a freelance basis for the past six months.
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