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Afrikaans to English: Kaalkop, Nataniël, Published by Human & Rousseau, Cape Town 2004. General field: Medical
Source text - Afrikaans Die groot geskenk
Nie op een van die twee planete wat ek tans bewoon, het ek al iemand ontmoet wat meer opgewonde kan raak oor ‘n toegedraaide voorwerp as ekself nie. ‘n Onverwagse kledingstuk in ‘n buitengewone verpakking, ‘n tuisgemaakte eetding in ‘n bruinpapier, ‘n kombuislap oor ‘n volgestopte mandjie, enigiets wat wag om oopgemaak te word, verskaf aan my die plesier waarvan die meeste mense nog net kan droom. Nie ‘n honger kat in ‘n melkery kan die emosionele melkweg betree waardeur ek telkemale tuimel in die tenwoordigheid van ‘n geskenk nie. En nie om te ontvang nie, maar om te beplan, op te spoor, op te tooi en af te lewer.
Party mense ry perd, ander klim berg, sommige reis met karavane, ek koop geskenke. Die helfte van my tyd op aarde word spandeer aan soektogte deur winkels, nagtogte op die internet en strooptogte by die papierverskaffers. Terwyl die res van die skepping se mansbevolking grassny, snork voor die televisie, skree vanaf pawiljoene of sloof in kantore, is ek soos ‘n besetene besig om verassings in dosies te prop, strikke te stoom en kaartjies te gom.
Translation - English English translation by Joan du Plessis:
The big present
On neither of the two planets that I currently inhabit have I found anyone who can get more excited about a wrapped article than me. An unexpected item of clothing in unusual packaging, a home-made edible treat in brown paper, a kitchen cloth over a full basket, anything that waits to be opened, gives me more pleasure than most people can even dream of. And not only to receive, but to plan, to hunt down, to embellish and to deliver.
Some people ride horses, others climb mountains, yet others travel in caravans, I buy presents. Half of my time on earth is spent in searches through shops, night sessions on the internet and marauding sessions at paper sellers. While the rest of the creation’s male population mow the lawn, snore in front of the television, shout from pavilion or toil in offices, I am busy, as one possessed, shoving surprises into boxes, steaming bows, and glueing cards.
I am a skilled writer and editor of business documents. I earned the MPhil (cum laude), Document Analysis and Design, from Stellenbosch University: one of the modules was Advanced Translation Theory. Have been working as a document writer since October 2003.
Also hold a BA majoring in Industrial Psychology and Sociology from UNISA.
Have senior management experience in the health field in both the public and private sectors. Also have a passion for adult education and training: have 13 years experience as a nursing tutor, am a qualified Skills Development Facilitator, Assessor of Learning Outcomes.
Am fluent in Afrikaans: my mother language is English.
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