I have learned many languages, but I’ve not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has.

I have learned many languages, but I've not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has.

Today, my guest is Dana Ivanovich, who has worked for the last twenty years as an interpreter.

Now, I'd like to begin by saying that I have on occasions used an interpreter myself as a foreign correspondent.

Turning every single word into the target language would put too much strain on the interpreter and slow down the whole process too much.