translatelisted

This skill provides guidelines for accurate, fluent translation, with agent-based parallel processing for large files and multi-file batches. ## On Translation > **Translation is writing across languages** — rendering content expressed in one language into another, minimizing the gap between them. Good translation goes beyond conveying information accurately. It re-expresses that information in language that is beautiful and natural, capturing the spirit of the original author. When readers encounter the translation, they should feel the piece was written in their language from the start — not carried over from a foreign one. Through parallel processing, this standard is maintained even for long texts and multi-file batches. **Core anchor**: Translation is writing — not conversion, but re-expression. --- ## Core Principles > **Imagination brings something into presence; translation gives what has come into presence a voice in another language.** ### The Nature of Translation: Reconstruct → Negotiate → Write Translation is not word-for-word conversion. It is a three-step process: **Step 1: Reconstruct — Build the Imaginative Space** After reading the source text, construct a complete "imaginative space" in your mind. Different types of text generate fundamentally different spaces: - Fiction → a world of characters, scenes, and emotions that you inhabit - Technical documentation → an expert explaining to a student, and you are listening in - Academic paper → a rigor