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juansalso · 07-04-2009, 09:19 AM

thanks for your helpful hints. I think I made a mistake when I when I first posted so it appeared like four times. Anyways, I got my hands on a code of ethics and I'll be studying that. As for the translations I guess there is nothing I can do. However I did find some source material in English (from a NAATI English to Chinese test) and translated. I took me 50 minutes and I don't know how well I did. For those of you who have sat NAATI what do you think? Is it too literal? Where would I lose points? Thanks

Economic Growth and Increased Wellbeing

Overall, the figures for developed countries suggest that, in itself, additional income is unlikely to make much difference to wellbeing. Obviously, however, income matters a great deal for people living in poverty. There are powerful arguments for more economic growth in countries where a large proportion of the populace lives in poverty. But this should not be construed as automatic approval of growth at all costs: the nature of the growth process matters. Increases in average income often conceal widening inequality, and in countries undergoing industrialisation large numbers of people are thrown out of rural impoverishment into a worse condition in the uncontrolled economies of the cities. In addition, millions of people who have climbed their way out of poverty have been plunged back into it by economic collapse, with no safety net and in an even worse situation than when they were back in their rural villages and had a plot of land to rely on.

Below a certain threshold, increasing income does improve wellbeing, but when a nation has risen above that threshold, it is no longer persuasive to argue that even more growth is needed to conquer residual poverty. Rich nations have in almost all cases been rich for a long time, but even in those nations the problem of residual poverty has become an insoluble one. Indeed, in most industrialized nations, by some measures poverty rates have actually risen in the last two decades, despite the fact that average incomes have continued to grow.
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Crecimiento Econ�mico y Aumento del Bienestar

En general, las figuras correspondientes a los pa�ses desarrollados sugieren que cualquier ingreso adicional por si mismo, rara vez marca diferencia alguna en el bienestar. Sin embargo, es obvio que los ingresos son sumamente importantes para las personas que viven en la pobreza. Existen razones de peso a favor de un mayor crecimiento econ�mico en pa�ses en los cuales una gran proporci�n de la poblaci�n vive en la pobreza. No obstante, esto no se debe interpretar como la aprobaci�n autom�tica para el crecimiento a cualquier precio: el car�cter de dicho proceso es importante. El aumento del ingreso promedio a menudo esconde un ensanchamiento en la igualdad y en pa�ses en proceso de industrializaci�n un sinn�mero de personas que viven en condiciones de pobreza rural se ven lanzadas a condiciones peores en las econom�as no controladas de las ciudades. Adicionalmente, millones de personas que han luchado y han salido de la pobreza se han visto devueltos a esta gracias al colapso econ�mico, sin red de protecci�n alguna en que depender y en una situaci�n aun peor que en la que se encontraban cuando estaban en sus poblaciones rurales y pose�an un lote de tierra del cual depender.

Debajo de un nivel determinado, el aumento de ingreso si aporta al bienestar, pero cuando una naci�n ha sobrepasado este nivel, no hay raz�n convincente para argumentar que un mayor crecimiento sea necesario para conquistar la pobreza residual. Las naciones ricas, en el mayor de los casos, han sido ricas por un largo tiempo y sin embargo en estas naciones la pobreza residual se ha convertido en un problema sin soluci�n. De hecho, de acuerdo a cierto est�ndares, en la mayor�a de las naciones industrializadas las tasas de pobreza han subido en las dos ultimas d�cadas a pesar del crecimiento continuo del ingreso promedio.

07-04-2009, 09:19 AM	#3
juansalso New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 29 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 8	Re: spanish translation test sample thanks for your helpful hints. I think I made a mistake when I when I first posted so it appeared like four times. Anyways, I got my hands on a code of ethics and I'll be studying that. As for the translations I guess there is nothing I can do. However I did find some source material in English (from a NAATI English to Chinese test) and translated. I took me 50 minutes and I don't know how well I did. For those of you who have sat NAATI what do you think? Is it too literal? Where would I lose points? Thanks Economic Growth and Increased Wellbeing Overall, the figures for developed countries suggest that, in itself, additional income is unlikely to make much difference to wellbeing. Obviously, however, income matters a great deal for people living in poverty. There are powerful arguments for more economic growth in countries where a large proportion of the populace lives in poverty. But this should not be construed as automatic approval of growth at all costs: the nature of the growth process matters. Increases in average income often conceal widening inequality, and in countries undergoing industrialisation large numbers of people are thrown out of rural impoverishment into a worse condition in the uncontrolled economies of the cities. In addition, millions of people who have climbed their way out of poverty have been plunged back into it by economic collapse, with no safety net and in an even worse situation than when they were back in their rural villages and had a plot of land to rely on. Below a certain threshold, increasing income does improve wellbeing, but when a nation has risen above that threshold, it is no longer persuasive to argue that even more growth is needed to conquer residual poverty. Rich nations have in almost all cases been rich for a long time, but even in those nations the problem of residual poverty has become an insoluble one. Indeed, in most industrialized nations, by some measures poverty rates have actually risen in the last two decades, despite the fact that average incomes have continued to grow. ---- Crecimiento Econ�mico y Aumento del Bienestar En general, las figuras correspondientes a los pa�ses desarrollados sugieren que cualquier ingreso adicional por si mismo, rara vez marca diferencia alguna en el bienestar. Sin embargo, es obvio que los ingresos son sumamente importantes para las personas que viven en la pobreza. Existen razones de peso a favor de un mayor crecimiento econ�mico en pa�ses en los cuales una gran proporci�n de la poblaci�n vive en la pobreza. No obstante, esto no se debe interpretar como la aprobaci�n autom�tica para el crecimiento a cualquier precio: el car�cter de dicho proceso es importante. El aumento del ingreso promedio a menudo esconde un ensanchamiento en la igualdad y en pa�ses en proceso de industrializaci�n un sinn�mero de personas que viven en condiciones de pobreza rural se ven lanzadas a condiciones peores en las econom�as no controladas de las ciudades. Adicionalmente, millones de personas que han luchado y han salido de la pobreza se han visto devueltos a esta gracias al colapso econ�mico, sin red de protecci�n alguna en que depender y en una situaci�n aun peor que en la que se encontraban cuando estaban en sus poblaciones rurales y pose�an un lote de tierra del cual depender. Debajo de un nivel determinado, el aumento de ingreso si aporta al bienestar, pero cuando una naci�n ha sobrepasado este nivel, no hay raz�n convincente para argumentar que un mayor crecimiento sea necesario para conquistar la pobreza residual. Las naciones ricas, en el mayor de los casos, han sido ricas por un largo tiempo y sin embargo en estas naciones la pobreza residual se ha convertido en un problema sin soluci�n. De hecho, de acuerdo a cierto est�ndares, en la mayor�a de las naciones industrializadas las tasas de pobreza han subido en las dos ultimas d�cadas a pesar del crecimiento continuo del ingreso promedio.