Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword to the Fifth Edition -- Preface to the Fifth Edition -- 1.How to become a translator -- 2. Bilingualism - the myths and the truth -- 3. The client's viewpoint -- 4. Running a translation business -- 5. Your working environment and the tools of the trade -- 6. Machine translation and computer-aided translation -- 7. Sources of reference, data retrieval and file management -- 8. Quality control and accountability -- 9. Presentation and delivery of translations -- 10. What to do if things go wrong -- 11. Professional organisations for translators -- 12. Planning your exit strategy -- 13. Glossary of terms -- 14.Appendix -- 15.Index