AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION（ATA）

美国翻译公会

Code of Professional Conduct and Business Practices

操守准则与职业规范

I. As a Translator or Interpreter, a pidge for ideas from one language to another and one culture to another, I commit myself to the highest standards of performance, ethical behavior, and business practices.

本人身为翻译╱口译人员，职在跨越语文与文化差异协助顾客进行沟通，矢志追求最高标准之服务品质，遵守最高标准之职业道德，并服譍已知之专业善良惯例。本人愿：

A. I will endeavor to translate or interpret the original message faithfully, to satisfy the needs of the end user(s). I acknowledge that this level of excellence requires:

履行忠信之翻译，全力满足顾客之需求及为顾客解决问题。本人了解此等专业翻译工作必须具备以下条件：

    1.   Mastery of the target language equivalent to that of an educated native speaker,

    精熟于译出语文，表达能力相当于以该语文为母语并受高等教育者；

    2.   Up-to-date knowledge of the subject material and its terminology in both languages,

    就翻译主题所属知识领域随时进修新知，熟悉两种语文之专用辞语；

    3.   Access to information resources and reference materials, and knowledge of the tools of my profession,

    建立并接触丰富之信息来源与参考资料，熟知专业工作所需之各项工具；

    4.   Continuing efforts to improve, poaden, and deepen my skills and knowledge.

    不断改进及加强工作所需之知识与技术。

B. I will be truthful about my qualifications and will not accept any assignments for which I am not fully qualified.

信实呈报专业资格与经历，不承接自身资历不胜任之工作。

C. I will safeguard the interests of my clients as my own and pulge no confidential information.

尽力维护顾客权益，不披露或滥用顾客之机密信息与智能财产。

D.  I will notify my clients of any unresolved difficulties. If we cannot resolve a dispute, we will seek arbitration.

如实告知顾客翻译╱口译工作所遇之困难，与顾客共谋解决。

E. I will use a client as a reference only if I am prepared to name a person to attest to the quality of my work.

未经顾客同意不滥用顾客之推荐。

F. I will respect and refrain from interfering with or supplanting any business relationship between my client and my client's client.

尊重顾客与其客户或事业伙伴之商业关系，不加以破坏或图利。

II. As an employer or contractor of translators and/or interpreters, I will uphold the above standards in my business. I further commit myself to the following practices with translators and interpreters:

专业翻译机构自律规范：

本公司为雇用翻译╱口译人员之翻译机构，愿恪守前述职业道德标准，并承诺遵守下述各项行业优良惯例：

A. I will put my contractual relationship with translators and interpreters in writing and state my expectations prior to work.

应于翻译╱口译工作开始之前与翻译╱口译人员约定双方之期望与条件，并订立书面契约。授予著作人按例应获之承认。

B.  I will adhere to agreed terms, payment schedules, and agreed changes, and will not capriciously change job descriptions after work has begun.

应遵守约定之条件及经双方同意之条件变更，绝不于工作开始后要求变更工作内容或给付条件。

C.  I will deal directly with the translator or interpreter about any dispute. If we cannot resolve a dispute, we will seek arbitration.

如遇任何与工作相关之争议，应直接与翻译╱口译人员交涉。不能解决之争议应交付仲裁。如经同意使用，应善意使用于约定之用途。

D.  I will not require translators or interpreters to do unpaid work for the prospect of a paid assignment.

不得为争取顾客之译案而要求翻译╱口译人员从事免费或折价之工作。

E.  I will not use translators' or interpreters' credentials in bidding or promoting my business without their consent or without the bona fide intention to use their services.

未经翻译╱口译人员同意，不得擅借翻译╱口译人员之信誉作为接案报价或行销之助力；

F.  For translations for publication or performance over which I have direct control, I will give translators recognition traditionally given authors.

委托翻译╱口译人员从事出版品或演出活动之翻译，本公司应在权限内对翻译╱口译员授予著作人按例应获之承认。

As Amended by the ATA Board of Directors March 2002

2003年2月美国翻译协会董事会修订