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Being bilingual is not the same as being a translator.

Bilinguals are already better than the low end translation market.

They are much more capable of becoming translators though. Reading and writing both languages is 90% of the way there.

> Reading and writing both languages is 90% of the way there.

It really isn't. It's maybe 40% there. Actual good translation of something requires you to be very good in the "I'm good at writing literary essays" sense in both languages, and be able to understand and research relevant references in both languages, and be able to understand various cultural differences, and....

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