我们这些支持太平洋地区母语译员的人试图表达的是，同时打开 PT7 和 PT8，以便使用旧的 PT7 资源，对于我们所工作的许多 PT 用户来说，不是一个可行的解决方案。
在这个世界地区，有许多相对较小的语言群体，能够成为自己人民译员的人，是那些没有离开他们的家乡社区多年去接受高等教育的人。大多数拥有高学历和计算机使用经验以及从数字屏幕阅读经验的人，（据他们自己承认）对自己语言的细微之处了解得不够好，无法翻译圣经。这些人，同样，也被期望在毕业后找到好工作来支持他们的家庭和社区，以回报家庭对教育的资助。
因此，这些地区的大多数译员只有高中学历或更低。许多人以前没有计算机经验，可能也没有“智能手机”经验（尽管电话使用与在桌面上管理多个程序有很大不同）。在我们工作的多语言群体中，几年前举办了一个很好的 TW（Folio）研讨会。在大约 15 名与会者中，只有两人在研讨会后实际使用过 TW：两名翻译顾问学员（现在是 PNG 的全职顾问）。
其他人依赖 Paratext 中的 Translator’s Handbooks（译员手册）和 Trans. Notes（翻译笔记），以及“真正的”纸质参考书，这些书更容易使用，可以放在电脑旁边快速查阅。他们非常敏锐，学习能力强。但他们的精力集中在学会如何很好地翻译上；当有更熟悉的工具可用时，学习复杂的计算机任务是很困难的（TN 在这里不容易获得，或者无法以纸质形式携带）。
因此，在这个拥有许多小语言和艰难旅行条件的世界地区，将 Translators’ Notes（译员笔记）引入 Paratext 8 有着非常真实的需求。
KimB
What those of us who support mother tongue translators in the Pacific are trying to say is that having PT7 and PT8 open at the same time, so that the old PT7 resources can be used, is not a workable solution for many of the PT users we work with.
In this part of the world, with a great number of relatively small language groups, the people who are able to become translators for their own people are those who have not left their home communities for the many years it takes to obtain tertiary education. Most of the people with higher degrees and experience using computers and reading from digital screens, do not know the finer points of their language well enough (by their own admission) to translate the Bible. These people, as well, are expected to get good jobs after graduating to support their families and communities, in return for family assistance with education.
Thus most of the translators in these parts have a high school education or less. Many have had no previous computer experience, and likely no “smart phone” experience either (although phone use is much different than managing multiple programs on a desktop). In the multi-language group we work with, a good TW (Folio) workshop was held a few years ago. Of the 15 or so attendees only two of them have actually used TW since the workshop: the two translation consultant trainees (who are now full consultants in PNG).
The others depend on the Translator’s Handbooks and Trans. Notes in Paratext, and on “real” paper reference books, which are easier to use and can be open beside the computer for quick reference. They are extremely sharp and learn well. But their energy is focused on learning to translate well; it’s hard to learn complex computer tasks when more familiar tools are available (TN is not readily available here, or transportable, in paper form).
So there is a very real need to get Translators’ Notes into Paratext 8, in this part of the world with its many small languages and difficult travel conditions.
KimB
机器翻译自 English
