94岁的澳大利亚口译员至今每周工作五天,通常每天工作3至4小时,主要从事匈牙利语和英语口译,目前主要通过电话和视频进行远程工作[1]。她的职业生涯已跨越六十年,始于1950年代末,迄今仍无退休计划,称只要思维清晰就会继续工作[1]。
这位口译员1951年1月作为战争流离失所者抵达墨尔本,当时仅18岁[1]。她在65岁时因公务员强制退休年龄被迫离职,随后转向自由职业继续从事口译工作[1]。在长期职业生涯中,她创立或参与创立了澳大利亚多个口译和翻译服务机构,曾任新州民族事务专员,获颁大英帝国勋章、澳洲勋章和口译翻译勋章[1]。2000年悉尼奥运会期间,她还担任了匈牙利奥委会主席[1]。
A 94-year-old Australian interpreter continues to work five days a week, typically logging three to four hours daily, with no intention of retiring despite her remarkable career spanning six decades [1]. She began her professional journey in the late 1950s after arriving in Melbourne in January 1951 as a war-displaced person at the age of 18 [1]. Her career has centered on Hungarian-English interpretation, and she now conducts most of her work remotely via telephone and video [1].
The interpreter was forced to leave her position at age 65 due to mandatory retirement rules for civil servants, prompting her transition to freelance work where she has remained active ever since [1]. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in establishing or co-founding several interpretation and translation services in Australia and has held significant roles, including serving as commissioner for ethnic affairs in New South Wales and president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee during the 2000 Sydney Olympics [1]. Her contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Australia, and the Interpreter and Translator Award [1]. She states that as long as her mind remains clear, she intends to continue working [1].