Since 1999 We have provided translation services for families from:
US, Canada, Australia, France,
Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and China
"Accuracy, promptness and confidentiality are the principles of our service."
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 | The orphanage or foster family was the first family your child had. You are very grateful for the wonderful care that they gave your child and hope to know more about your child's early life. When your children grow older, they will ask more and more questions and may want to visit their first family. It is very important to keep in touch with the orphanage or foster family. We have done many letter translations since 1999. We have not met with most of the families that we have served but we became good friends. Thanks a lot for the trust!
The following information will tell you how we can work for you:
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English to Chinese
Send a copy of the letter by mail or e-mail.
Please do not send your pictures to us if you are not going to send the pictures through China Born Kids. Number your pictures and then send us a numbered list of captions to match your pictures. We'll send you back numbered labels. |
Cost: $1.50 per line of English letter
$1.00 per label for pictures or address
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Attention new customers:
English translations of Chinese names can be many different Chinese characters. Please send (mail or scan and e-mail) a copy of any paper with the name of your child, the orphanage director, the caregiver, the foster family and any addresses in Chinese characters which you mentioned in your letter. |
Chinese to English
Please mail a copy of the letter to Ling Tang: PO Box 2288, Abington, MA 02351 or scan and e-mail. |
Cost: $1.50 per line of English letter
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Please read the following carefully:
- Charges are figured using MS Word with Times New Roman style, 12 font size, and 1.25 inch margins. A line less than half the width of a page is not charged. A line of half or more than half the width of the page is charged as a line.
- Minimum charge is $10.00 for picture captions or letter translation.
- Please attach a self-addressed stamped envelope if hard copy needed otherwise $3 or more mailing fee will be charged.
- For big package or international mail the required postage and packing cost will be charged.
- Delivery time:
- Translation will be mailed or e-mailed 5 business days after receipt.
- For service in less than 5 days there will be an additional $10.00 charge. Only available for letters 2 pages or less and send through e-mail.
- For 24 hour service there will be an additional $25.00 charge. Only available for letters 2 pages or less and send through e-mail.
- Please allow more time for the translation more than 5 pages or for a scrapbook.
- If letters to different recipients are identical, only 10% will be charged for the second letter, plus standard fee for lines that are different from the first letter if there are some. For accuracy you must mark the lines that are different.
- If sets of caption labels to different recipients are identical, only 50% will be charged for the second set, Standard fee applies for captions that are different from the first set.
- Fee for translation service during Chinese New Year (from two weeks before to two weeks after) will be three times the normal rate. Please try to avoid this period of time.
- E-mail to China is available if you have e-mail address.
- All letters will be treated as strictly confidential. Please remember that e-mail is not secure.
- We will translate personal letters only. We will not translate official documents or legal papers.
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International calls to China also available. Please contact us for details.
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Mailing address:
CBK Culture Center
PO BOX 2288
Abington Ma. 02351
Telephone: 781-878-6229
E-mail: info@chinabornkids.com
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I have used Ling Tang's Translation Services for 3 years. I have used a couple other translators, and none compare to Ling's professionalism, high quality of work, and reliability. She maintains the highest standards of confidentiality, and understands that what she translates is very private information. Thanks to Ling, our family now has an ongoing, cordial relationship with our older daughter's first home, an orphanage in China.
Susan, Quincy
Ling has translated our letters to and from our daughter's foster family in China for four years now. We value her sensitivity and her expert language skills so much, as she has helped us to form a true bond with this special part of our family. My husband and I are eternally grateful to Ling for all the valuable Chinese cultural experiences that she has given our daughter and our family. They are irreplaceable and will forever enrich our lives.
Libby and Tim, Hingham
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