Characteristics, Tools And Reform In Fao Chinese Translation Group

This article is a general report on the internship conducted during the period from February to April of 2011 in FAO, the Rome-based UN organization. The purpose of this report is to facilitate translation departments in international organizations as well as translation companies through a briefing of the FAO translation group in terms of translation tool application, translation process management and personnel organization. It will start by presenting the characteristics and functions of FAO and the innate characteristics of FAO documents, then move on to introducing the three major electronic devices adopted as well as the personnel organization. Last last but not the least, conclude by raising some suggestions for improvement in organizational translation groups.