Arthur Liu
Beijing,China
Summary
Experienced freelance translator with 5+ years of experience in translating essays & fictions from English to Chinese, with Japanese as second foreign language. Also an author & critic of science fiction and fantasy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Translator (Contract)
Future Affair Administration
- Translated "l(28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We're Getting Married" by Fonda Lee into Chinese, published in Non-Existent SFF (WeChat official account)
Translator & Editor (Self-Employed)
Tsinghua University Student SFF Association
- Translated The Brick Moon by Edward Everett Hale into
Chinese, published in the club anthology E=mc³: Fantastic Side-Wonders of Science Studies (Central Compilation & Translation Press, July 2022). - Translated "Deadline" by Cleve Cartmill into Chinese, published in the club anthology E=mc: Fantastic Side-Wonders of Science Studies (Central Compilation & Translation Press, July 2022).
- Translated The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish into
Chinese, to be published in the club anthology Ascension from Earth. - Served as proofreader of other members' translations.
Translation (Contract)
Science Fiction World
- Translated "Universal Print" by Fonda Lee into Chinese, published on Science Fiction World (August 2021).
- Translated The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel
Adventure by Xavier Dollo and Diibril Morissette-Phan into Chinese, to be published in May 2024.
Translator
Freelance
- Translated "A Short Guide to lrish Science Fiction" by Jack Fennell as part of a Worldcon guide for Chinese attendees in 2019, finally published in Zero Gravity lssue 13.
- Translated "Science Fiction in Portugal - The Drawing up of a Territory" by Teresa Sousa de Almeida into Chinese, published in Zero Gravity lssue 13.
- Translated "Chengdu Exploration Editorial Department, Or A Scifinaut Lands in Chengdu" by Joseph Brant into Chinese, published in Zero Gravity lssue 15.
Translator & Site Administrator (Self-Employed)
Chinese Science Fiction Database
10.2017 - Current
- Translated over 100 thematic entries of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction from English to Chinese.
- Writing Chinese introduction for people, works, publications, etc. for CSFDB, based on their public information.
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Beihang University
Beijing, China07.2016
Skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Accurate Translation
- Goal Setting
- Original Text Review
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Japanese
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Translator & Site Administrator (Self-Employed)
Chinese Science Fiction Database
10.2017 - Current
Translator (Contract)
Future Affair Administration
Translator & Editor (Self-Employed)
Tsinghua University Student SFF Association
Translation (Contract)
Science Fiction World
Translator
Freelance
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Tsinghua University
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Beihang University
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