翻译技术速递Apple launches new translation app with iOS 14 update
苹果公司在iOS 14更新中推出新的翻译应用程序
Apple have announced the launch of a new translation app as part of their iOS 14 update. Previously, Apple has had issues competing with other tech giants, such as Google, when it came to translation but that may be about to change. The app, appropriately called ‘Translate’, requires no internet connection due to all the translations being processed locally with a Neural Engine, which is perhaps its most significant feature.
Whilst the app will aid communication for people all over the world, the app is intended for use with speech or short written sentences and is not intended to translate whole web pages or documents. The user interface is simple and easy to use, with a language selector, text field and record button whilst also working in landscape mode.
At launch, the Translate app will be able to translate the following 11 languages:
English
Mandarin Chinese
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Arabic
Portuguese
Russian
These languages are just the first of more to come according to Apple, as they have plans to add more languages as the app matures.
Other features of the iOS 14 update that Apple have previewed include “the biggest update ever to Home Screen pages with beautifully redesigned widgets and the App Library, a new way to tap into the App Store with App Clips, powerful updates to Messages, and more.”
If you’d like to find out more about how Google and Apple compare when it comes to machine translation, please read our other blog ‘Google Translate vs Siri: Which is best?’.
作为iOS 14更新的一部分，苹果公司宣布推出一款新的翻译应用程序。 此前，苹果公司在翻译方面面临与谷歌等其他科技巨头的竞争问题，但这种情况可能即将改变。 这款名为“Translate”的应用程序无需连接互联网，因为所有的翻译都使用一个神经引擎在本地进行处理，这或许是其最重要的特点。
虽然该应用程序将帮助世界各地的人们交流，但该应用程序是针对语音或简短的书面句子，而不是用来翻译整个网页或文档。 用户界面简单易用，有语言选择器，文本字段和记录按钮，同时还可以横向模式下使用。
在发布时，翻译应用程序将能够翻译以下11种语言:
英语
汉语普通话
法语
德语
西班牙语
意大利语
日语
韩语
阿拉伯语
葡萄牙语
俄语
根据苹果公司的说法，这些语言只是第一批，随着应用程序的成熟，他们计划添加更多的语言。
苹果公司预展的iOS 14更新的其他功能还包括“对主屏幕页面进行了有史以来最大的更新，其中包括经过重新设计的精美的小部件、应用程序库、一种通过App Clip进入应用程序商店的新方式以及强大的消息更新等等。”
如果你想了解更多关于谷歌和苹果在机器翻译方面的比较，请阅读我们的另一篇博客“谷歌翻译vs Siri:哪个最好？”。
以上中文文本为机器翻译，存在不同程度偏差和错误，请理解并参考英文原文阅读。
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