The Influence of MT toward
BAE Relevance Judgments
Background
• Information about the MT tool:
– MT tool name: Dr.eye 7.0
– Web page: http://www.dreye.com/en/
– Dr.eye is the most popular MT tool at least in
Taiwan
– In general, compared to Dy.eye, Sri does
better in proper noun translation and worse in
sentence syntax.
Case Study: GNG6
• Question: WHAT CONNECTIONS ARE THERE BETWEEN [World
Cup games] and [stock markets]?
The red part is judged
• Restriction: Chinese blogs and news groups (MUT) as irrelevant probably
because of bad MT
• SRI QGNG06S5
– SRI MT: World Cup results also have an impact on the stock market
trend , ABN Amro Bank researchers pointed out that the " noble
sentiments to the stock market .
– Dr.eye: The combat success of World Cup also influences the
stock market tendency, the researcher of De Nederlandsche
Bank points out, take the excited mood of the target and come
down in torrents to the stock market.
– Source: 世 界 杯 战 果 亦 影 响 股 市 走 势 , 荷 兰 银 行 的 研 究 员 指
出,夺标的亢奋情绪倾泻到股市。
The green part is the better
corresponding MT which Dr.eye
produce and could be relevant
The purple part is the corresponding
source
Case Study: GNG6(Cont.)
• SRI QGNG06S27
– SRI MT: World Cup is a contest forms of soccer feast , any team
in the match could have a negative , this means that 32 % of its
stock market be ground of ups and downs
– Dr.eye: World Cup is that one is comparable to the soccer grand
banquet which is known the form, any national team all defeat
shouldering in much matches, this means, the national stock
markets of the top 32 will rise and fall from head to foot in
various degree
– Source:世 界 杯 是 一 个 赛 会 形 式 的 足 球 盛 宴 , 任 何 国 家
队 在 多 场 比 赛 中 都 可 能 有 胜 有 负 , 这 意 味 着 , 32 强 的
本国股市会不同程度地上下起伏
Case Study: GNG18
• Question: DESCRIBE THE ACTIONS OF [Hu Jintao] DURING
[04/24/2006] TO [4/30/2006]
• Restriction: Chinese broadcast news (CTV,NTD,RFA)
• SRI QGNG18S4
– SRI MT: The Kenyan President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan at the invitation
of State President Hu Jintao on the 27 night arrived in Nairobi Kenya for a state
visit. 97 at night the plane arrived in Nairobi Kenyatta International airport. Kenyan
Vice-President of Kosovo and of the airport to warmly welcomed Hu Jintao and his
[President Hu] entourage
– Dr.eye:In conformity with the lucky invitation of Republic of Kenya
president Qi Bei, President Hu Jintao reaches Nairobi on the evening
of the 27th local time, begin to pay a state visit to Kenya, President Hu
Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing take the special plane to Nairobi Kenyata
International airport at about twenty five past nine in the evening, Kenya
Vice president And Ministry of Foreign Affairs' long distance go to the
airport to meet President Hu Jintao and the entourage medium-sizedly
warmly in A is fertile
– SRI speech Transcriptiopn: 应 肯尼亚 共和国 总统 齐 贝 吉 的 邀请 国家 主席 胡锦涛
于 当地时间 二十七号 晚上 抵达 内罗毕 开始 对 肯尼亚 进行 国事访问 晚上 九点 二
十五分 左右 胡锦涛 主席 和 夫人 刘永清 乘坐 专机 抵达 内罗毕 肯雅 塔 国际 机场 肯
尼亚 副总统 阿 沃 里 和 外交部长 途中 等到 机场 热情 迎接 胡锦涛 主席 一行
Case Study: GNG29
• Question: HOW DID [the United States of America] REACT TO
[Iraq's approval of its constitution]?
• Restriction: Chinese newswire (XIN)
• SRI QGNG29S4
– SRI MT: The Iraqi people on a new constitution before it voted, the
White House being no longer able to this 1:00 engraved on the arrival of
feelings," White House spokesman Scott McClellan had Iraq draft
constitution greatly praise
– Dr.eye:Before Iraqi people vote on the new constitution, White House
has already been unable to suppress the happy mood of coming to this
moment, McLellan, spokesman of White House has already gone
ahead of the rest and commended the Iraqi draft constitution greatly
– Source:在 伊 拉 克 民 众 就 新 宪 法 进 行 投 票 表 决 之 前 , 白 宫 方 面
已经按捺不住对这一时刻到来的喜悦心情,白宫发言人麦
克莱伦已先行对伊拉克宪法草案大大夸赞了一番
Case Study: GNG29(cont.)
• SRI QGNG29S19
– SRI MT: The Bush administration, once Iraq 's new draft constitution
was rejected, it [Iraq] will mean that the United States prior to the
efforts.
– Dr.eye:In the view of Bush government, once Iraq's new draft
constitution is rejected, that will mean all sorts of efforts that U.S.A.
makes for it before vanish.
– Source:在 布 什 政 府 看 来 , 一 旦 伊 拉 克 新 宪 法 草 案 遭 到 否 决 ,
那将意味着美国先前为之付出的种种努力化为乌有。
Case Study: GNG33
• Question: DESCRIBE ATTACKS in [Bali, Indonesia] GIVING
LOCATION (AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE), DATE, AND NUMBER
OF DEAD AND INJURED.
• Restriction: Chinese newswire (XIN)
• SRI QGNG33S11
– SRI MT: According to local TV station reported that the first explosion
occurred at 18.5 local time, and the third took place in nineteen points,
three explosions occurred in different locations, but tourists are
concentrated.
– Dr.eye:According to American TV station of locality, the first explosion
takes place at 50 past 18 local time, happen at 19 o'clock for the third
time, three explosions take place in different places, but all places
where visitors comparatively concentrate.
– Source:据 当 地 美 都 电 视 台 报 道 , 第 一 次 爆 炸 发 生 在 当 地 时 间
18 点 50 分 , 第 三 次 发 生 在 19 点 , 三 次 爆 炸 发 生 在 不 同 的 地
点,但都是游人较为集中之地。