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微软本周宣布，实时翻译工具Skype Translator将正式向所有用户开放。SkypeTranslator开启视频通话的实时翻译功能，用户无需注册即可使用先行版，支持语音和字幕翻译两种形式，字幕翻译还可以保存为聊天记录。在此之前，Skype Translator只面向测试者开放。
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目前，Skype Translator即时通信消息的翻译语言已支持50种，当然包括汉语普通话，还有法语、日语、阿拉伯语、威尔士语，甚至克林贡语；实时语音翻译目前只支持英语、西班牙语、意大利语和汉语普通话。Skype Translator支持平板电脑和运行Win8或Win10先行版的PC。
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Microsoft has made its near real-time voice translator available for everyone.
"Today, we're excited to announce that we're making it easier to obtain the Skype Translator preview by removing the sign-up requirement," Yasmin Khan from Skype's marketing team wrote in a blog entry on Tuesday (May 12, 2015).
Previously, using Skype Translator required an invitation, and so it was limited to testers. Now, anyone can download the application from the Windows app store for free. People need to note that the preview so far only works on devices running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Skype Translator currently supports four spoken languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin, meaning that if you video-chat with your foreign friend, there is supposed to be no language barrier as long as you speak any of these languages.
Khan says that Skype Translator also supports 50 instant messaging languages, so if you write a text message in your language, the recipient will receive it in the language he or she chooses.
Microsoft says there are over 300 million Skype users worldwide.
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