The Influence of MT toward BAE Relevance Judgments

1. The Influence of MT toward BAE Relevance Judgments

2. 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.

3. Case Study: GNG6 • Question: WHAT CONNECTIONS ARE THERE BETWEEN [World Cup games] and [stock markets]? • Restriction: Chinese blogs and news groups (MUT) • 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 red part is judged as irrelevant probably because of bad MT The green part is the better corresponding MT which Dr.eye produce and could be relevant The purple part is the corresponding source

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 。

8. 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 。