Reading material and researching industry-specific terminology. Generally, the target language is the translator’s mother tongue. A freelance translator generally needs an excellent command of two or more languages. The popularly demanded ones are the official languages of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) which are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish The job description of a translator might include trans-creating; this is a mix of copywriting, translation, and localization, where the text is linguistically and culturally adapted to suit the reader. It should be noted that they can translate a variety of content including technical documents, legal, scientific, literary, educational and commercial documents. Most freelance translators work from home, directly with clients, or for translation agencies, although other organizations may employ in-house translators.