How do translators listen to someome else speak while also repeating the words themselves in another language with some delay?

Question

How do translators listen to someome else speak while also repeating the words themselves in another language with some delay?

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Answer 1

The part of your brain that listens and comprehends language is separate from the part that formulates words and speaks (I don’t have any scientific backing to this, but that’s how it feels to me). The speaking part certainly requires less concentration and can kind of work on autopilot. So whenever I do simultaneous interpretation, I just focus on what I’m listening to and let my mouth mindlessly retell what it has heard (but in another language).