Expat Corner: Nothing lost in translation

They've provided directions to tourists in Shanghai, helped foreign executives with newspaper headlines, and in at least one case, translated a heated argument between a bilingual couple.

They're the bilingual translators at China Help Line, a Shanghai-based company established three years ago to provide phone-based translations of Mandarin and English with prepaid cards.

"One car owner needed help to fire the driver who kept overcharging for car wash services" Jean Wu, CEO of China Help Line told China Daily.