Why does the interpretation seem longer than the English explanation?
The two main reasons are grammatical differences, and vocabulary. Many languages have elaborate grammatical structures that use more modifiers, prefixes, and suffixes than English. Second, there are many words in English that do not have equivalents in the other language which require the interpreter to “paint” a word picture, describing what the word means. Generally, more words means the interpreter is thoroughly and accurately explaining what was said.
