Apparatus performing translation process from inputted speech

A computer-implemented speech translating method comprising:

• executing, by a processor of a computer, the steps of:
• inputting a speech in a first language;
• recognizing the speech and generating a first text;
• translating the first text into a second language and generating a second text;
• first dividing the first text into one or more first phrases;
• second dividing the second text into one or more second phrases;
• associating, as a phrase pair, a second phrase of the one or more second phrases with a first phrase of the one or more first phrases that is semantically equivalent to the second phrase;
• storing a plurality of associated phrase pairs as a phrase pair set;
• outputting, from the phrase pair set, the phrase pair of the second phrase and the first phrase associated with the second phrase in the phrase pair according to the order of appearance of the second phrase in the second text, such that the phrase pair is output in a phrase order of the second text;
• inputting a replacement speech while outputting the phrase pair;
• interrupting the outputting of the phrase pair when the replacement speech is input;
• outputting the replacement speech;
• and
• resuming output of the remaining phrase pairs from the phrase pair set according to the phrase order of the second text when outputting of the replacement speech is completed.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium including programmed instructions for performing a translation process to an input speech, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

• inputting a speech in a first language;
• recognizing the speech and generating a first text;
• translating the first text into a second language and generating a second text;
• first dividing the first text into one or more first phrases;
• second dividing the second text into one or more second phrases;
• associating, as a phrase pair, a second phrase of the one or more second phrases with a first phrase of the one or more first phrases that is semantically equivalent to the second phrase;
• storing a plurality of associated phrase pairs as a phrase pair set;
• outputting, from the phrase pair set, the phrase pair of the second phrase and the first phrase associated with the second phrase in the phrase pair according to the order of appearance of the second phrase in the second text, such that the phrase pair is output in a phrase order of the second text;
• inputting a replacement speech while outputting the phrase pair;
• interrupting the outputting of the phrase pair when the replacement speech is input;
• outputting the replacement speech;
• and
• resuming output of the remaining phrase pairs from the phrase pair set according to the phrase order of the second text when outputting of the replacement speech is completed.