The problem is when you're translating all the time and you're translating word by word.

问是，你一直在翻译，而且是逐字翻译的。

When you learn individual words, you are more likely to translate word by word.

当你学习单个单词时，你更有可能逐字翻译。

" To reproduce the rhymes and yet translate the entire poem literally is mathematically impossible, " he wrote.

他写道：“重现律并逐字翻译整首诗从数学上来说是不可能的。”

Absolutely, anything like numbers, names, places, have to be noted down, but the rest is never translated word for word.

当然了，像数字、名字、地点等这些信息都需要记录下来，但是其他的信息就决不能再逐字逐句地翻译了。

Then read what exactly this word means, not a word by word translation into your mother tongue but the full description in English which gives a much better explanation.

然后阅读这个词的确切意思，不是逐字翻译成你的母语，而是用英语给出的完整描述，给出一个更好的解释。

I would ask a question, they would translate the question into Spanish to check they'd understood, and then give the answer in Spanish and translate back into English, often word by word.

我问一个问，他们会把问翻译成西班牙语来确认他们是否听懂了，然后用西班牙语给出答案，并逐字翻译成英语。