We've all laughed over badly translated English menus and signage in China but the message usually gets through. It can be more of a challenge trying to understand the fractured English of instruction manuals. But sometimes the quality of the translation... ...full story at Engaging China
from Engaging China on Mon, Jun 25 2007
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[ENG SUB] A'st1 on UFO [20080523] »
YouTube video A'st1 replying FLYS on UFO 2008.05.23
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY ME. tamkan/yunchikan.
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Translation: Lost » Granite Studio The always whimiscal Beijing Review this month extolls the importance of translators in bridging the cultural gap between East and West. Given the stilted nature of the Review’s English-language articles, we were all wondering when they’d notice how important a good translator can be, but I digress: The harmonious coexistence of different nations owes much to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Translation: Lost", url: "http://granitestudio.org/2008/06/26/translation-lost/" }); . |
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The China bloggers super star translation collective » Virtual China Do you translate articles from Chinese into English regularly? Have you translated half of an article only to suddenly see that blogger XXX just released a translation? Do you want help on your translations? If you identify with these concerns, then the... |
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