http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/26/chinas_translat.php All comments for China's translation crisis en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/26/chinas_translat.php#comment-1240864 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/26/chinas_translat.php#comment-1240864 Comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:15:40 +0800 <p>This is really depressing. It makes me wonder if it was worth buying those great foreign works in Chinese for my wife. Although, I'm sure they got Kerouac's Desolation Angels right in translation--my wife said she couldn't understand the first page in Chinese... sounds like what I read in English.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/26/chinas_translat.php#comment-1240343 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/11/26/chinas_translat.php#comment-1240343 Comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:01:39 +0800 <p>Outstanding job by both EastSouthWestNorth and Danwei. I expect nothing less. Particularly good is the bit about the ever-changing nature of slang. Especially for things related to sex, drugs and their associated subcultures, Chinese translators are facing a huge knowledge gap. I wonder how many are familiar with the Urban Dictionary? I wrote a review (though not a translation) of this piece almost immediately after it appeared. If you want to hear my two bits on how a brilliant technological innovation might save the day, head on over to my blog. http://blog.myefaxchina.com/index.php/2007/11/01/lousy-translations/ Best, Pete</p>