Beijing advice on looking good for the Olympics [snip] “Don’t ask foreigners their age, marital status, income, past experience, address, personal life, religious beliefs or political beliefs, it says.” By “personal life” we assume that they mean “sex”. I wonder what people in China (or Taiwan) for that matter, think of such advice. Could be along the lines [...]
Generally speaking, here at Pristine Communications we find that “trial translations” are not necessarily an effective means of evaluating the quality of a translation agency’s work. Much of our work is online, and a better example of the breadth and depth of our capabilities. For individual translators with a limited portfolio of work, however, trial [...]
A very large Ferris Wheel at the southern end of Shanghai. Dusty Venus — most of the dust is a result of construction/demolition. This little boy was making so much noise that at first I thought his life was in danger, but he was simply one of those kids who is very loud while having a [...]
It’s not surprising to me that the Chinese language exhibits sexist attitudes towards women, given the historically dominant patriarchal family structure in China. http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/sexist-chinese-characters-discriminate-against-women/
The typhoon that tried to dissolve Taiwan is now in Nanjing, washing the city in a manner that is downright obsessive/compulsive. Even this far inland, the wind is strong enough to overturn a baby carriage. I care enough about you to hope that you are not out there tonight pushing a baby around Nanjing. Escape from [...]
This interview at Danwei with Jiamin, the founder of Yeeyan, on his work with The Guardian, publishing books and the facts of translation provides some insight into how Chinese readers learn of world news and events. Doing our best to choose articles and reports based on facts: Yeeyan and translation
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