"Space Cowboy" > writes:

>
> Lewis Perin wrote:
> > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> >
> > > "The courgeous sea ripe tea" is a reference to the West Double
> > > Village the home of Puer processing
> >
> > Isn't "courageous sea" an unneeded translation of Menghai? Likewise
> > for "West Double Village" and Xishuangbanna?
>
> That's the term used on the translated Chinese sites. It took me
> awhile to work backwards to verify that is West Double Village. I
> haven't seen anything that also means Menghai perse. I'm working with
> what the translation gives me.

If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for example
is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
news
> "Space Cowboy" > writes:

> If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
> program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
> often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for example
> is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

I have a collection of pictures that I and others collected in China of that
computerized translations. My favorite is the huge hanging market sign that
proudly declared "SPREAD TO **** THE FRUIT". The Chinese version mean "Loose
dry fruit". Go f...igure.

In one of the two examples the term 'courageous sea' and Fuhai are both
used. Fuhai is the old name of Menghai. It could be the translation
software doesn't know that 'courageous sea' is the newer Menghai. It
doesn't matter. If all you get is 'courageous sea' then that is what
you work with. I saw Lost In Translation. It's not about linguistics.

Jim

Lewis Perin wrote:
> "Space Cowboy" > writes:
>
> >
> > Lewis Perin wrote:
> > > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> > >
> > > > "The courgeous sea ripe tea" is a reference to the West Double
> > > > Village the home of Puer processing
> > >
> > > Isn't "courageous sea" an unneeded translation of Menghai?
Likewise
> > > for "West Double Village" and Xishuangbanna?
> >
> > That's the term used on the translated Chinese sites. It took me
> > awhile to work backwards to verify that is West Double Village. I
> > haven't seen anything that also means Menghai perse. I'm working
with
> > what the translation gives me.
>
> If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
> program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
> often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for
example
> is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

In one of the two examples the term 'courageous sea' and Fuhai are both
used. Fuhai is the old name of Menghai. It could be the translation
software doesn't know that 'courageous sea' is the newer Menghai. It
doesn't matter. If all you get is 'courageous sea' then that is what
you work with. I saw Lost In Translation. It's not about linguistics.

Jim

Lewis Perin wrote:
> "Space Cowboy" > writes:
>
> >
> > Lewis Perin wrote:
> > > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> > >
> > > > "The courgeous sea ripe tea" is a reference to the West Double
> > > > Village the home of Puer processing
> > >
> > > Isn't "courageous sea" an unneeded translation of Menghai?
Likewise
> > > for "West Double Village" and Xishuangbanna?
> >
> > That's the term used on the translated Chinese sites. It took me
> > awhile to work backwards to verify that is West Double Village. I
> > haven't seen anything that also means Menghai perse. I'm working
with
> > what the translation gives me.
>
> If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
> program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
> often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for
example
> is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
news
> "Space Cowboy" > writes:

> If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
> program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
> often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for example
> is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

I have a collection of pictures that I and others collected in China of that
computerized translations. My favorite is the huge hanging market sign that
proudly declared "SPREAD TO **** THE FRUIT". The Chinese version mean "Loose
dry fruit". Go f...igure.

In one of the two examples the term 'courageous sea' and Fuhai are both
used. Fuhai is the old name of Menghai. It could be the translation
software doesn't know that 'courageous sea' is the newer Menghai. It
doesn't matter. If all you get is 'courageous sea' then that is what
you work with. I saw Lost In Translation. It's not about linguistics.

Jim

Lewis Perin wrote:
> "Space Cowboy" > writes:
>
> >
> > Lewis Perin wrote:
> > > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> > >
> > > > "The courgeous sea ripe tea" is a reference to the West Double
> > > > Village the home of Puer processing
> > >
> > > Isn't "courageous sea" an unneeded translation of Menghai?
Likewise
> > > for "West Double Village" and Xishuangbanna?
> >
> > That's the term used on the translated Chinese sites. It took me
> > awhile to work backwards to verify that is West Double Village. I
> > haven't seen anything that also means Menghai perse. I'm working
with
> > what the translation gives me.
>
> If by "translated Chinese sites" you mean translated by a computer
> program (e.g. Babelfish or Google), that's exactly what I mean: they
> often translate words that should be left alone. Menghai, for
example
> is just a name, and it doesn't help anyone to translate it.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html