Tag: translation

New York City, Manhattan, 2098: Artist Fan Wennan’s Rendition

New York City, Manhattan, 2098, depicted in a sci-fi drawing, of the US run by the Communist party The People’s Union of America, by Fan Weinan, Beijing, 2020

New York City, Manhattan, 2098, depicted in a sci-fi drawing, of the US run by the Communist party The People’s Union of America, by Fan Weinan, Beijing, 2020

This is a piece of sci-fi art, by a Chinese artist Fan Wennan, Beijing. it illustrates New York City, Manhattan, in the year 2098, then taken over by a Communist party “The People’s Union of America”. I do not know his/her name in Chinese characters.

Quoting Wordsworth: English to Chinese to English

A Chinese friend was having difficulty with an English phrase and its translation, and asked me to help. An out of context English phrase, translated to Chinese and then back to English, its meaning would surely be lost in translation. It was.

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears
在我看来,最卑微的华朵 都是思想,深藏 在眼泪达不到的地方
zai wokanlai, zui beiwei de huaduo doushisixiang, shencang zaiyanlei dabudao de difang

华兹华斯 hua zi huasi Wordsworth

From the Chinese I translated to:

From what I see, the most humble blooms are thought, deep and hidden far beyond tears

Chinese Washing Machine, English Translation

Friend David is in China, struggling with the washing machine. Here’s some help! Many of these words are not commonly used and are specific to washing and clothing.

Chinese washing machine translation

Chinese washing machine translation

漂水 piao4shui3 = bleach
脱水 tuo1shui3 = dehydration, damp dry
排水 pai2shui3 = drain

带预洗 dai4yu4xi3 = prewash
棉麻 mian2ma3 = Cotton and linen
节能 jie2neng2 = energy saving
快洗 kuai4xi3 = fast wash
冷水 leng2shui3 = cold water
混合洗 hun1he4xi3 = mixed

化纤 hua4xian4 = chemical fibers, man-made
樱儿服 ying1er2fu2 = baby
运动服 yun4dong4fu2 = sportswear
精细 jing1xi = fine
窗帘 chuang1lian2 = curtain
手洗 shou3xi3 = hand wash

羊毛 yang2mao3 = wool

准备 zhun3bei4 = prepare, start
结束 jie3shu4 = end