Thursday, June 07, 2007

translation class...

4th sem wasn't any good headstart...timetable is really sucky..cramp up all lectures in one day(tuesday) and only one tutorial session for the rest of the days except for sundays,meaning I am having classes on saturday..i am like WHAT THE HELL LA?! I dun think this is the right way to arrange a timetable...it's really SUCKY and it can be tiring to only attend one class a day as u have to walk all the way there for only a 2 hrs class...

btw,attended translation lecture on tuesday...it was in a way boring and funny at the same time..just when u think it's starting to get boring,there is always something that makes u laugh...this are a few of the translations I learned on that day..some indeed are really special...

ST(Source Text): Have some water chestnuts. They are good for you
TT1(Target Text): Makanlah air buah dada ini. Memang baik untuk awak. -->direct translation
TT2: Makanlah sengkuang Cina ini. Memang baik untuk awak.

ST: She is wearing an orange hat.
TT1: Dia memakai topi berwarna oren.
TT2: Dia memakai topi berwarna kuning pinang masak.--> this is the exact description of orange

ST: Those apple green shoes look good on you.
TT1: Kasut hijau epal itu padan dengan awak.
TT2: Kasut hijau pucuk pisang itu padan dengan awak.

ST: Once you pop, the fun doesn't stop.
TT1: Sekali anda meletup, rasa happy tak berhenti(???)
TT2: Cuba sekali, keseronokan sudah pasti.

I guess this is how translation works..I think lectures are gonna get more and more interesting if this continues...

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