anecdotes from the world of translation -2- ‘At the end of the day, this is an ugly boy.’
A TEENAGER who paid £90 to have his arm tattoed with Chinese characters got a shock when he learned the message read: ‘At the end of the day, this is an ugly boy.’ Hairdresser Lee Becks thought he had Mandarin for ‘Love, honour and obey’ etched into his skin. The 18-year-old found out that he [...]
anecdotes from the world of translation-1-
While doing some reading for a paper on translation, especially cases when translators put themselves at risk by tackling texts that are either too vulgar or too scared to translate, I came across an interesting story of one of Arabic’s most celebrated translators. Hunayn Ibn Ishaq (full name:أبو زيد حنين بن إسحاق العبادي ’Abū Zayd Ḥunayn [...]
ALAOUI, MOROCCO HAS TURNED THE PAGE, AUDIENCE SAYS NO
ROME, NOVEMBER 18 – In the last 5 years the way of making film in Morocco has changed significantly: from the technology to the issues touched on, from the language used to nude scenes. It is a true revolution for the censorship army and the public not so inclined to ”put up with” not just [...]
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