The odd part is we get text messages from the phone company, written in chinese. Recently I got this one:
有一天"我"字头上丢了重要的一撇,就变成了"找"字,为了找回那非常重要的一撇,问了很多人，那一撇代表什么?商人说是金钱,……最后长寿的人们告诉我:那一撇是健康和快乐,否则什么都是浮云！亲爱的朋友，工作再忙，压力再大，也别忘了照顾自己！Which Google translates to:
"I" head lost an important one to write, it becomes a "find" in order to recover a very important one to write, ask a lot of people, the apostrophe mean? Businessman said the money . last longevity of people tell me: the apostrophe is healthy and happy, otherwise, what are the clouds! Dear friends, no matter how busy work, the pressure is big, do not forget to take care of themselves!Yes, this message was sent by the phone company! I need to ask a co-worker to explain it to me, I suspect in Chinese it is a clever play on words using some ancient chinese proverbs mixed with modern slang. Either that or somebody's kid got their hands on the keyboard & hit <send>
So, take care of yourselves and watch your apostrophes!!
This is how Babylon translates it. There are two Chinese - s & t. I tried both, but 't' left some characters Chinese. mike
ReplyDeleteChinese (s)
There is a one-day "I", the head throwing was an important property, it will become a "find" field, in order to find a property that is very important, ask a lot of people, the property? Traders said that it is money, and longevity of the last ... I was told that the property is a healthy and happy, otherwise what are clouds! My dear friend, no matter how busy work, pressure, and don't forget take care of their own!
Chinese (t)
One day "I" 丢 头 on the important sanctions, the 变 "find" 为 find a very important sanctions, 问 a lot of people, the property representative 么 what? Kim 钱 说 businessmen is, the most 后 长 寿 们 come the 诉 I: The property is healthy and fast 乐, whether Bush 则 么 are floating 云! 亲 爱 friend, the working longer busy, 压 to further, also 别 forgot as 顾 ourselves.
Wen gives this translation:
ReplyDelete"One day the Wo (character) lost a pie (a stroke), therefore becoming Zhao (meaning to look for something). So, Wo asked a lot of people to help look for the pie stroke. What does the pie stand for? The businessman says it stands for money... finally, people who have lived for a long time tell me that pie stands for happiness and health and not for anything else. So, dear friends, no matter how busy you are or how much pressure you get, don't forget to take care of yourself."