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Monday, May 31, 2010
Shame.
The last time i wrote a long string of chinese words was my letter to my grandpa before he passed away. That particular letter took me heavy emotions and cutting dread. Although i scored a good grade for my Higher Chinese when i was in secondary school, that is long past history and has no relation to my current ability to write in chinese.
Today, i was assigned an impossible task. My boss showed me a long email written in English (talking about very formal, political and technical issues) and enquired if it is possible for me to do a direct translation in chinese to be sent to a prospective ship buyer in China. Of course, the reason why i got this job is partially because i promised him that my chinese is reasonably good. Hence, i took on the challenge without a frown in my stupid eyebrow.
Firstly, this is not a love letter. Secondly, this is not a short love letter. Thirdly, this is not a english short love letter. Eventually, it took me 3 hours to complete the translation. For sound precaution, i requested my boss to send my email to our representative in China to proofread, just to make sure things are happy and peaceful. To my surprise, he responded with "I do not know who is your translator, but his/her expressions are really weird. There are also some minor wrong words that i spotted. Please ask your translator to be more careful next time'' .
DAMN. GIVE ME THAT CHINESE DICTIONARY!!! NOW!!!
She slaps at 9:01 PM