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> I took the paper and looked at the Chinese characters. They made an agreeable pattern upon it.
"Won't you also give me a translation?"
"Tradutore—tradittore," he answered. "You cannot expect me to betray myself. Ask one of your English friends. Those who know most about China know nothing, but you will at least find one who is competent to give you a rendering of a few rough and simple lines."
https://www.douban.com/group/topic/40729214/
#SomersetMaugham and #KuHungMing to #IfThisBeTreason by #GregoryRabassa -
> ... essays that draw clear distinctions between artificial and human intelligence by looking at the work of translation as a “literary endeavor.” Pointing to the complexity ... of language, which carries both social and literary significance, author #ShinYooJin offers a reflection on the words of translator #JungYoung-Mok who said,
“The task of the translator is not to achieve a perfect translation, but to perfect the language.”
#IfThisBeTreason #GregoryRabassa #Sequels