Round Table China Spring Festival 101: Food and Gifts
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Jan 22, 2025 Dive into the culinary delights of the Spring Festival, where food symbolizes blessings and connection. Discover the roles of fish and lamb, representing happiness and abundance. Learn about traditional dishes, like whole fish, and their cultural meanings. The conversation also touches on the dos and don'ts of gift-giving during Lunar New Year, revealing the taboos surrounding certain items like clocks and shoes. This festive exploration blends the significance of food and the intricacies of cultural customs.
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Translation as a Major
- Pursue translation as a major if you excel and adapt to AI tools.
- Focus on refining machine translations and specializing in a specific field.
AI's Translation Limitations
- AI currently struggles with cultural nuances, humor, and emotional context in translation.
- Human translators are still essential for capturing these subtleties.
Korean Idiom Mishap
- Steve Hatherly recounts finding a Korean idiom book where the literal translation of "don't give me compliments" was "don't fly me in an airplane."
- This highlights AI's literal translation limitations.