Translation challenge, May 2019

This challenge is about practising translation, either from your native language to Chinese, or from Chinese to your native language. Please read the linked article for more information and inspiration!


Recent activities

26 minutes

English: In front of us on the right we see a man standing behind a table. 在面前我们看见一个人站着在一张桌子旁边.

Friday, May 17

Raymond Moy
62 minutes

Starting a new blog story, "I Love New York - Just a Gigolo". Today's sentences: One day I was walking up Broadway to Lincoln Center. I’m walking behind a well dressed elderly couple. Obviously,...

Thursday, May 16

Raymond Moy
30 minutes

Finished translating my blog story. English: I lost my wedding band at the Library of Congress on November 14, 2016. While going through security, I took it off and put it in my knapsack, and I h...

Wednesday, May 15

Raymond Moy

mangoon joined the challenge!

Wednesday, May 15

mangoon
40 minutes

Graded Chinese reader, page 5

Tuesday, May 14

FredNie

Joe joined the challenge!

Tuesday, May 14

Joe
29 minutes

English:Now, if I ever lose it again, there would be a chance that some kind soul would find it, google my website and land here. Chinese translation: 如果我再丢失我的结婚戒指,现在有可能性有人找到它,看见我博客的名字,在网上把它搜索,结过找...

Tuesday, May 14

Raymond Moy
30 minutes

Translated a book that I've read in English, it is difficult with traditional Chinese but I want to be fluent in both. I make Anki flashcards of words I don't know and how the grammar is set up as ...

Monday, May 13

Stevie
20 minutes

English: A month ago, I finally got around to buying a replacement and got it inscribed with my blog website, mcmoychuk.wordpress.com and the date of my marriage to Mae 101185. Chinese: 一个月前, 我终于又买...

Monday, May 13

Raymond Moy

Vina wang joined the challenge!

Monday, May 13

Vina wang

Rebeka joined the challenge!

Sunday, May 12

Rebeka
30 minutes

Sunday, May 12

Terry_Turner
30 minutes

Translate Chinese to English. Challenging!

Sunday, May 12

Terry_Turner

Terry_Turner joined the challenge!

Sunday, May 12

Terry_Turner
40 minutes

English: It was a simple gold band with no identifying marks or characteristics – now gone forever into the annals of our nation’s collective memory. Chinese translation: 这枚戒指是用金子做的,可是很简朴的。它没有任何识别标...

Sunday, May 12

Raymond Moy
30 minutes

I have decided to try to translate my favourite weekly column in the newspaper from English into Chinese as I wanted something close to normal conversation but which also describes a scene so has d...

Saturday, May 11

Theresa

Pau joined the challenge!

Saturday, May 11

Pau

sakshi joined the challenge!

Saturday, May 11

sakshi
63 minutes

English: While going through security, I took it off and put it in my knapsack, and I have not seen it since. Translation: 我过关安检站以前我摘下戒指,我在背包里放了.

Saturday, May 11

Raymond Moy

Nicholas joined the challenge!

Friday, May 10

Nicholas

Fem joined the challenge!

Friday, May 10

Fem

Robert Chang joined the challenge!

Friday, May 10

Robert Chang

G Torreggiani joined the challenge!

Friday, May 10

G Torreggiani

Raph joined the challenge!

Friday, May 10

Raph
40 minutes

For this challenge I am going to translate some blog posts I did about living on the east coast of the US. The first is about losing my wedding ring. My goal for this challenge is to do a sentenc...

Friday, May 10

Raymond Moy

Leaderboard

RankScorePersonal goal progress
1.Raymond Moy14.5897%
2.Olle Linge4.3343%
3.Theresa 4.040%
4.Terry_Turner1.010%
5.FredNie0.676%
6.Stevie0.55%
Linkhttps://www.hackingchinese....
Participants28
Hours reported25.08
DurationMay 10, 2019 to
May 31, 2019 (22 days)