THE POLITICS OF TRANSLATION
I was reminded today of the billboards I've seen in China, advertising for the company 國家電力. While I might recommend they translate their name National Electricity, the name staring down at everyone was, in Orwellian English, STATE POWER.
I was reminded today of the billboards I've seen in China, advertising for the company 國家電力. While I might recommend they translate their name National Electricity, the name staring down at everyone was, in Orwellian English, STATE POWER.
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